What happened to Gabby Douglas in 2012?

2012 Summer Olympics Douglas was the only gymnast on the team to compete on all four apparatus (vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise) during the finals of the team competition. She also became the first American gymnast ever to win both the team and individual all-around gold at the same Olympics.

What happened to Gabby Douglas in the Olympics?

Douglas stopped training in 2016 after two successful stints at the Olympic Games. She has not officially announced her retirement but did not take part in the US Olympic team trials for Tokyo. Olympians file paperwork to take their names out of a US Anti-Doping Agency testing pool when they officially retire.

What did Gabby Douglas do in the 2012 Olympics?

At that year’s summer Olympics in London, 16-year-old Douglas took the world by storm. But Douglas did Dawes and every other American gymnast that came before her one better in 2012, becoming the first American woman to win gold in the team and individual all-around at the same Olympics.

Where is Gabrielle Douglas now?

United States
Gabby Douglas/Current teams

How old was Gabby Douglas in the 2012 Olympics?

16-year-old
By 2012, 16-year-old Douglas had proven herself a champion, going from underdog to Olympian in a short time. She was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated in early July of 2012, along with the rest of the U.S. Olympic women’s gymnastics team, and on one of five covers released by TIME Magazine that same month.

Did Gabby Douglas fall in the Olympics?

On night one of the U.S. women’s gymnastics Olympic Trials, Gabby Douglas fell off the balance beam on one of her easiest skills, a full turn. At the halfway point of the two-night competition, Douglas was in 7th place.

What did Gabby Douglas do?

Gabby Douglas was the breakout star of the 2012 London Olympics when she helped the U.S. women’s gymnastics team win its first team gold since 1996.

Did Gabrielle Douglas retire?

August 14, 2016
Gabby Douglas/Retired

When was Gabby Douglas in the Olympics?

2012
Gabby Douglas was the breakout star of the 2012 London Olympics when she helped the U.S. women’s gymnastics team win its first team gold since 1996.