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Olympics 2012

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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Claressa Shields of the United States celebrates her victory against Marina Volnova of Kazakhstan during the Women's Middle (75kg) Boxing semifinals on Day 12 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on August 8, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Scott Heavey/Getty Images)

theGrio's 100: Claressa Shields, Olympic boxing's 'first lady'

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theGRIO's 100 - Claressa Shields is a 17-year-old boxer and Flint, Michigan native who earned a gold medal in London in the middleweight division...
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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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Lia Neal celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Women's 100 m Freestyle during Day Six of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials at CenturyLink Center on June 30, 2012 in Omaha, Nebraska. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

theGrio's 100: Lia Neal, helping erase swimming's 'color line'

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theGRIO's 100 - Lia Neal became only the second African-American woman to make a U.S. Olympic swim team when she qualified for the 2012 London Games...
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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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Recipient of the Sportswoman of the Year Award for an individual sport Gabrielle Douglas (C) speaks onstage with Anastasia 'Nastia' Liukin (L) and Jeanette Jenkins (R) at the 33rd annual Salute To Women In Sports Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on October 17, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Gabby Douglas wins Sportswoman of Year award

Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Olympic all-around champion Gabby Douglas has won Sportswoman of the Year honors from the Women's Sports Foundation...
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Gabby Douglas and family

Gabby Douglas' secret to success: 'Always stick to your sport'

Renita D. Young
theGRIO REPORT - On a trip back to her mother’s hometown, Gary, Ind., Gabby Douglas told theGrio.com about her triumph and how she kept focused after comments on Twitter sparked a bizarre controversy about her hair...
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Jerome Singleton of USA celebrates winning the Men's 100m T44 final during day five of the IPC Athletics Championships at QE II Park on January 26, 2011 in Christchurch, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Johnston/Getty Images)

US Paralympic star speaks to theGrio

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - Even as a child growing up in South Carolina, Jerome Singleton Jr. displayed a natural talent for sports...
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Rihanna during the closing ceremony for the 2012 Paralympics games, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Coldplay, Rihanna, Jay-Z close London Paralympics

Steve Douglas, Associated Press
LONDON (AP) - Coldplay, Rihanna and Jay-Z rocked the Olympic Stadium on Sunday night to give the biggest-ever Paralympic Games a rousing send-off, wrapping up an unforgettable summer of sports in Britain...
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Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas leads the Pledge of Allegiance during day two of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 5, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The DNC that will run through September 7, will nominate U.S. President Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential candidate. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Gabby Douglas to write ‘inspirational memoir’

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Teen Olympics sensation Gabby Douglas isn't just a gold medal winning gymnast -- she is also about to become an author....
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