Gabby Douglas Is More Ready Than Ever For Her Second Olympic Games

Published on Aug 5, 2016 at 4:10 PM

At just 20 years old, Gabby Douglas has cemented herself as an Olympic icon — and with only two decades of life under her belt, she's now at the second Olympic Games of her career.

Gabby started gymnastics when she was six and rose to stardom quickly, eventually becoming the first African-American gymnast to win the individual all-around event at the Olympics. Hailing from Virginia, the 5-foot-2-inch phenom trained for years in Iowa before making her way west to Los Angeles. Now, she's helping take Team USA's incredible women's gymnastics team to the podium for gold — again. With the help of fellow veteran Aly Raisman and the power of first-time Olympians Laurie Hernandez, Simone Biles, and Madison Kocian, the team is looking absolutely unstoppable.

Gabby Is Going For Gold, Again

And She's More Ready Than Ever

"I am stronger physically, mentally, and emotionally, and I'm training hard so that I can make my dream come true again," she said in her interview with POPSUGAR.

She's Always Been a Record Breaker

Gabby was the first black gymnast to win an individual Olympic gold medal. On top of that, Gabby is also the first American gymnast to win gold in both the individual all-around and team competitions at the same Olympics.

Gabby Has Her Own Emoji Keyboard

Seriously! It's called Gabbymoji. She also has her own book!

Aaaaand She's Even Got Her Own Doll

Because why not. Aspiring little gymnasts can have a Gabby doll of their own.

Uneven Bars Are Her Specialty

She's actually been called the Flying Squirrel (and we totally see why). But she's also amazing at every event . . . We're eager to see her on the floor, too!

See the "Flying Squirrel" in Action, Here

We might be a little dizzy from watching this.

Fun Fact: She's a Bit of a Sneakerhead

And she loves her Nikes.

(Exhibit A)

(Exhibit B)

And Since She Lives in LA Now . . .

She loves the Lakers (and Kobe).

Gabby's Not Backing Down This Year

And she's ready to crush the competition. Tune in this weekend to watch her shine.