I’m the newsroom coordinator for NBC News Digital and cover all things gymnastics, culture and breaking news. My past work includes coverage of Simone Biles’ road to the 2024 Paris Olympics, the death of a fan at Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” and the Vermont shooting of three Palestinian students.
Athens, Beijing, London, Rio and Tokyo. For five straight Olympic Games, American women have topped the all-around podium in gymnastics, cementing their names in the sport’s most exclusive club. In the 20 years since the U.S. women’s gold-medal streak in the Olympic all-around began, the sport and the lives of those who reach its loftiest heights have evolved significantly.
She returned to the Olympics in 2016 and earned another gold medal in the team event alongside Simone Biles, then 19, who would join the ranks of American all-around champions. Despite returning to the Games, Douglas said she had a “rough go at it” in Rio. “I faced a lot of challenges in 2016,” Douglas said. “It was a lot of politics that I faced, and I got super tired and burnt out. ... I didn’t give it my best effort during the second Olympics, and so that always kind of ate me up.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Olympic Champion: Nastia Liukin Talks Paris 2024 Team, Mental Health, And MoreI hold a Media Studies degree from the University of Virginia and have an extensive, 15-year background in competitive gymnastics. Most recently, I served as the Big Ten Conference beat writer for Gymnastics Now.
Read more »
Olympic champion Nastia Liukin dishes on surprising revelation from AncestryDNA testFormer United States Olympic gymnast Nastia Liukin partnered with Ancestry to see whether her athletic prowess was helped by good genes.
Read more »
Gabby Douglas Names 'Favorite Team' From Her Past Olympic GamesWhile Gabby Douglas was part of two legendary Olympic squads, one of them sits ahead of the other in her memory.
Read more »
Gabby Douglas Opens Up About Injury That Ended Her Paris Olympics BidGabby Douglas’ bid for a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics ended when she injured her ankle, but she’s not giving up on her comeback dreams
Read more »
Paris Olympics 2024: Gabby Douglas Talks U.S. Team, Changes In Gymnastics And MoreI'm a freelance sportswriter who reports on soccer, cricket, tennis and more. Apart from Forbes, I contribute to Al Jazeera's sports coverage and my work is also featured in several publications. I previously worked as a sports correspondent for Reuters and covered the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Read more »
Brie Garcia Says Nikki Garcia's Traitors Competition Is Gabby WindeyBrie Garcia predicts how her twin sister, Nikki Garcia, will fare on ‘The Traitors’ season 3 in an exclusive interview with Us Weekly
Read more »