Member LoginMember Login - User registration - Setup as front page - Add to favorites - Sitemap Olympic champion Gabby Douglas competes at the American Classic !

Olympic champion Gabby Douglas competes at the American Classic

Time:2024-05-21 13:00:01 source:Cultural Compass news portal

KATY, Texas (AP) — Gabby Douglas is officially back.

Whether the gymnastics star’s return to the sport carries all the way to the Paris Olympics remains to be seen.

Douglas, who became the first Black woman to win the Olympic all-around title when she triumphed in London in 2012, competed for the first time in eight years on Saturday at the American Classic.

The 28-year-old looked rusty in spots and promising in others while posting a score of 50.65 in the all-around. Douglas qualified in multiple events for the U.S. Championships in Fort Worth, Texas, next month. She will get another chance to qualify for the all-around competition at nationals when she takes the floor at the the U.S. Classic in Hartford, Connecticut, on May 18.

Douglas last competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where she helped the Americans claim a second straight gold in the team competition. She took an extended break from the sport but never officially retired. The itch to come back returned while watching the 2022 U.S. Championships, and she’s spent the better part of the last two years training in the Dallas area with an eye toward trying to make the five-woman U.S. team that will be heavily favored to win gold in Paris this summer.

Related information
  • Baby Reindeer's real
  • Columbia University president to testify in Congress on college conflicts over Israel
  • Dozens of Russian athletes are likely to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Will Moscow let them go?
  • Envoy says US is determined to monitor North Korean nukes, through the UN or otherwise
  • Not so Cool Britannia! Noel Gallagher gives damning verdict on Keir Starmer
  • Senate to convene Mayorkas impeachment trial as Democrats plot quick dismissal
  • Trolls call me 'disgusting' and say 'no man will ever love me' for not shaving my body hair
  • From amazing food to swanky hotels and electrifying sport
Recommended content
  • Siblings trying to make US water polo teams for Paris Olympics
  • Defense and security among key issues in EU Parliament elections, survey shows
  • Alison Hammond's son Aidan follows in his mum's footsteps as he lands HUGE new job
  • Danny Dyer horrified to learn son Arty, nine, is a fan of controversial influencer and self
  • California congressman urges closer consultation with tribes on offshore wind
  • Alison Hammond's son Aidan follows in his mum's footsteps as he lands HUGE new job