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*Mementos from the 2012 Olympics performance of gymnast Gabrielle Douglas will be displayed in the Smithsonian Institution, the museum announced. The gold medal winner’s wrist tape, uneven-bar grips and access credentials to the London games are among the keepsakes Douglas donated to the Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, and [...]
*Gabrielle Douglas has been a shining star since making her Olympic debut this year. The young gymnast, who isn’t old enough to vote, says her journey has been about faith. Gabby is releasing a book, “Grace, Gold & Glory: My Leap of Faith.” “I want people to be inspired by my book,” Gabrielle said in [...]
*Gabby Douglas is bringing her life story to the pages of an “inspirational memoir” for a HarperCollins imprint, the gold medal gymnast announced this morning. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] “Grace, Gold and Glory, My Leap of Faith,’’ due in December, will detail her journey to gold in the London Olympics. There will be many [...]
*In the new October issue of Vanity Fair, 16-year-old Olympic gold medalist Gabrielle Douglas again opens up about how she was treated while training at Excalibur Gymnastics in Virginia Beach. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] According to the article, she once left her clothes by her locker, only to return and find someone had taken [...]
*Ah, all flings weren’t meant to last, not even Shaq and Hoopz. Yeah, the cute big and tall couple broke up for real this time. Hoopz confirmed the tragic news with The Boston Globe. Supposedly they split up over the lady’s dream to become an Olympic gold medal gymnast. She was serious about her new [...]
*Gabby Douglas and Jordyn Wieber have been stars since winning the gold; touring all over the place, including the Empire State Building and the New York Stock Exchange; invited by the president over the phone. “Were enjoying every step of the way,” said Wieber, who with Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Kyla Ross and Aly Raisman gave [...]
*They say college isn’t for everyone, but for others an education certainly pays off. One kid in a dorm somewhere at Fordham University is attempting to capitalize on the next big thing: Gabby Douglas. A.J. Rotonde filed a trademark for “Flying Squirrel” for $325 on Aug. 6. He said he decided to make his move while [...]
*The National Enquirer is reporting that the estranged family members of gold medalist, Gabrielle Douglas, are stammering over her potential millions. After winning it big in London, the 16-year-old has already scored a spot on a Corn Flakes box and will soon be on a box of Wheaties. According to reports, she could earn more [...]
*Oprah Winfrey sits down with 16-year-old Olympic gold medal gymnast Gabby Douglas for an upcoming episode of “Oprah’s Next Chapter,” to air on Aug. 26 at 8:30 p.m. ET on OWN. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The interview takes place from her training ground in West Des Moines, Iowa, the network announced today. “Douglas will [...]
*Everybody just needs to stop hatin’ on our girl Gabby Douglas. She’s really outdone herself and made history, but some folks just want to talk about her hair. Yeah, her weave ain’t all the way tight, but that’s not the focus of the girl’s accomplishments. And she agrees. She’s become the first African American woman [...]
*NBC slipped up again when the network aired a poorly placed ad of a monkey on gymnastics rings, right after Gabrielle Douglas’s win. The young athlete has been the topic of conversation around American dinner tables, and has become the front running inspiration for many black young women. Bob Costas also took up the charge [...]
*Gabrielle Douglas, who on Thursday became the first African American gymnast to win the all-around event at the Olympics, helped NBC draw 35.7 million viewers, according to fast affiliate numbers. That’s up eight percent from the same night at the Beijing Olympics four years ago. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Already a team gold medal [...]
*(Via Washington Post) – The U.S. women’s gymnastics team won its first Olympic team goldmedal since 1996 and only its second in history at the London Games, as Russia, its closest competitor, imploded on its final event. With it, this group of American women — some are already hailing them as the Fab Five — [...]
*Gymnastics is going to be a beautifully stunning event this coming Olympic games as 16-year-old Gabby Douglas garners support from across the nation to be picked to represent the U.S. Following in the footsteps of Dominique Dawes, Douglas has been dubbed the flying squirrel for her graceful movements and charming personality. Critics and fans are [...]
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