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4 Years Later, Gymnast Gabby Douglas Is So Grown Up

Aug 12 2016 - 11:35am

Many of us tuned into the Olympics this week and thought, "Wow, Gabby Douglas [1] grew up!" The star gymnast first entered the spotlight at the age of 16, and honestly, that's the image we have of Gabby in our heads: a sweet, adorable teenager. She returned to the global stage at this year's Olympic Games in Rio as a powerful, strong, young woman in her 20s, and some of us had a "where did the time go?" moment.

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Let's look back at some memories of Gabby from 2012 to show just how far she's come in the past four years. Spoiler alert: she's looking stronger than ever!

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A Look at the Incredibly Intense Training Schedule of Gymnast Gabby Douglas [3]

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Source URL
https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Gabby-Douglas-2012-vs-2016-Olympics-42188057

Links:
[1] https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Who-Gabby-Douglas-42174431
[2] https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Rio-2016-Team-USA-Women-Gymnastics-Team-42004246
[3] https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Gabby-Douglas-Training-Schedule-Rio-41755196

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