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Gabby Douglas

U.S. gymnast Gabrielle Douglas performs on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women's individual all-around competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Beam her up: Gabby Douglas is back in the gym

Nancy Armour, Associated Press
(AP) - The Olympic all-around champion was to practice Monday afternoon after meeting with coach Liang Chow to discuss her comeback plan...
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Gabby Douglas sits down with 'TODAY' anchor Savannah Guthrie on Monday, April 29, 2013. (Video still via 'TODAY')

Gabby Douglas on her 'whirlwind' life

Todd Johnson
TODAY - Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas talks about life after becoming the first U.S. gymnast to take home a team and individual gold medal. She also discusses her new book, “Raising the Bar,” and describes hitting the gym to start training again...
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Gabby Douglas sits down with theGrio.com's Todd Johnson in February, 2013 (Video still/TheGrio.com)

theGrio’s 100: Gabby Douglas, gold medalist with an Olympic-sized smile

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theGRIO's 100 - For many, watching gymnast Gabby Douglas lead her team to gold and then earning individual all-around gold was the highlight of the 2012 Olympics Games in London...
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Gabby Douglas donates Olympic items to Smithsonian

Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - Olympic gymnast Gabrielle is donating personal items to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture...
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theGrio looks back on the biggest stories of 2012

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SLIDESHOW - These were just a few of the stories that shook up the world and dominated theGrio's news coverage throughout the year...
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In this May 14, 2012, file photo, Gabrielle Douglas poses for a portrait at the Team USA Media Summit in Dallas. Douglas, who became the first African-American gymnast to claim gymnastics’ biggest prize _ the all-around Olympic title _ is The Associated Press’ 2012 female athlete of the year. (AP Photo/Victoria Will, File)

Gabby Douglas wins AP female athlete of the year honors

Nancy Armour, Associated Press
(AP) - When gymnast Gabby Douglas allowed herself to dream of being an Olympic champion, she imagined having a nice little dinner with family and friends to celebrate...
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Leon Purvis, young man asking Gabby Douglas to his prom in May 2013.

NJ teen asks Gabby Douglas to prom

Hassan Washington
theGRIO REPORT - Last year, Leon Purvis posted a You Tube video asking Justin Beiber to go with him as a "bro" date to his junior prom. This year, he has his eyes set on gold-medal gymnast Gabby Douglas...
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Gabby Douglas talks to theGrio's Todd Johnson (Video still/Hassan Washington, theGrio.com)

Gabby Douglas going to Rio games

Todd Johnson
theGRIO VIDEO - Gabby Douglas became the first African-American gymnast to win the individual all-around gold medal at the London Olympics. Tuesday, she added another accomplishment to her list: author...
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Olympic gymnast Gabrielle Douglas attends the 22nd annual Glamour Women of the Year Awards at Carnegie Hall on November 12, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

Gabby Douglas: 'I almost quit gymnastics to work at Chick-Fil-A'

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - Having moved far from home to train for the Olympics, Gabby Douglas told her mother when she 15 years old that she was ready to throw in the towel, move home, and 'get a job at Chick-Fil-A'...
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Gabby Douglas asks for apology from father in memoir

Clutch Magazine
The memoir will include her thoughts on her broken relationship with dad, Timothy Douglas, an Air National guardsman.
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