Gabby Douglas Comeback Thread (5/29/24 Withdrawn from Nationals)

[rlayt]

 

[QuietColours]

Bars look gorgeous, but WHY with the switch ring?

 

[Jerkin]

I’m so happy to see her back that I even missed the terrible switch ring.

There is no stress in training it. Hopefully they’re smart enough to drop it if it still looks like that in four months

 

[rlayt]

Interview coming soon. Snippet of video in edit:

 

[Gymfan93]

Gabby is doing winter cup!



(Edited to link to official USAG post instead of unconfirmed post)

 

[RedBirdie]

Not only competing at Winter Cup, but wants some international assignments. Winter Cup is selection for DTB and Baku. Jesolo, Pac Rims, and Pan Ams will be selected later, all of which align with Gabby's stated goal of competing internationally prior to Classics.

On Tuesday, she indicated she hopes to compete at "a few more assignments" prior to the summer's U.S. Classic, U.S. Championships and U.S. Olympic trials. The Winter Cup is the selection event for several international events happening in March.

https://olympics.com/en/news/olympic-all-around-champion-gabby-douglas-competitive-winter-cup-paris-2024

 

[Hatsumomo]

She can be in the running for those comps without being on the National Team?

 

[RedBirdie]

Presumably. They can always add her to the national team. Just like they did with a whole slew of seniors following worlds/pan am selection camp.

They're going to have to add some juniors because 4 of the 6 juniors named at 2023 Nationals are now seniors. Ly Bui was added because she was sent to Combs La Ville at the end of 2023. (And fwiw, Ly is also now a senior)

 

[Hatsumomo]

 

[tsarinajen]

 

[tsarinajen]

From a personal standpoint, she seems very happy and in a good spot mentally.

 

[Beamer]

She is definitely more mature sounding and eloquent than the young Gabby. Maybe that is to be expected with age. After all, Aly did a 180 from run-on monotone to great public speaker and now commentator.

I'm happy for her that she genuinely seems happier this time around.

She did a piked Jaeger in the video. And her rings are looking better.

 

[rlayt]

Short Gabby vid.

 

[RichardL]

I'm officially excited about this comeback after feeling reserved about it for a while. The gymnastics she's willing to show in these videos is gorgeous, and I love her attitude.

 

[falcon9]

Rock n roll! Gabby is awesome!

 

[blake]

I'd go as far as to say she looks better than she did in her 2015 comeback! Her skills look lighter. I'm real excited for winter cup PT.

The Jaeger and front tuck on beam look fantastic. Too bad a dos santos is only an F - I bet she'd do a great one. The DLO doesn't seem like a worthwhile upgrade the way it was done in the video though.

 

[RedBirdie]

Inside Gymnastics article

No Regrets - With her love for the sport revitalized, Gabby Douglas eyes Paris 2024

With her joy for life and gymnastics revitalized, the decision to come back happened quickly, Douglas says. “I told my sister, ‘Hey, what if I start training again and just do Championships and not even do the Olympics?’ and she said, ‘Why do that?’ Why not take it all the way?’”

www.insidegymnastics.com

 

[RichardL]

I'd go as far as to say she looks better than she did in her 2015 comeback! Her skills look lighter. I'm real excited for winter cup PT.

The Jaeger and front tuck on beam look fantastic. Too bad a dos santos is only an F - I bet she'd do a great one. The DLO doesn't seem like a worthwhile upgrade the way it was done in the video though.

Well, we can't really call it an upgrade since we don't know how well her tumbling has progressed. Also, most elite gymnasts can do a double layout on a rod floor onto a mat like this, and it's often used as a drill (on tumble track too) rather than as an option for routines. I think she just showed it to demonstrate that she can indeed tumble again!

 

[MaryClare]

Quite a few gymnasts have added a double layout to their programme a few years into their senior careers

 

[blake]

Quite a few gymnasts have added a double layout to their programme a few years into their senior careers

I'm not sure who's was more surprising - Komova's or Mustafina's.

Well, we can't really call it an upgrade since we don't know how well her tumbling has progressed. Also, most elite gymnasts can do a double layout on a rod floor onto a mat like this, and it's often used as a drill (on tumble track too) rather than as an option for routines. I think she just showed it to demonstrate that she can indeed tumble again!

True! I remember Nastia having a nice-looking one on tumble track in 06. The soviet's probably did that too I bet. That video of baby kochetkova(?) doing a training routine with three spotted DLOs still blows my mind.