Olympic legend Gabby Douglas participated in her first gymnastics occasion in eight years on Saturday when she competed within the American Traditional.
Douglas, who turned the primary Black lady to win the Olympic all-around competitors on the 2012 London Games, posted a 50.65 within the all-around on the American Traditional. She hit a double-twisting Yurchenko on the vault, which turned out to be her finest occasion.
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She’s already certified for a number of occasions for the U.S. Championships subsequent month. She might attempt to qualify for the all-around once more at nationals.
Douglas final competed on the 2016 Rio Olympics and helped the USA win the crew competitors, following up from their 2012 win on the London Video games. She additionally received an all-around gold in London.
Douglas stepped away from the game however by no means formally retired. She sought her comeback try after the 2022 U.S. Championships. She skilled for 2 years and was initially set to make her official return in February on the Winter Cup. However that was derailed due to COVID-19.
“I would just love to go back out there and represent USA just one more time and just to have that feeling of being a part of something, being a part of a team again, would be amazing and a huge honor,” Douglas stated in February, by way of NBC Sports.
The U.S. Traditional is in three weeks, with the U.S. Championships two weeks after that.
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Olympic Trials are set for June, with the Olympics lower than a month later.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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