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Douglas and her teammates, [[McKayla Maroney]], [[Aly Raisman]], [[Kyla Ross]] and [[Jordyn Wieber]], won the [[Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-around|team all-around]] gold medal at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=olympicteamgold>{{cite web | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/americans-live-up-to-the-hype-and-then-some-adding-1st-olympic-gold-since-96-to-world-title/2012/07/31/gJQAkps4MX_story.html | title=Americans live up to the hype and then some, adding 1st Olympic gold since ‘96 to world title | agency=Associated Press | date=31 July 2012 | accessdate=1 August 2012}}</ref> She then won the gold medal in the [[Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic individual all-around|individual all-around]], becoming the first African-American woman and first woman of color to win the event.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hinnen|first=Jerry|title=Gabby Douglas wins all-around gold medal|url=http://www.cbssports.com/olympics/blog/eye-on-olympics/19711508/gabby-douglas-wins-allaround-gold-medal|publisher=CBS Sports|date=2 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="corneau">{{cite news|last=Corneau|first=Allison|title=Gabby Douglas Wins Gold in Women's All-Around Olympic Gymnastics|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/gabby-douglas-wins-gold-in-womens-all-around-olympic-gymnastics-201228|journal=[[Us Weekly]]|date=2 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Wolfe|first=Sarag|title=US gymnast Gabby Douglas wins all-around gold medal|url=http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/world-at-play/us-gymnast-gabby-douglas-wins-all-around-gold-medal|newspaper=GlobalPost|date=2 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Whitesid|first=Kelly|title=USA's Gabby Douglas takes gold in women's all-around|url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/london/gymnastics/story/2012-08-02/gabby-douglas-aly-raisman-olympic-gymnastics-all-around/56704226/1|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=2 August 2012}}</ref> She is the first American gymnast ever to win both the team and individual all-around gold at the same Olympics.<ref>{{cite news|last=Clarke|first=Liz|title=Gabby Douglas wins gold in women’s gymnastics all-around; Aly Raisman loses tie for bronze|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/gabby-douglas-wins-gold-in-womens-gymnastics-all-around-aly-raisman-loses-tie-for-bronze/2012/08/02/gJQARbLESX_story.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=2 August 2012}}</ref> Douglas finished eighth in [[Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's uneven bars|uneven bars]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/news/olympics--gabby-douglas-fails-repeat-magic-on-bars-but-remains-the-darling-of-olympic-gymnastics.html|last=Rogers|first=Martin|date=6 August 2012|accessdate=6 August 2012|publisher=Sports.Yahoo.com|title=Gabby Douglas fails to repeat magic on bars but remains the darling of Olympic gymnastics}}</ref> and seventh in [[Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's balance beam|balance beam]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://dc.sbnation.com/2012/8/7/3225502/gymnastics-womens-balance-beam-gold-medal|last=Stiles|first=Adam|date=7 August 2012|accessdate=7 August 2012|publisher=dc.sbnation.com|title=2012 London Olympics: Gabby Douglas Falls Off Balance Beam In Final}}</ref>
Douglas and her teammates, [[McKayla Maroney]], [[Aly Raisman]], [[Kyla Ross]] and [[Jordyn Wieber]], won the [[Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-around|team all-around]] gold medal at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref name=olympicteamgold>{{cite web | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/americans-live-up-to-the-hype-and-then-some-adding-1st-olympic-gold-since-96-to-world-title/2012/07/31/gJQAkps4MX_story.html | title=Americans live up to the hype and then some, adding 1st Olympic gold since ‘96 to world title | agency=Associated Press | date=31 July 2012 | accessdate=1 August 2012}}</ref> She then won the gold medal in the [[Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic individual all-around|individual all-around]], becoming the first African-American woman and first woman of color to win the event.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hinnen|first=Jerry|title=Gabby Douglas wins all-around gold medal|url=http://www.cbssports.com/olympics/blog/eye-on-olympics/19711508/gabby-douglas-wins-allaround-gold-medal|publisher=CBS Sports|date=2 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="corneau">{{cite news|last=Corneau|first=Allison|title=Gabby Douglas Wins Gold in Women's All-Around Olympic Gymnastics|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/gabby-douglas-wins-gold-in-womens-all-around-olympic-gymnastics-201228|journal=[[Us Weekly]]|date=2 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Wolfe|first=Sarag|title=US gymnast Gabby Douglas wins all-around gold medal|url=http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/world-at-play/us-gymnast-gabby-douglas-wins-all-around-gold-medal|newspaper=GlobalPost|date=2 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Whitesid|first=Kelly|title=USA's Gabby Douglas takes gold in women's all-around|url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/london/gymnastics/story/2012-08-02/gabby-douglas-aly-raisman-olympic-gymnastics-all-around/56704226/1|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=2 August 2012}}</ref> She is the first American gymnast ever to win both the team and individual all-around gold at the same Olympics.<ref>{{cite news|last=Clarke|first=Liz|title=Gabby Douglas wins gold in women’s gymnastics all-around; Aly Raisman loses tie for bronze|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/gabby-douglas-wins-gold-in-womens-gymnastics-all-around-aly-raisman-loses-tie-for-bronze/2012/08/02/gJQARbLESX_story.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=2 August 2012}}</ref> Douglas finished eighth in [[Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's uneven bars|uneven bars]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/news/olympics--gabby-douglas-fails-repeat-magic-on-bars-but-remains-the-darling-of-olympic-gymnastics.html|last=Rogers|first=Martin|date=6 August 2012|accessdate=6 August 2012|publisher=Sports.Yahoo.com|title=Gabby Douglas fails to repeat magic on bars but remains the darling of Olympic gymnastics}}</ref> which was last among the finalists, and seventh in [[Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's balance beam|balance beam]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://dc.sbnation.com/2012/8/7/3225502/gymnastics-womens-balance-beam-gold-medal|last=Stiles|first=Adam|date=7 August 2012|accessdate=7 August 2012|publisher=dc.sbnation.com|title=2012 London Olympics: Gabby Douglas Falls Off Balance Beam In Final}}</ref>


On August 3, the [[Kellogg Company]] announced that it would feature a picture of Douglas standing on the podium with her gold medal on special-edition boxes of [[Corn flakes|Corn Flakes]] in the fall. This breaks the tradition of Olympic athletes appearing on [[Wheaties]] boxes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/Gabby-Douglas-Kelloggs-Olympics-London-164890386.html |title=Gabby Douglas Gets Cereal Box Billing|first=Lauren |last=Jiggetts |work=NBC News |date=3 August 2012 |accessdate=8 August 2012}}</ref>
On August 3, the [[Kellogg Company]] announced that it would feature a picture of Douglas standing on the podium with her gold medal on special-edition boxes of [[Corn flakes|Corn Flakes]] in the fall. This breaks the tradition of Olympic athletes appearing on [[Wheaties]] boxes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/Gabby-Douglas-Kelloggs-Olympics-London-164890386.html |title=Gabby Douglas Gets Cereal Box Billing|first=Lauren |last=Jiggetts |work=NBC News |date=3 August 2012 |accessdate=8 August 2012}}</ref>

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Gabby Douglas
Gabby Douglas at the Secret U.S. Classic in 2012
Personal information
Full nameGabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas
Nickname(s)Gabby Douglas, Flying Squirrel,[1] Brie[2]
Country represented United States
Born (1995-12-31) December 31, 1995 (age 28)
Virginia Beach, Virginia
ResidenceWest Des Moines, Iowa
Height4 ft 11 in (1.50 m)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2010–present
GymChow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute – West Des Moines
Head coach(es)Liang Chow
Former coach(es)Dena Walker, Gustavo Moure
Music"We No Speak Americano" by Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London All-Around
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Tokyo Team
Pacific Rim Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Seattle Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Seattle Uneven Bars
Visa Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 St. Louis Uneven Bars
Silver medal – second place 2012 St. Louis All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2011 St. Paul Uneven Bars
Bronze medal – third place 2012 St. Louis Floor Exercise

Gabrielle Christina Victoria "Gabby" Douglas (born December 31, 1995) is an American artistic gymnast. As a member of the U.S. Women's Gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won gold medals in both the individual and team all-around competitions. Douglas is the first African-American gymnast[3] and first woman of color[4] in Olympic history to become the individual all-around champion, and the first American gymnast to win gold in both the individual all-around and team competitions at the same Olympics. She was also a member of the gold-winning U.S. team at the 2011 World Championships.

Early life

Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas was born on December 31, 1995 in Virginia Beach, Virginia to parents Timothy Douglas and Natalie Hawkins.[5] She has three siblings.[6] She began training in gymnastics at age six when her older sister, Arielle, convinced their mother to enroll her in gymnastics classes.[7] Douglas began her training under the supervision of coach Dena Walker at Excalibur Gymnastics in Virginia Beach.[8]

At the age of eight, Douglas won the Level 4 all-around gymnastics title at the 2004 Virginia State Championships.[9][10]

Junior career

2010

Douglas made her national debut at the 2010 Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup, a televised Level 10 meet held in Worcester, Massachusetts, where Douglas placed fourth all-around.[11]

Her first elite meet was the 2010 CoverGirl Classic in Chicago, Illinois, where Douglas placed third on balance beam, 6th on vault and 9th all-around in the junior division.[11]

At the 2010 U.S. Junior National Championships, Douglas won the silver medal on balance beam, placed fourth all-around and on vault, and tied for eighth on floor exercise.[11]

At the 2010 Pan American Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico, Douglas won the uneven bars title, and she won a share of the U.S. team gold medal. She also placed fifth all-around.[11]

In October, at age 14, Douglas moved from Virginia Beach, Virginia to West Des Moines, Iowa to live with a host family and train under Liang Chow, the former coach of 2007 World Champion and 2008 Summer Olympics gold medalist Shawn Johnson.[12] Douglas was home schooled by her host family.[6][13] Although Douglas's former coach, Walker, stated in 2012 that she was convinced Douglas could have made it to the Olympics if she had remained in Virginia Beach, Douglas said, "Something clicked in my head that said, if I really want to make this happen I need to get better coaching."[8] The impetus for Douglas's move to Iowa was when Walker had invited Chow to teach a clinic at her gym, Excalibur.[8] Douglas was impressed when Chow was able to teach her how to perform the Amanar vault in a single afternoon.[3] Douglas considered a move to Texas to train with a renowned coach there, but after that coach declined to train her out of loyalty to Walker, Douglas selected Chow.[14] Chow was initially skeptical, since Douglas had been just one of hundreds of kids at the clinic in Virginia Beach.[8] However, Chow subsequently informed Douglas's Excalibur coaches that he had agreed to train her, but pointed out that he did not recruit her, saying, "I would never recruit anybody to my program." [14]

Senior career

2011

At the City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy, Douglas won a share of the U.S. team gold medal. She also placed second on floor, tied for third on beam, and placed fourth in the all-around and on vault.[11]

Douglas earned the silver medal in uneven bars at the CoverGirl Classic in Chicago.[11]

At the 2011 U.S. National Championships In St. Paul, Minnesota, Douglas tied for third on bars and placed seventh all-around.[11]

At the 2011 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, Douglas shared in the team gold medal won by the U.S. Douglas also placed fifth in uneven bars.[15][16]

2012

At the AT&T American Cup at Madison Square Garden in March, Douglas received the highest total all-around score in the women's competition, ahead of her teammate and current world champion Jordyn Wieber. However, her scores did not count towards winning the competition because she was an alternate.[17]

Later in March, she was part of the gold-winning U.S. team at the Pacific Rim Championships, where she also won gold in uneven bars.[18]

At the 2012 U.S. National Championships in June, Douglas won the gold medal in uneven bars, silver in the all-around, and bronze in floor. Martha Karolyi, the National Team Coordinator for USA Gymnastics, nicknamed Douglas the "Flying Squirrel" for her aerial performance on the uneven bars.[1][19][20]

After winning a spot on the U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics team, Douglas and her teammates were featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated on the July 18, 2012 Olympic Preview issue. This marked the first time an entire Olympic gymnastics team had been featured on the cover of the magazine.[21] She appeared on Rock Center with Brian Williams on July 19, where she discussed her family background and Olympic ambitions.[22] On July 20, Douglas was featured on one of five Time magazine Olympic covers.[23]

Summer Olympics

Douglas and her teammates, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross and Jordyn Wieber, won the team all-around gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[24] She then won the gold medal in the individual all-around, becoming the first African-American woman and first woman of color to win the event.[25][4][26][27] She is the first American gymnast ever to win both the team and individual all-around gold at the same Olympics.[28] Douglas finished eighth in uneven bars,[29] which was last among the finalists, and seventh in balance beam.[30]

On August 3, the Kellogg Company announced that it would feature a picture of Douglas standing on the podium with her gold medal on special-edition boxes of Corn Flakes in the fall. This breaks the tradition of Olympic athletes appearing on Wheaties boxes.[31]

References

  1. ^ a b Florek, Michael (July 29, 2012). "10 things you may not know about US gymnast Gabby Douglas". USA TODAY.
  2. ^ Emmert, Mark (30 June 2012). "Gabrielle Douglas closes in on amazing feat: making the U.S. Olympic team - You Say Gabby, They Say… ?". Des Moines Register. Everyone else calls her Gabby. All of my friends, all of my family, we don't know her as Gabby, we call her Brie.
  3. ^ a b Macur, Juliet (2 August 2012). "A Very Long Journey Was Very Swift". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  4. ^ a b Corneau, Allison (2 August 2012). "Gabby Douglas Wins Gold in Women's All-Around Olympic Gymnastics". Us Weekly.
  5. ^ Pucin, Diane (18 June 2012). "Gymnast Gabrielle Douglas adjusts well to spring to the top". Los Angeles Times.
  6. ^ a b Suhay, Lisa (30 July 2012). "Olympic women's gymnastics: Gabby Douglas and parenting gold". Christian Science Monitor.
  7. ^ Emmert, Mark (July 2, 2012). "Assist from sister sends Gabby Douglas to London". USA Today.
  8. ^ a b c d Emmert, Mark (27 July 2012). "2012 Olympics: Gabby Douglas' former coach still feels sting". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  9. ^ Luca, Olivia (July 7, 2012). "From her living room to London: Gabby Douglas strives for success at Olympics". San Jose Mercury News.
  10. ^ "Gabby Douglas". NBCOlympics.com. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g "Gabrielle Douglas Bio - USA Gymnastics". Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  12. ^ Emmert, Mark (15 July 2012). "Gabby Douglas' West Des Moines family can't imagine life without Olympian". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 3 August 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |head&nclick_check= ignored (help)
  13. ^ Taylor, Phil (2 August 2012). "Life-changing victory for Douglas". SI.com. SportsIllustrated.CNN.com. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  14. ^ a b Robinson, Tom (29 March 2012). "For gymnast, it's Olympic dreams and hard feelings". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  15. ^ "U.S. wins women's gymnastics title". UPI. October 11, 2011.
  16. ^ Turner, Amanda (21 September 2011). "Wieber Leads US Women's Team to Tokyo". InternationalGymnast. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  17. ^ "Gabby Douglas after Dominating the 2012 American Cup, Despite Being the Meet's Alternate". Gymnastike.org. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  18. ^ "Pac Rim Championships – Senior Event Finals Results". 18 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  19. ^ Pucin, Diane (2012-07-02). "Gabrielle Douglas gets guaranteed spot on women's gymnastics team". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-07-27.
  20. ^ "Flying Squirrel and Wieber Fever Meet in London". The New York Times. Reuters. 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
  21. ^ Emmert, Mark. "Gabby Douglas, gymnastics team make Sports Illustrated cover". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  22. ^ Dalbey, Beth. "America Watches As Gymnast Gabby Douglas Heads to London 2012 Olympics". Patch. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  23. ^ Florek, Michael. "Ryan Lochte, Gabby Douglas, Lolo Jones get TIME covers". USA Today. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  24. ^ "Americans live up to the hype and then some, adding 1st Olympic gold since '96 to world title". Associated Press. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  25. ^ Hinnen, Jerry (2 August 2012). "Gabby Douglas wins all-around gold medal". CBS Sports.
  26. ^ Wolfe, Sarag (2 August 2012). "US gymnast Gabby Douglas wins all-around gold medal". GlobalPost.
  27. ^ Whitesid, Kelly (2 August 2012). "USA's Gabby Douglas takes gold in women's all-around". USA Today.
  28. ^ Clarke, Liz (2 August 2012). "Gabby Douglas wins gold in women's gymnastics all-around; Aly Raisman loses tie for bronze". The Washington Post.
  29. ^ Rogers, Martin (6 August 2012). "Gabby Douglas fails to repeat magic on bars but remains the darling of Olympic gymnastics". Sports.Yahoo.com. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  30. ^ Stiles, Adam (7 August 2012). "2012 London Olympics: Gabby Douglas Falls Off Balance Beam In Final". dc.sbnation.com. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  31. ^ Jiggetts, Lauren (3 August 2012). "Gabby Douglas Gets Cereal Box Billing". NBC News. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

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