Gabriel Christina Victoria "Gabby" Douglas ( Eng. Gabrielle Christina Victoria "Gabby" Douglas , born. December 31, 1995 in Virginia , USA ) - American gymnast , three-time Olympic champion ( 2012 in the absolute and team championships , 2016 in the team competition). World champion in team championship 2011 . The first African-American gymnast who won the team and absolute primacy at one Olympiad.
| Gabriel Douglas | |
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| personal information | |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Floor | |
| Nicknames | Gabby ( born Gabby ), Brie ( born Brie [1] ), Flying Squirrel ( English Flying Squirrel ) |
| Performances for: | |
| Specialization | all-around |
| Date of Birth | December 31, 1995 (23 years) |
| Place of Birth | Virginia , United States |
| Professional career | 2004 — n. at. |
| Coach (s) | Liang sho |
| Growth | 1.50 m |
| Weight | 40 kg |
| Awards and medals | |
Biography
Early years
Born December 31, 1995 in Virginia . She began gymnastics at the age of 6, when her older sister Ariel convinced her mother to write them into a section [2] . The first coach was Dan Walker [3] . At the age of eight, Gabrielle won the gold medal in the all-around championship in Virginia [4] [5] .
2010
In 2010, Douglas makes his debut in the Super Cup Nastya Lyukin , where he is fourth in the all-around [6] . At the CoverGirl tournament in Chicago, she becomes third on the balance beam, sixth in the vault and ninth in the all-around [6] . At the junior US championship, Douglas wins the silver medal on the beam, becomes the fourth in the all-around and takes the eighth place in the floor exercises [6] [7] [8] .
In October, 14-year-old Gabrielle went to West Des Moines , where she continued to train under the guidance of Liane Chou , coach of Beijing Olympic champion Shawn Johnson [9] , and also switched to home schooling [10] [11] . Although Walker later stated that Douglas could have won the Olympics while staying in Virginia, Gabrielle herself decided to find a coach of a different level [3] . The impetus for the move was Chou's invitation to improve Douglas's choreography [3] , and she herself was amazed that Chou taught her to perform the most complex element in one day [12] . After that, Gabriel decides to move to Texas to train with a famous trainer, but Chow refused it only out of respect for Walker. After much persuasion, Chow nevertheless agreed to accept Douglas for training, although at first he was skeptical about coaching the young Gabriel [13] .
2011
During the performances in the Jesolo trophy in Italy, Gabriel won the gold medal in team competition, becoming the second in the floor exercise, the third on the balance beam and the fourth in the all-around and vault jump [6] . At the US Championships, Douglas ranks third on the uneven bars and only seventh in all-round [6] , but at the World Championships in Tokyo Gabriel helped the team win gold, and also ranked fifth in exercises on uneven uneven bars [7] [8] .
2012
At the America's Cup in March, Douglas gets the highest overall rating among girls, ahead of her compatriot and current world champion Jordin Weiber , but these points did not count because Gabriel was a spare [14] . In March, she won the team competition in the championship of the Pacific region, and also became a champion on the uneven bars [15] . At the national championship Douglas she gets gold on the uneven bars, silver in all-round and bronze in the floor exercise. Excellent performance on the uneven bars led to the fact that Gabriel had the nickname " Flying Squirrel " [16] [17] [18] . The inclusion of the US team at the Olympics led to Gabriel appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine [19] , and also took part in a talk show by Brian Williams [20] . July 20, Gabrielle appeared on the cover of Time magazine [21] .
London Olympics
As part of the US team, Gabrielle made her debut at the Olympic Games in London, becoming a two-time Olympic champion: on July 31, she helped the US team in team competitions by competing on all shells [22] , and on August 2 she conquered the all-around . Thus, Gabriel became also the first African-American Olympic gymnast [23] [24] [25] [26] who won the team and absolute championship at the Olympics [27] . But on uneven bars Gabrielle acted unsuccessfully and took the last place at all [28] . On August 7, Gabrielle competed on the beam, but failed again, breaking from the projectile: she took 7th place [29] . However, Gabrielle generally performed successfully, becoming a two-time Olympic champion.
After the Olympics
Personal life
Father - Timothy Douglas, mother - Natalie Hawkins [30] . There is brother Jonathan [10] and sisters Joel and Ariel, who helped her get into a great sport.
During the 2012 London Olympics, an unpleasant story happened to the athlete: the American television station NBC subtly hinted at the similarity of Gabriel with the monkey, showing after the news about the victory of Gabriel a commercial with a monkey on gymnastic rings [31] [32] .
Notes
- ↑ Emmert, Mark . Gabrielle Douglas closes in on amazing feat: US Olympic team (30 June 2012). (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Emmert, Mark . Assist from the sister sends Gabby Douglas to London (July 2, 2012).
- ↑ 1 2 3 Emmert, Mark . 2012 Olympics: Gabby Douglas' former coach still feels sting (27 July 2012). The appeal date is August 4, 2012.
- ↑ Luca, Olivia . From her living room to the London Olympics (July 7, 2012).
- ↑ Gabby Douglas . NBCOlympics.com. The appeal date is August 6, 2012.
- 2 1 2 3 4 5 Gabrielle Douglas Bio - USA Gymnastics . The date of circulation is October 8, 2011. Archived October 1, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 US wins women's gymnastics title (October 11, 2011).
- ↑ 1 2 Turner, Amanda . Wieber Leads US Women's Team to Tokyo , International Gymnast (21 September 2011). The appeal date is September 23, 2011.
- ↑ Emmert, Mark . Gabby Douglas' West Des Moines family can't imagine life without Olympian (15 July 2012). The appeal date is August 3, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Suhay, Lisa . Olympic women's gymnastics: Gabby Douglas and parenting gold (July 30, 2012).
- ↑ Taylor, Phil . Life-changing victory for Douglas , SI.com , SportsIllustrated.CNN.com (2 August 2012). Archived August 4, 2012. The appeal date is August 3, 2012.
- ↑ Macur, Juliet . A Very Long Journey Was Very Swift (2 August 2012). The appeal date is August 4, 2012.
- ↑ Robinson, Tom . For gymnast, it's Olympic dreams and hard feelings (29 March 2012). The appeal date is August 4, 2012.
- ↑ Gabby Douglas after Dominating the 2012 American Cup, Despite Being the Meet's Alternate , Gymnastike.org (3 March 2012). Archived June 10, 2012. The appeal date is March 5, 2012.
- ↑ Pac Rim Championships - Senior Event Finals Results (18 March 2012). The appeal date is March 25, 2012. Archived October 1, 2012.
- ↑ Florek, Michael . 10 things you may not know about US gymnast Gabby Douglas (July 29, 2012).
- ↑ Pucin, Diane. Gabrielle Douglas gets a spot on women's gymnastics team . Los Angeles Times (July 2, 2012). The appeal date is July 27, 2012. Archived October 1, 2012.
- ↑ Flying Squirrel and the Wieber Fever Meet in London , The New York Times (July 27, 2012). The appeal date is July 28, 2012.
- ↑ Emmert, Mark Gabby Douglas, gymnastics team make Sports Illustrated cover . The appeal date was July 20, 2012. Archived October 1, 2012.
- ↑ Dalbey, Beth America Watches As Gymnast by Gabby Douglas Heads for London 2012 Olympics . Patch. The appeal date was July 20, 2012. Archived October 1, 2012.
- ↑ Florek, Michael Ryan Lochte, Gabby Douglas, Lolo Jones get TIME covers . The appeal date was July 20, 2012. Archived October 1, 2012.
- 1st Americans live up to the hype and then some, adding 1st Olympic gold since '96 to world title (31 July 2012). The appeal date is August 1, 2012.
- ↑ Hinnen, Jerry . Gabby Douglas wins all-around gold medal , CBS Sports (2 August 2012).
- ↑ Corneau, Alliston . Gabby Douglas Wins Gold in Women's All-Around Olympic Gymnastics (2 August 2012).
- ↑ Wolfe, Sarag . US gymnast Gabby Douglas wins all-around gold medal (2 August 2012).
- ↑ Whitesid, Kelly . USA's Gabby Douglas takes gold in women's all-around (August 2, 2012).
- ↑ Clarke, Liz . Gabby Douglas wins gold in women's gymnastics all-around; Aly Raisman loses tie for bronze (2 August 2012).
- ↑ Rogers, Martin . He remains in the darling of Olympic gymnastics , Sports.Yahoo.com (6 August 2012). The appeal date is August 6, 2012.
- ↑ Stiles, Adam . 2012 London Olympics: Gabby Douglas Falls Off Balance Beam In Final , dc.sbnation.com (7 August 2012). The appeal date is August 7, 2012.
- ↑ Pucin, Diane . Gymnast Gabrielle Douglas adjusts well to spring to the top (June 18, 2012).
- BC NBC was accused of racism for showing advertisements with a monkey . lenta.ru . Archived October 1, 2012.
- ↑ NBC news video . NBC News .
Links
- Official site (eng.)
- Douglas, Gabriel on Twitter
- Profile on the website of the International Gymnastics Federation (English)
- Profile on the US team website (English)