Gabby Douglas Biography and Sexy Photos

Gabrielle Christina Victoria "Gabby" Douglas (born December thirty one, 1995) is an yank inventive gymnast. As a member of the U.S. Women's Gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won gold medals in each the individual and team all-around competitions. Douglas is that the 1st African-American and 1st lady of color in Olympic history to become the individual all-around champion, and therefore the 1st yank gymnast to win gold in each the individual all-around and team competitions at identical Olympics. She was additionally a member of the gold-winning U.S. team at the 2011 World Championships.

Personal life

Douglas is that the daughter of Timothy Douglas and Natalie Hawkins. She began coaching in gymnastics at age six when her older sister, Arielle, convinced their mother to enroll her in gymnastics categories. When she was eight years previous, Douglas won an all-around gymnastics award for her level at the 2004 Virginia State Championships. When Douglas moved to Iowa to coach below Liang Chow, Douglas and her sister had to convince their mother to let Douglas leave Virginia and live with a bunch family in West Des Moines.

2010

Douglas created her national debut at the 2010 Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup, a televised Level ten meet held in Worcester, Massachusetts, where Douglas placed fourth all-around.

Her 1st elite meet was the 2010 CoverGirl Classic in Chicago, Illinois, where Douglas placed third in spite of everything beam, sixth on vault and ninth all-around within the junior division.

At the 2010 U.S. Junior National Championships, Douglas won the silver medal in spite of everything beam, placed fourth all-around and on vault, and tied for eighth on floor exercise.

At the 2010 Pan yank Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico, Douglas won the uneven bars title, and he or she won a share of the U.S. team gold medal. She additionally placed fifth all-around.

Douglas moved from Virginia Beach, Virginia to West Des Moines, Iowa in October at the age of fourteen to coach below Liang Chow, the previous coach of 2008 Summer Olympics gold medal-winner Shawn Johnson.

2011

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

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

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

At the 2011 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, Douglas shared within the team gold medal won by the U.S. Douglas additionally placed fifth in uneven bars.

2012

At the AT&T yank Cup at Madison sq. Garden in March, Douglas received the very best total all-around score within the women's competition, prior to her teammate and current world champion Jordyn Wieber, however her scores didn't count towards winning the competition as a result of she was an alternate.

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

At the 2012 U.S. National Championships in June, Douglas won the gold medal in uneven bars, silver within 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.

After winning a spot on the U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics team, Douglas and her teammates were featured on the quilt of Sports Illustrated on the July eighteen, 2012 Olympic Preview issue. This marked the primary time a complete Olympic gymnastics team had been featured on the quilt of the magazine. She appeared on Rock Center with Brian Williams on July nineteen, where she mentioned her family background and Olympic ambitions. On July 20, Douglas was featured on one amongst 5 Olympic covers released that day for Time magazine.

Summer Olympics

On July 31, 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. On August two, Douglas won the gold medal within the individual all-around, turning into {the 1st|the primary} African-American lady and first lady of color to win the event. She is additionally the primary yank gymnast ever to win each the team and individual all-around gold at identical Olympics.