Sunday, August 12, 2012

Who is Alexandra Patricia Morgan?

Who is Alexandra Patricia Morgan? The sporting world knows her as Alex Morgan, she  is an American soccer player from Diamond Bar, California. She is a forward for Seattle Sounders Women and member of the US Women's National Team. Morgan was the youngest player on the USA's roster at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Early life and collegiate career

Morgan was born July 2, 1989 in Diamond Bar, California, the daughter of Pamela S. (née Jeske) and Michael T. Morgan.[1] She attended Diamond Bar High School. As a freshman at the University of California, Berkeley, Morgan was the leading scorer for the Golden Bears with eight goals in 2007. Her last goal of her freshman season came against Stanford in the second round of the 2007 NCAA Tournament, tying the game at 1–1 with less than two minutes left in regulation time and forcing the Cardinal into overtime and then to penalty kicks. However, Stanford prevailed, and went on to the third round of the tournament.[2]
Morgan continued to lead the Golden Bears' scoring during her sophomore season with nine goals in 2008, despite being out for part of the season due to national team commitments.[3] The Golden Bears bowed out of the first round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament while Morgan was playing at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
At the beginning of the 2009 NCAA season, Morgan was named a candidate for the Hermann Trophy Watch List,[4] the first Golden Bear to be considered in this category since Laura Schott in 2001. She scored fourteen goals and eight assists during the Bears' 2009 season.[5]
Morgan is third all-time in goals scored (45) for the Golden Bears.[6]

Club career

Western New York Flash

On January 14, 2011, Morgan was drafted number one overall in the 2011 WPS Draft by the Western New York Flash.[7] She was the first California Golden Bears women's soccer player to be drafted in the first round of Women's Professional Soccer.

International career

Due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury that slowed her progress in 2007, Morgan was not called up to train with the United States under-20 women's national soccer team until April 2008.[8] Her first appearance for the U-20s came at the 2008 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in Puebla, Mexico, where she scored her first international goal against Cuba.[9]
Morgan was named to the United States U-20 women's national team that competed in the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile, scoring a total of four goals in the tournament against France, Argentina and North Korea; her last goal scored against North Korea was subsequently voted the best goal of the tournament,[10] and later FIFA's second-best goal of the year.[11] Morgan's performance on the field earned her the Bronze Shoe as the tournament's third-highest scorer and the Silver Ball as the tournament's second-best player behind teammate Sydney Leroux.[12]
She has been capped by the senior national team, first appearing as a substitute in a match versus Mexico in March 2010,[13] and scored her first international goal after coming on as a substitute against China in October 2010. Her most important goal to date came a month later in a crucial road game against Italy, with a Women's World Cup berth on the line for the United States.[14]
Morgan was on the national team that placed second in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was the youngest player on the U.S. roster. On July 13, 2011, she scored her first FIFA Women's World Cup goal in the 82nd minute of the semi-final matchup against France, giving the USA a 3–1 lead and ultimately, the victory. She scored the first goal (69') in the FIFA World Cup Final against Japan after coming on as a substitute at the half, as well as assisting on the Abby Wambach header (104') for a goal in extra time.
Morgan's strong form for the USA was shown when she was nominated for breakthrough athlete of the year at the 2012 ESPY Award. [15]

2012 Summer Olympics

On August 9, she won gold with the USA Women's football team.

International goals

Honors

Club

Western New York Flash

International

Individual

Personal life

She met her current boyfriend Servando Carrasco, a defensive midfielder for the Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer, in her first year at University of California. [16] Alex appeared in the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue appearing in a section of athletes in body paint.[17] She supports FC Barcelona.[18]
























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Who is Hope Amelia Solo?

Who is Hope Amelia Solo? The sporting world knows her as Hope Solo, she  is an American soccer goalkeeper playing for the Seattle Sounders Women. Solo has played for the United States women's national soccer team since 2000.

Background

Solo was  born July 30, 1981 in Richland, Washington on July 30, 1981.[1][2] Her father Jeffrey, of Italian descent who grew up in the Bronx, was a sometimes-homeless Vietnam War veteran. It was Jeffrey who taught her how to play soccer. Although her parents divorced when she was six and she lived with her mother, Solo maintained a close relationship with her father, who continued to be a major influence in her life until his sudden death of heart failure in June 2007.[3][4][5]

Amateur and Collegiate career

Solo has played soccer with the Three Rivers Soccer Club in the Tri-Cities. As a forward at Richland High School, Solo scored 109 goals, leading her team to three consecutive league titles from 1996–1998 and a state championship in her senior year.[6] She was twice named a Parade All American. At the University of Washington, Solo switched to the goalkeeper position and was the team's all-time leader in shutouts, saves, and goals-against average (GAA). She was a four-time All-Pac-10 selection and a three-time NSAA All-American.

Club career

Following her college career, Solo was drafted for the now defunct WUSA team Philadelphia Charge in 2003. She made 19 league appearances for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC of Göteborg, Sweden in the Swedish Premier Division in 2004[7] and played for Olympique Lyonnais in the French First Division in 2005. She made seven appearances for the French club.[8] She now plays for the Sounders Women.

Saint Louis Athletica

On September 16, 2008, Solo was one of the three players drafted for Saint Louis Athletica in the WPS allocation of national team members, with the new league starting play in April 2009. Solo let in six goals in the first four games as Athletica got off to a very slow 0–2–2 start in their first season. She conceded eight goals in her next 13 games and finished the season with eight shutouts. In 2009 Solo was named the WPS Goalkeeper of the Year.

Atlanta Beat

In May 2010 the Saint Louis Athletica folded and Solo signed with another WPS team, Atlanta Beat, along with two St. Louis teammates.[9] As her previous number (1) was taken, she took #78 for the Beat. Solo's comments on social networking website Twitter led to two separate controversies; after she accused Boston vBreakers supporters of offensive chanting and racism, then questioned the integrity of match officials and the league itself following the Beat's 1–0 defeat to Washington Freedom.[10] The second outburst resulted in a $2,500 fine and one-game suspension.[11] After the end of the season, Solo underwent surgery on her right shoulder on September 22.[12]

magicJack

Ahead of the 2011 Women's Professional Soccer season, Solo signed for a new franchise magicJack. After one season with the magicJack, the club lost its franchise on October 25, 2011 in the soon to be folded WPS league.

Seattle Sounders Women

On February 14, 2012, it was announced that Solo had signed with the Seattle Sounders Women.[13]

International career

Solo played for U.S. junior national soccer teams before joining the full U.S. national team in 2000. Her senior debut came in an 8–0 win over Iceland at Davidson, North Carolina in April 2000.[14] She was named a member of the Olympic team in 2004, making the 2004 Olympics in Athens as an alternate. Solo has been the team's first choice goalkeeper since 2005. She has recorded several clean sheets and once went 1,054 minutes without allowing a goal, a streak that ended in a 4–1 victory against France in the Algarve Cup.

2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

Solo was the starting goalkeeper for the United States in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, giving up two goals in four games including consecutive shutouts of Sweden, Nigeria and England. Heading into the semifinal match against Brazil, U.S. coach Greg Ryan benched Solo in favor of 36-year-old veteran U.S. keeper Briana Scurry, who had a strong history of performance against the Brazilians but had not played a complete game in three months.[15] The U.S. lost to Brazil 4–0, ending a 51–game (regulation time) undefeated streak, while playing much of the match with only 10 players after midfielder Shannon Boxx received two yellow cards at the end of the first half.

Post-2007 World Cup fallout

In an impromptu interview following the match, a clearly upset[16] Solo criticized Ryan's decision. "It was the wrong decision, and I think anybody that knows anything about the game knows that. There's no doubt in my mind I would have made those saves. And the fact of the matter is it's not 2004 anymore. It's not 2004. And it's 2007, and I think you have to live in the present. And you can't live by big names. You can't live in the past. It doesn't matter what somebody did in an Olympic gold medal game in the Olympics three years ago. Now is what matters, and that's what I think."[17][18] Many viewed her comments as being critical of Scurry's performance, although Solo released an apologetic statement the following day saying that was not her intent.[19] On September 29, 2007, coach Greg Ryan announced that Solo would not be with the team and would not play in the third-place match against Norway the following day.[20][21] Team captain Kristine Lilly stated that the decision on Solo was made by the team as a group.[22] The U.S. went on to win against Norway 4–1.
Solo was named to the U.S. women's national soccer team roster for the post-World Cup tour, but she did not attend the first workout ahead of the first game against Mexico. Even though the players' contract with the federation stipulated that anyone on the World Cup roster had the right to play in the tour, she did not play in any of the three games against Mexico, being replaced by Briana Scurry for the first and third matches, and Nicole Barnhart for the second. The third match against Mexico, on October 20, 2007, marked the end of the U.S. women's national team's 2007 season. The team regrouped in January 2008 to begin preparations for the 2008 Summer Olympics.[23] Ryan left the team after his contract was not renewed in December 2007. [24]

2008 Summer Olympics


On June 23, 2008, it was announced Solo would be the starting goalkeeper for the U.S. team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In a reversal of roles from the 2004 Olympics, Brianna Scurry did not make the team, though she was an alternate. On August 21, the U.S. women's team won the gold medal by defeating Brazil 1–0 in extra time, in no small measure due to Solo's performance as she stopped an energetic Brazilian attack, making save after save.[25] After the team won gold, Solo appeared on NBC Today Show, and she stated in a 2012 article appearing in ESPN The Magazine that she was drunk while on air. "When we were done partying, we got out of our dresses, got back into our stadium coats and, at 7 a.m. with no sleep, went on the Today show drunk."[26]

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

Despite missing much of the qualifying campaign with a shoulder injury, Solo was named to the U.S. roster for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.[27] After keeping clean sheets in group C wins over North Korea and Colombia, Solo conceded two goals in the 2–1 loss to Sweden which consigned the Americans to second place in the group and a quarterfinal meeting with Brazil.
The quarterfinal match between the U.S. and Brazil was sent into a penalty shoot-out after U.S. forward Abby Wambach tied the game at 2–2 in stoppage time at the end of extra-time. Solo saved the third Brazil penalty kick by Daiane, helping the U.S. secure a semifinal spot against France.[28] After the quarterfinal victory, Solo commented on the performance and spirit of the U.S. players during the match, "Even when we were a player down and a goal behind in extra time, you sensed that something was going to happen," and added that "[the] team kept fighting. You can't teach that. It's a feeling – and we play with that feeling."[28]
Solo became the twenty-seventh American woman, and second goalkeeper, to reach 100 caps with her start in the 3–1 semifinal win over France.[29] Talking to the media after the match, Solo reflected upon the tournament so far, "It was a hard-fought road [...] It hasn't been easy, but this is where we expected to be. We came this far, we better go all the way."[29]
In the final, the U.S. team lost 3–1 in a penalty shootout to Japan, after twice taking the lead in an eventual 2–2 draw. Solo expressed admiration for the Japanese team and offered her congratulations.[30] Solo won the "Golden Glove" award for best goalkeeper, and the "Bronze Ball" award for her overall performance. She was also featured in the "All-star" team of the tournament.[31]

2012 Summer Olympics

Leading up to the Summer Olympics, Solo received a public warning from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) after a June 15 urine test concluded the banned substance Canrenone had been detected. Solo said in a statement she had been prescribed a pre-menstrual medication and was not aware it contained any banned substances. She cooperated with the USADA and provided them with the necessary information to prove that it was a mistake. Her story checked out and she was cleared with a public warning. [32] The positive test did not require Solo to withdraw from any pre-Olympic matches. On August 9, she won gold with the USA Women's football team.

Other activities

Solo was a contestant on the 13th season of Dancing with the Stars. Her partner was Maksim Chmerkovskiy and she was eliminated in the semi-final round. She appeared nude in ESPN's 2011 "Body Issue." [33]
Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1 Viennese Waltz/ "Satellite" 7 7 7 Safe
2 Jive/"Girlfriend" 6 7 6 Safe
3 Cha-Cha-Cha/"Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" 8 8 8 Last to be called Safe
4 Foxtrot/"You've Got a Friend in Me" 8 8 8 Safe
5 Tango/"Livin' on a Prayer" 8 8 8 Last to be called Safe
6 Rumba/"Seasons of Love" 7 6 7 Last to be called Safe
Group Broadway Dance/"Big Spender" & "Money Money" No Scores Given
7 Samba/"Werewolves of London" 8 8 8 Safe
Team Paso Doble/"Bring Me To Life" 9 8 9
8 Quickstep/"Valerie" 9 9 9 Safe
Instant Jive/"The Best Damn Thing" 8 9 8
9 Paso Doble/"Can't Be Tamed" 7 7 7 Eliminated
Argentine Tango/"Whatever Lola Wants" 8 8 8
Cha-Cha-Cha Relay/"I Like How It Feels" Awarded 4 Points





















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Saturday, August 4, 2012

Who is The Dance Crew that won ABDC, the Jabbawockeez?

Who is the Jabbawockeez? The entertainment & dance world knows the Jabbawockeez as a seven-member, male, hip-hop dance crew best known for being the winners of the first season of America's Best Dance Crew.
 They were initially formed by members Kevin "KB" Brewer, Phil "Swagger
Boy" Tayag, & Joe "Punkee" Larot under the name "3 Muskee". By 2004,
 their members included Ben "B-Tek" Chung, Chris "Cristyle" Gatdula,
Rynan "Kid Rainen" Paguio, and Jeff "Phi" Nguyen. The Jabbawockeez do
not have a leader of the group; choreography for their performances as
well as music and design choices are made as a collective unit.[4] They always perform wearing white masks (rare they wear other colour mask) and white gloves.[4]

Contents




 Early Career


Phil "Swagger Boy" Tayag, Kevin "KB" Brewer, and Joe "Punkee" Larot
began performing as a trio called "Three Musky" in Sacramento,
California while wearing white masks and gloves. The mask and glove
motif was adopted as a tribute to the 1960s San Francisco strutting crew
 Medea Sirkas. Gary "Gee One" Kendall and Randy "DJ Wish One" Bernal
were both members of the MindTricks dance crew who were active in the
San Francisco Bay Area. Both the MindTricks dance crew and the Three
Muskee were friends and associates with each other. Tayag, Brewer, and
Larot all later moved to the San Diego area and what began as an effort
to start a Southern California chapter of the MindTricks crew later
evolved into JabbaWockeeZ.

Established in 2003[4]
 in San Diego, California, Jabbawockeez is the brainchild of the "Three
Musky" who wanted to showcase freestyle dance. The name Jabbawockeez,
coined by Joe Larot, was inspired by the fantastical monster from the Lewis Carroll nonsense poem Jabberwocky.[4]
 The white masks and gloves from Phil, Kevin, and Joe's performances as
Three Musky were adopted as the visual signature of the group. In San
Diego, through Gary's connections, the Jabbawockeez added b-boys
 Rynan "Kid Rainen" Paguio and Chris "Cristyle" Gatdula to the group.
The original seven member iteration of the Jabbawockeez began performing
 as a group in 2004. This lineup consisted of Gary, Randy, Phil, Kevin,
Joe, Rynan, and Chris.

Jabbawockeez rounded out their numbers with additional members, bringing their total to eleven. Phoenix native Jeff "Phi" Nguyen had met Rynan Paguio at various Los Angeles area auditions and performances and earned a spot in the Jabbawockeez in 2004 by battling Kevin Brewer.[4] The Jabbawockeez also brought Kaba Modern
 alumnus Ben "B-Tek" Chung and b-boys Eddie "Eddiestyles" Gutierrez and
Saso "Saso Fresh" Jimenez into the fold. Stylistically, the Jabbawockeez
 style of dance features an eclectic mix of various urban styles,
primarily popping & b-boying, along with a careful synchronicity to choreography which one member dubs "Beat-Kune-Do" (a play on the word "Jeet Kune Do", a martial arts style created by Bruce Lee). In 2007, the JabbaWockeeZ appeared on the second season of America's Got Talent.
 Performing with nine members, the group was eliminated in the Las Vegas
 callbacks episode. In 2008, they auditioned and were accepted onto the
first season of America's Best Dance Crew.

America's Best Dance Crew


The Jabbawockeez auditioned a seven-member contingent for the first season of America's Best Dance Crew,
 because of crew member limits imposed by the show. Originally, the ABDC
 group was supposed to consist of Gary Kendell, Phil Tayag, Kevin
Brewer, Joe Larot, Rynan Paguio, Chris Gatdula, and Phi Nguyen; however,
 Gary died that year, and Joe suffered a knee injury during the audition
 rounds. The group chose Ben Chung to replace Joe on the show and left
Gary's spot vacant, proceeding with six members. They eventually went on
 to become the winners of the show. The win earned the crew $100,000
(USD).[5]

 Season 1 performance

WeekChallengeMusicResult
Live Audition SpecialNone"We Came Here to Party (Remix)" by Tony YayoSafe
1: Crew's Choice ChallengeNone"Apologize" by Timbaland ft. OneRepublicSafe
2: Video Star ChallengeCrews must duplicate

choreography in assigned

music video		"Ice Box" by OmarionSafe
3: Dance Craze ChallengeCrews must create the

illusion of defying gravity		"Lean wit It, Rock wit It" by Dem Franchize BoyzSafe
4: Movie Character ChallengeCharacter: Thieves"Ayo Technology" by 50 Cent ft. Justin TimberlakeSafe
5: Thriller ChallengeIncorporate Michael Jackson's moves in their routine"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" by Michael JacksonSafe
6: Broadway Remixed Challenge"Partners:"

Kaba Modern

Status Quo

BreakSk8		"It's the Hard Knock Life" (mastermix) from the musical AnnieSafe
The Charleston"All That Jazz" (mastermix) from the musical ChicagoSafe
7: Evolution of Street DanceCrews must tell the

history of hip-hop dance

using the same five songs		"Funkytown" by Lipps Inc

"It's Like That" by Run DMC & Jason Nevins

"It's Just Begun" by Jimmy Castor Bunch

"Push It" by Salt N Pepa

"Bye Bye Bye" by N'Sync

"Get Buck in Here" by DJ Felli Fel		Bottom 2
Encore Round"The Red Pill" (mastermix of "The Time Is Now (Bambino Casino Remix)"
by Moloko and "Red Dragon" by Swollen Members) by District 78		Safe
8: The Live Finale"Partners:"

Kaba Modern

Fysh N Chicks		"Tell Me When to Go" by E-40 ft. Keak da SneakChampions
"Partner:"

Status Quo		Step routine
Champion's Encore"Stronger" by Kanye West


 Post-ABDC career


Since ABDC, the Jabbawockeez have appeared in a Pepsi,[6][4] and Gatorade commercial,[4] and performed on Dancing with the Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, The Ellen DeGeneres Show,[7] and Live with Regis and Kelly. They also made a cameo appearance in Step Up 2 The Streets,[8] launched their own clothing line, and toured with New Kids on the Block,[4][9] and Jesse McCartney.[4] Along with the ABDC season 2 winner, Super Cr3w, Jabbawockeez were the opening act for the Battle of the VMAs ABDC special.[10][11] The group also made an appearance on Cycle 13 of America's Next Top Model during the episode "Dance With Me" to help the contestants learn how to convey emotions with their bodies.

On February 15, 2009, they accompanied and danced with NBA All-Star center Shaquille O'Neal in his NBA All-Star Game player introduction.[12] On October 16, 2009, they performed in front of a crowd of 35,000 at the University of Florida's Gator Growl.[13]


 Australia tour


The Jabbawockeez toured Australia from August 28 to August 30, 2009.
The three-day tour was for Australian fans who were unable to see the
crew due to the cancellation of the Australian leg of New Kids on the
Block's Full Service Tour. The group performed in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane and made several appearances on MTV Iggy.

 Other ABDC appearances


On April 15, 2010 the Jabbawockeez returned to the ABDC stage for the
 Champions for Charity episode along with the other 4 champions Super
Cr3w, Quest Crew, We Are Heroes, and newly titled Season 5 champions
Poreotix. Each crew was to benefit a charity,the Jabbawockeez had been
working with a cancer survivor who, after having his left leg amputated,
 went on to become a successful Paralympic skier and create a social
networking site for amputees to ask questions, get answers and develop
an active community. In their performance they introduced a new routine
that no one had seen before and a new song that was put on their album
Mus.I.C produced by The Bangerz, Robot Remains. That night the Robot
Remains Mixtape was released for a free download at www.thebangerz.com.
For the season finale of season 6 of ABDC the Jabbawockeez made an
appearance along with the other champions as they brought in the season 6
 champions I.aM.mE.The crew performed into a mastermix entitled
Devastating Stereo.


 Las Vegas show


On May 7,2010, the Jabbawockeez debuted their own live stage special at the MGM Grand Hollywood Theater in Las Vegas, entitled MÜS.I.C. They are the first dance crew to headline a show in Las Vegas.[4] The show ran from May 7 to May 26 and included members from Super Cr3w, the winners of season two of America's Best Dance Crew.
 Music for the show was produced by DJ collective, The Bangerz. Since
its initial run at the MGM Grand, the show moved to the Monte Carlo
Resort and Casino where it ran five nights a week and is now at Jupiters
 Casino on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.


 JBWKZ Records


Since their MÜS.I.C show, the Jabbawockeez made an album
consisting of all the songs that they used in the show. It was released
March 1, 2011 on iTunes. Since this time, they have been working to
establish JBWKZ Records by promoting fellow member Phil "Swagger Boy"
Tayag, who was a part of the indie hip-hop group KNGDM with his brother
P.C. and friend Kilo. KNGDM released "The Goodbye Mixtape" in 2010,
which included a song by Phil titled, "Ima Get It". Phil released an EP
 on February 12, 2012, titled "Privileged", along with two videos on the
 Jabbawockeez YouTube channel for "Ima Get It" and "F N G". "F N G"
featured Phil's brother and former KNGDM member P.C. The album is
available on iTunes and was released on JBWKZ Records. The video for
"Ima Get It" was directed by fellow Jabawockeez member Chris Gatdula.
The song "F N G" was featured on the soundtrack of the 2012 movie
"Project X".

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Who is Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas?

Who is Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas? The sports world knows her as Gabby Douglas is an American artistic gymnast. As a member of the U.S. Women's Gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won gold medals in both the individual and team all-around competitions. Douglas is the first African-American and first woman of color in Olympic history to become the individual all-around champion, and the first American gymnast to win gold in both the individual all-around and team competitions at the same Olympics. She was also a member of the gold-winning U.S. team at the 2011 World Championships.

Early life

Douglas was born December 31, 1995 began training in gymnastics at age six when her older sister, Arielle, convinced their mother to enroll her in gymnastics classes.[2] When she was eight years old, Douglas won an all-around gymnastics award for her level at the 2004 Virginia State Championships.[3]

2010

Douglas made her national debut at the 2010 Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup, a televised Level 10 meet held in Worcester, Massachusetts, where Douglas placed fourth all-around.[4]
Her first elite meet was the 2010 CoverGirl Classic in Chicago, Illinois, where Douglas placed third on balance beam, 6th on vault and 9th all-around in the junior division.[4]
At the 2010 U.S. Junior National Championships, Douglas won the silver medal on balance beam, placed fourth all-around and on vault, and tied for eighth on floor exercise.[4]
At the 2010 Pan American Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico, Douglas won the uneven bars title, and she won a share of the U.S. team gold medal. She also placed fifth all-around.[4]
Douglas moved from Virginia Beach, Virginia to West Des Moines, Iowa in October at the age of 14 to train under Liang Chow, the former coach of 2008 Summer Olympics gold medal-winner Shawn Johnson.[5]

2011

At the City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy, Douglas won a share of the U.S. team gold medal. She also placed second on floor, tied for third on beam, and placed fourth in the all-around and on vault.[4]
Douglas earned the silver medal in uneven bars at the CoverGirl Classic in Chicago.[4]
At the 2011 U.S. National Championships In St. Paul, Minnesota, Douglas tied for third on bars and placed seventh all-around.[4]
At the 2011 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, Douglas shared in the team gold medal won by the U.S. Douglas also placed fifth in uneven bars.[6][7]

2012

At the AT&T American Cup at Madison Square Garden in March, Douglas received the highest total all-around score in the women's competition, ahead of her teammate and current world champion Jordyn Wieber. However, her scores did not count towards winning the competition because she was an alternate.[8]
Later in March, she was part of the gold-winning U.S. team at the Pacific Rim Championships, where she also won gold in uneven bars.[9]
At the 2012 U.S. National Championships in June, Douglas won the gold medal in uneven bars, silver in the all-around, and bronze in floor. Martha Karolyi, the National Team Coordinator for USA Gymnastics, nicknamed Douglas the "Flying Squirrel" for her aerial performance on the uneven bars.[10][11][12]
After winning a spot on the U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics team, Douglas and her teammates were featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated on the July 18, 2012 Olympic Preview issue. This marked the first time an entire Olympic gymnastics team had been featured on the cover of the magazine.[13] She appeared on Rock Center with Brian Williams on July 19, where she discussed her family background and Olympic ambitions.[14] On July 20, Douglas was featured on one of five Olympic covers released that day for Time magazine.[15]

Summer Olympics

On July 31, Douglas and her teammates, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross and Jordyn Wieber, won the team all-around gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[16] On August 2, Douglas won the gold medal in the individual all-around, becoming the first African-American woman and first woman of color to win the event.[17][18][19][20] She is also the first American gymnast ever to win both the team and individual all-around gold at the same Olympics.[21]
Douglas is scheduled to take part in the finals of uneven bars on August 6 and balance beam on August 7.

Personal life

Douglas is the daughter of Timothy Douglas and Natalie Hawkins.[22] When Douglas moved to Iowa to train under Liang Chow, Douglas and her sister had to convince their mother to let Douglas leave Virginia and live with a host family in West Des Moines.[23][24]. Douglas is a devout Christian. In a post-win interview she said that “all the glory” for her win goes “to God. She also tweeted her thanks to God, stressing “may I never forget the good things he does for me.” After her victory, she was quoted as saying: “And I give all the glory to God, It's kind of a win-win situation. The glory goes up to Him and the blessings fall down on me.”[25]



















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