Gabby Douglas, legendary Olympic gymnast, back in action after 8 years

Olympic legend Gabby Douglas returned to gymnastics after eight years to take part in an occasion on Saturday when she competed within the American Traditional, Prime Time News24 reported.

Douglas, who turned the primary Black lady to win the Olympic all-around competitors on the 2012 London Video games, posted a 50.65 within the all-around on the American Traditional. 

She struck a double-twisting Yurchenko on the vault, which turned out to be her greatest occasion.

Studies recommend she’s already certified for a number of occasions for the US Championships subsequent month.

Douglas final competed on the 2016 Rio Olympics and helped the USA win the crew competitors, following up from their 2012 win on the London Video games. 

She additionally received an all-around gold in London.

She took a break from gymnastics however by no means formally retired. 

“I might simply love to return on the market and signify USA only one extra time and simply to have that feeling of being part of one thing, being part of a crew once more, could be superb and an enormous honor,” Douglas mentioned in February, through NBC Sports activities.

The US Traditional is in three weeks, with the US Championships two weeks after that.

Olympic Trials are set for June, with the Olympics lower than a month later.