Gabby Douglas' struggles on uneven bars reveal the downside to
sudden fame.
GELLED HAIR DON'T CARE
Via Sports-Kings
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15 days ago
US gymnast Gabby Douglas responded to the people who criticized her hair on Twitter after she won a gold medal in the women's all-around.
Via The Mark Graham Sports Blog
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14 days ago
You know it must have been a slow news day, when FOX News targeted gold medal winning gymnast Gabby Douglas for her "un-patriotic" uniforms.
Really.
FOX News reporter Alisyn Camerota took issue with it when she said that the "famous flag-style outfits" of past Olympics have been replaced by "yellow shirts, grey track suits and pink leotards"
Camerota...
Via Sports-Glory
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14 days ago
The men's and women's Olympic gymnastics competition comes to a close on Tuesday. Here is what to watch:
Women's Balance Beam
The U.S., Russia, Romania, and China will each feature two contenders in a battle of four major powerhouses in women's gymnastics.
The United States will have all-around gold and silver medalist Gabby Douglas, and Aly Raisman competing...
Via AP on Fox
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15 days ago
Women's gymnastics all-around champion Gabby Douglas likes her hairstyle just fine, thanks.
The 16-year-old said Sunday she was a little confused when she logged onto her computer after winning her second gold medal in three days and discovered people were debating her pulled-back look.
''I don't know where this is coming from. What's wrong with my hair?'...
Via AP on Fox
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15 days ago
Court records show that the mother of Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas filed for bankruptcy earlier this year in Virginia.
Documents filed in January in the Eastern District of Virginia show Natalie Hawkins filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy, which allows a person to reorganize their finances and pay down debt over several years.
The documents list Hawkins as having assets totaling ...
Via AP on Fox
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15 days ago
Women's gymnastics all-around champion Gabby Douglas likes her hairstyle just fine, thanks.
The 16-year-old said Sunday she was a little confused when she logged onto her computer after winning her second gold medal in three days and discovered people were debating her pulled-back look.
''I don't know where this is coming from. What's wrong with my hair?'...
Via Rumors and Rants
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13 days ago
Gymnastics team competition and all-around competition gold medalist Gabby Douglas’s hair is not a controversy. It is if you’re a complete idiot, aren’t paying attention, or endorse Internet bullying. But otherwise, it’s not a real controversy, so everyone shut the hell up.
This girl should not have to comment on your stupid question just because some one...
Via Larry Brown Sports
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16 days ago
NBC apologized for the timing of one of its commercials that featured a monkey on the Olympic rings. The commercial was promoting NBC’s upcoming sitcom “Animal Practice” and it aired immediately after Bob Costas discussed Gabby Douglas’ gold-medal winning effort in the women’s all-around gymnastics. You can see the awkward segue below:
The poorly-timed...
Via AP on Fox
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14 days ago
Russia's Aliya Mustafina claimed gold in the women's uneven bars Monday, ending American Gabby Douglas' stranglehold on the top of the podium.
Douglas would finish out of the medals, coming in eighth after a pair of significant corrections during her routine.
Mustafina was delighted to finally get Russia a gold in gymnastics. Beth Tweddle was thrilled to finally get...
Via AP on Fox
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16 days ago
Gabby Douglas and the rest of the Fierce Five might have to learn how to share.
After hogging the gymnastics golds to themselves so far, the Americans will find their prospects a little tougher when the event finals start Sunday.
Sure, McKayla Maroney is considered a shoo-in on vault, with the gap between her and everyone else so great it's a wonder they haven't already...
Via Busted Coverage
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13 days ago
You know who is giving us a new perspective on the Olympics? Black guys on Twitter. Like clockwork, every day, they come out of the woodwork and spit knowledge on any and every sport of the London games. Today, a lot of time and effort went into ripping crying Olympians and the legless track star, Oscar Pistorius. Oh and one guy gets pissed at his dad for spoiling Gabby Douglas...
Via Eye On Sports with Eric Williams
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12 days ago
It’s a damn shame to say, but apparently, a bunch of black women across the nation agree with racist radio host Don Imus, who, in a 2007 on-air conversation with executive producer Bernard McGuirk, referred to Rutgers’ women’s basketball team as some “rough girls” that looked like “nappy-headed ho’s”.If you don’t remember the conversation…here is the main excerpt...
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