Current:Home > FinanceGabby Douglas out of US Classic after one event. What happened and where she stands for nationals -Edge Finance Strategies
Gabby Douglas out of US Classic after one event. What happened and where she stands for nationals
View
Date:2025-04-15 01:10:34
HARTFORD, Conn. — Gabby Douglas' performance at the U.S. Classic was a short one.
Douglas scratched after the first event Saturday night. No reason was given, but she'd come off the uneven bars twice.
Live updates:Gymnastics US Classic results for Simone Biles, more
The 2012 Olympic champion, who is hoping to make the Paris team eight years after she last competed, was trying to qualify for the all-around at the national championships in two weeks. She is already qualified to do three events — vault, balance beam and bars — but needed to score a 51 or higher in order to do all four at nationals. With a 10.1 on bars, that was going to be a tough task.
Douglas was stone-faced as she left the uneven bars podium. She sat down for a few minutes and then left the floor.
Douglas had a rough go at last month's American Classic, her first competition since the Rio Games. She also fell twice on uneven bars, and said Friday she felt the nerves of returning to competition. She looked much improved in training here, but seemed to be feeling the nerves again.
"I honestly didn't do the best that I wanted," Douglas said Friday of that meet. "But I have to give myself a little grace because it's been so long."
veryGood! (481)
Related
- The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
- Taylor Swift could make it to quite a few Chiefs games this season. See the list
- Keegan Bradley names Webb Simpson United States vice captain for 2025 Ryder Cup
- Paris Olympics: LeBron James to Serve as Flagbearer for Team USA at Opening Ceremony
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- Nordstrom Beauty Director Autumne West Shares Deals That Will Sell Out, Must-Haves & Trend Predictions
- Florida’s population passes 23 million for the first time due to residents moving from other states
- Police bodyguard accused of fraud and false statements about alleged affair with mayor
- Why members of two of EPA's influential science advisory committees were let go
- U.S. stocks little moved by potential Harris run for president against Trump
Ranking
- The 401(k) millionaires club keeps growing. We'll tell you how to join.
- 'Doing what she loved': Skydive pilot killed in plane crash near Niagara Falls
- As doctors leave Puerto Rico in droves, a rapper tries to fill the gaps
- USA TODAY Sports Network's Big Ten football preseason media poll
- A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
- Tobey Maguire's Ex Jennifer Meyer Shares How Gwyneth Paltrow Helped With Her Breakup
- For Appalachian Artists, the Landscape Is Much More Than the Sum of Its Natural Resources
- Carpenter bees sting, but here’s why you’ll want them to keep buzzing around your garden
Recommendation
Hackers hit Rhode Island benefits system in major cyberattack. Personal data could be released soon
U.S. Navy pilot becomes first American woman to engage and kill an air-to-air contact
Keanu Reeves explains why it's good that he's 'thinking about death all the time'
Paris Olympics: LeBron James to Serve as Flagbearer for Team USA at Opening Ceremony
Taylor Swift makes surprise visit to Kansas City children’s hospital
Shop GAP Factory's Epic Sale & Score an Extra 60% off Clearance: $6 Tanks, $9 Pants, $11 Dresses & More
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively Reveal Name of Baby No. 4
Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen's Relationship Hard Launch Is a Total Touchdown