Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas will miss the USA Gymnastics’ Winter Cup after testing positive for COVID-19, delaying her highly anticipated return to competition since the 2016 Olympics. The three-time Olympic gold medalist expressed her disappointment on Instagram but remains hopeful for a successful comeback. Meanwhile, reigning Olympic champion Suni Lee will compete at the event, marking her first competition since the 2023 U.S. Championships.
Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas, the first Black gymnast to win the Olympic all-around gold medal in 2012, has announced her return to competitive gymnastics after an eight-year hiatus, with her sights set on the Paris Olympics. At 28, she will be the oldest gymnast in the upcoming Winter Cup competition and is training on all four apparatuses, with a focus on the uneven bars. Douglas, who aims to finish her career on a positive note, has made a gym change to World Olympic Gymnastics Academy and will be coached by Valeri Liukin. If selected, she will be the first American woman since Dominique Dawes to make three Olympic teams.
