On August 10, the young gymnast hopped on Twitter to apologize.
The USA women's gymnastics team obviously did not come to play, as they literally vaulted ahead of the competition during the qualifying round on Sunday.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The nerves were there. Unmistakable. Unavoidable. Standing in the darkened tunnel before entering Rio Olympic Arena on Sunday night, the U.S. women’s gymnastics team felt the pressure that comes not from outside expectations but those held within. Then the lights came on. And just like that, the young women in […]
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Simone Biles can officially book that plane ticket for Brazil. Same for defending Olympic champion Gabby Douglas. Biles, the three-time world gymnastics champion, secured her spot on the U.S. Olympic team with a near flawless tour of the SAP Center on Sunday night, earning an automatic berth on the five-woman […]
Olympic Gymnast Gabby Douglas is at it again. On Saturday she proved she’s still got the goods and is on her way to competing for the gold in 2016 in Brazil. What we’re trying to say is that Douglas won the American Cup during competition in New Jersey, according to USA TODAY. The win sends […]
(Via USA Today) — GLASGOW, Scotland / It’s not enough for the U.S. women to set the gold standard in gymnastics. At the rate they’re piling up the bling, their collection is going to rival that of a royal family by the end of next summer’s Rio Olympics. Simone Biles became the first woman to […]
Olympic Gold Medalist Gabby Douglas was on the verge of losing her family home until her mother was able to drop thousands of dollars in back mortgage payments, saving the home from being sold in a foreclosure auction. Natalie Hawkins, Gabby’s mom, filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy back in 2012. According to the bankruptcy petition, […]
Olympic gold medalist Gabrielle Douglas, 19, and actress Zendaya Coleman, 18, revealed on social media that they each graduated from Oak Park High School in California last Thursday. Shortly after the ceremony, Douglas rushed to catch a flight but posted on Instagram about her journey. https://instagram.com/p/301GtDt5tX/?taken-by=gabbycvdouglas Coleman also posted a photo with a celebratory/inspirational message, […]
Gabby Douglas will be bringing cameras along as she preps for the 2016 Summer Olympics with her new reality show! Oxygen has just announced…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Olympic women’s gymnastics champion Gabrielle Douglas can add another item to her resume: TV star. The defending all-around gold medalist and her family will be featured in a new Oxygen reality show debuting later this year. The show, which will be co-produced by Douglas and her mother, Natalie Hawkins, among others, […]
Another young woman has joined the ranks of great Black gymnasts, and you won’t believe you haven’t heard of her before. If anyone asks…
Gymnast and 2012 Olympic Gold medalist Gabby Douglas was honored for her athletic achievements by San Francisco’s Madame Toussauds Museum. Douglas is the first star on the legendary 2012 team to be honored in wax for her historic win(s). She shared her excitement with all one million of her Facebook fans with the caption: […]
