2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15
Reigning women's all-around champion Gabby Douglas didn't make the cut in the 2016 Rio Olympics, losing her chance to defend her title.
Although Douglas earned the third best score of all countries competing with a 60,131, she was eliminated due to the two-per-country rule. The 20-year-old fell behind her two teammates, Simone Biles and Aly Raisman. She was actually less than half a point off from Aly's score of 60,607.
Douglas gave an impressive performance putting criticism to rest after her shaky Olympic trials, where she fell off the beam not once, but twice and placed seventh in the all-around. However, she says she wasn't trying to prove anything and just wanted to perform her best.
"I just wanted to go out there and believe in my abilities and use the talent that I was given," said the gymnast to AP Press. "I wasn't concerned with anything else."
www.instagram.com/p/BI2nqfnhj4e/
And it isn't over just yet for the gold medalist. Douglas will get another chance at a medal in uneven bars. "I wanted to go back and defend my title," she said. "But this has been an amazing journey."
Recommended:
Prince Andrew, Why Didn't Your Brothers Go To His Birthday?
Prince Andrew of England celebrated his 60th birthday with a lavish dinner, but his brothers were conspicuous by their absence. Did they snub him?
Christopher Uckermann Why Didn't He Go To Dulce María's Wedding
The exRBD did receive the invitation, but was not present at the marriage bond. Why? Mexican singer and actor explains why
Why Gigi And Bella Didn't Start Modeling Before 18
Yolanda Hadid explained why she didn't want Gigi and Bella modeling before they turned 18
The Backstreet Boys Explain Why They're So Glad Social Media Didn't Exist In Their Day
Nick Carter and the rest of the band chatted with Elle about how thankful they are that their shenanigans never got caught on tape
Gabby Douglas Is Getting Involved In Pageants
Back from Rio, Gabby Douglas is ready to take on new responsibilities. The Olympic gymnast will be a judge for the 52 contestants competing at the 2017 Miss America Pageant. "Miss America has been such an amazing event for so many years and I am excited to have the opportunity to judge the competition this year,"
