Gabby Douglas, the 2012 Olympic well-rounded gymnastics champ, will go back to competitors for the very first time in almost 8 years at the Winter season Cup in Louisville, Kentucky, on Feb. 24.
The 28-year-old Douglas, who made the statement on NBC News NOW on Tuesday, was a teen when she completed in London and ended up being the very first Black female to win the Olympic title. She hasn’t completed given that assisting the U.S. win group gold at the 2016 Olympics.
The three-time Olympic gold medalist went on a prolonged sabbatical after the Rio de Janeiro Games however went back to training in 2022 and revealed last summertime she would attempt to make the 2024 Olympic group.
” I never ever revealed a retirement,” Douglas informed NBC. “I didn’t wish to end this sport like I performed in 2016. I wished to take an action back and deal with myself and my mindset.”
Douglas signs up with a congested and embellished field intending to make the five-woman Olympic team, consisting of Olympic champs Simone Biles (2016) and Sunisa Lee (2020 ). Biles went back to competitors last summertime after a two-year break and won her record 6th world well-rounded title last fall.
Douglas stated she is “absolutely” going for Paris however included she is taking things one day at a time.
The Winter Seasons Cup is the very first substantial U.S. satisfy of the year, with the Games looming in late July. Douglas has actually shared part of her journey on her social networks channels, consisting of a prolonged peek of her deal with the unequal bars, traditionally her greatest occasion.
” I truthfully like going to the health club and getting my abilities back,” Douglas stated. “It is extremely interesting.”