Gabby performs at the 2012 Olympic Games in London England LONDON CALLING Gabby Douglas stood at the end of the runway Her pink leotard twinkled under the lights She was competing in the women's gymnastics individual all around final at the 2012 Olympic Games in London England Thousands of fans in the stadium cheered for Gabby Millions more watched on television
The all around at the Olympics is the world's biggest gymnastics competition Gymnasts from all over the world came to London to try to take home the gold medal Gabby wanted it for herself The first event in the all around was the vault Gabby raced down the runway She jumped from the vaulting horse and flew high into the air She spun and twisted before landing on her feet It was a great vault Gabby's score put her in first place Gabby twists off the vaulting horse during the all around competition o
Gabby keeps her eyes on the bar Next was the uneven bars This is usually Gabby's best event She soars higher above the bars than other gymnasts She flies from bar to bar with ease Gabby put up a good score But
she finished third behind Russia's Aliya Mustafina and Victoria Komova Gabby would have to do better in the final two events if she wanted to win the all around But she wasn't worried My message is to never quit never give up Gabby said When you have a little trouble here and there just keep fighting In the end it will pay off The balance beam was up next This event had given Gabby trouble in the past At the 2012 Visa Championships in Saint Louis Missouri she fell off the beam If she had not fallen Gabby would have won the USA national championship She needed to do better in London if she wanted the gold medal Gabby's nickname is the Flying Squirrel She soars so high it almost looks like she's flying
