Before U.S Gymnastic women’s team won gold and Gabby Douglas became the first African American gymnast to win all around, Dominique Dawes was the first African American female to win an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics. As a member of the “Magnificent Seven” at the 1996 Atlanta Games, Dawes became the first female African-American gymnast to […]

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Via: abcnews.go.com Gabby Douglas has made history at the Olympics, edging out her competition to win the most coveted title in all of women’s gymnastics – a gold medal in the women’s individual all-around competition – and a gold medal in the team competition. It was no easy accomplishment to reach that podium as the […]

Olympic sweetheart, Gabby Douglas, landed the coveted cover of Kelloggs’ cereal box after winning the gold medal in the all-around individual gymnastics competition. MUST READ:…

Gabby Douglas broke into the record books Thursday winning Gold with the U.S American Team Gymnastics and the Individual All-Around at the 2012 London Olympics. She also is the first African American woman to win all-around gymnastics gold. “It is so meaningful to be the first African American to win the all-around gold medal; It […]

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Via: bleacherreport.com No star has risen higher leading up to the 2012 Olympic Games than that of 16-year-old Gabby Douglas, an American gymnast who burst onto the scene in 2011 and now has her sights set on gold medal(s) in London this summer.  While most eyes have been on Jordyn Wieber for the better part […]