Eight years after securing her last gold medal at the 2016 Olympics, Gabby Douglas is all set to make her return to elite gymnastics, aiming for the Olympics.
The 28-year-old will be seen competing at the 2024 U.S. Gymnastics Winter Cup, to be held at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky from February 23 to 25. The competition will serve as the qualifying event for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The Senior Women’s Competition, featuring the all-around and other events, will be held on Saturday, February 24, at 1:00 p.m. ET. Douglas showed her exceptional gymnastics skills at the 2012 London Olympics by securing two gold medals, including the team and individual all-around events. She became the first African-American woman to clinch the individual title and was the only gymnast to compete on all apparatus in team events.
Three years later, at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Douglas clinched a gold medal with her team ‘Final Five.’ She announced her return to gymnastics in July 2023. While Douglas has fixed her gaze on the upcoming Olympics, the fans, unable to control their joy, took to X to show their support.
Along with Douglas, Simone Biles, who withdrew from the 2020 Olympics after experiencing twisties, only to make a comeback last year and win four gold medals at the World Championships, will be seen competing in Tokyo.
The last Olympic individual event gold medalist, Suni Lee, will also compete alongside the two gymnasts.
A fan excited to watch the three Americans competing wrote:
