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| Gabby Douglas competes in the floor exercise at the 2012 London Olympic Games. |
It has been quite the roller-coaster ride for two-time Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas since the 2012 London Games, where she became the first African American gymnast in Olympic history to become the individual all-around champion.
Since the London Games, Gabby – along with the rest of her Fierce Five teammates – has been making the rounds on talk shows, speaking and inspiring at various events and endorsing products.
I caught up with Gabby at the U.S. Olympic Committee gala in Atlanta a few weeks ago. We sat on a panel with four-time Olympic swimming champion Janet Evans to help promote the Olympic movement in the Atlanta area. We also paid a visit to Westminster High School to speak to enthusiastic students. (Side note: Olympic fencers Sada and Emily Jacobson both attended Westminster!)
Gabby and I chatted about what it’s like to be on the road with her mom, her new viral Nike commercial and some of the crazy video requests she gets from her fans!
