Gabby Douglas Comeback Thread (New goal: LA 2028)

[Big_rock_show]

The article was pointless, but I like how she addressed the MyKayla situation in the video. The ancestry.com stuff is weird.

 

[JaJa]

The article was pointless, but I like how she addressed the MyKayla situation in the video. The ancestry.com stuff is weird.

Agreed. The ancestry.com stuff did not make a lick of sense. But I was surprised at her response to MyKayla -- she was a good deal kinder than most people were.

 

[KathySantoni]

Agreed. The ancestry.com stuff did not make a lick of sense. But I was surprised at her response to MyKayla -- she was a good deal kinder than most people were.

She’s been in similar shoes. Not sure how long ago it was that she victim blamed the Nassar accusers, got backlash and then came out as a victim herself.

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

She’s been in similar shoes. Not sure how long ago it was that she victim blamed the Nassar accusers, got backlash and then came out as a victim herself.

That was 2017, and I thought the same. Both women have been in very abusive systems, both repeated some bullshit abuser trope, both caused a lot of hurt when they did it, both got roasted and maybe lost out financially as a consequence.

 

[rlayt]

Gabby’s vault training video posted a few minutes ago.

 

[rlayt]

I don’t think this is new but it’s still great to see the quality of what she’s been doing!

 

[RedBirdie]

Twitter conversation indicated it was from March.

 

[rlayt]

Thanks.

 

[cftmoonlight79]

Everything she does is always so gorgeous. I love watching her videos. Beautiful lines and form.

 

[Alinxz23]

I wonder if she's going to try anything in 2025.

 

[lspatterson]

is there an update on Gabby Douglas?

 

[irichluck21]

No recent update. According to social media (IG posts) from WOGA gymnasts, Gabby left WOGA.

 

[RedBirdie]

Well now, that's interesting. And especially since it was kept relatively quiet, given all the drama last year about her leaving then returning.

 

[irichluck21]

There was a "Goodbye Gabby" IG post from one of the younger gymnasts, no I can't find it.

 

[Denn]

So her comeback is over, probably?

Disappointed.

 

[MaryClare]

So her comeback is over, probably?

Disappointed.

We’ll always have rotation 1 of the 2024 US classic.

 

[makam]

Since this is kinda a dead year competition-wise, maybe she is preserving her body for later in the quad. She clearly has the talent to get back to almost top level within a year or two, so maybe she is pacing it.

 

[RichardL]

We’ll always have rotation 1 of the 2024 US classic.

I will forever wonder what would have happened if she had drawn a different starting event...

 

[ArnoldRimmer]

I hope we get another long retired former champion doing a comeback in 2028. Or either of the previous ones again, even. It's starting to become a thing I expect the US to supply during Olympic years.

 

[MaryClare]

I hope we get another long retired former champion doing a comeback in 2028. Or either of the previous ones again, even. It's starting to become a thing I expect the US to supply during Olympic years.

I think what are about to see is an explosion of NCAA gymnasts with dual nationality