She was part of the gold-winning teams at both the 2012 London Games and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. She also won gold in the gymnastics all-around in 2016, becoming the first African American to do so.
Douglas stepped away from the mat after the Rio Games and has become a prominent TV and media fixture. She published her 2012 memoir Grace, Gold, and Glory, was the subject of the 2014 Lifetime movie The Gabby Douglas Story and starred with her family in the Oxygen unscripted series Douglas Family Gold.
Other TV appearances include Kickin It and Undercover Boss, along with winning The Masked Dancer in 2020.
In 2024, she announced her comeback to the sport, sharing her hopes to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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