Just 14, Gabby Douglas pleaded with her mother to let her move cross country, certain a new coach could help her get to the Olympics.
Not two years after setting out on her own, Douglas beat Russia's Viktoria Komova for the all-around title Thursday night, becoming the third straight U.S. athlete to win gymnastics' biggest prize and the first African-American to do so. It was her second gold medal of the London Games, coming two nights after she and her "Fierce Five" teammates gave the United States its first Olympic title since 1996.
"It feels amazing to be the Olympic champion," the Virginia Beach native said.
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CONGRATULATIONS GABBY! WHAT A GREAT STORY FOR VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA... BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN AND SMILE TO WIN YOUR HEART AS WELL AS THE GOLD!
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