American gymnast Gabby Douglas performed in the women's team event in the 2012 Summer Olympics. Standing tall at 4’11”, she was nicknamed the “flying squirrel” for her amazing ability to work the aerial bars. Their score of 184.897 was more than eight points ahead of silver medalist Russia. To further iterate, Gabby Douglas won a gold medal for both the Women’s Gymnastics Individual All-Around and Team All-Around in 2012. 13:31 . Gabby Douglas Wins Gold, Gives Glory to God.

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She and her teammates are known as the “Fierce Five.” This summer, Gabrielle “Gabby” Douglas went to London to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics. Gabby Douglas' electric gold medal performance in London | Olympic Games Week | NBC Sports by NBC Sports. Ashton Eaton equals Decathlon Olympic Record by Olympic. The United States women's gymnastics team won the gold medal at the Rio Olympics on Tuesday. Gabby Douglas makes history with her gold medal wins at the 2012 London Olympics. 2:12. by Christine A. Scheller. She got one gold medal for getting the highest combined score in all four events …

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Yet Biles and Raisman claimed the two spots in the individual all-around, and Douglas won't be in the finals to defend her title. The 16-year-old gymnast won two gold medals there. Gabby Douglas, who won the all-around gold in London, turned in a strong performance and was the third-highest scorer Sunday among all gymnasts. American Gabby Douglas won the women's gymnastics all-around gold medal , while Aly Raisman of the U.S. had the same score as the bronze medalist but didn't medal because of a tiebreaker. Gabby Douglas will doubtless remain one of the U.S.'s biggest Olympic icons between now and the next Games in 2016, during which time her endorsement will be hotly sought-after by a range of brands.