Gymnastics fans could have to attend a bit bit longer to see Gabby Douglas make her long-awaited comeback: The Olympian announced on Instagram that she will likely be withdrawing from the 2024 Winter Cup on February 24 after testing positive for COVID-19.
“I’m so sad to say that I won’t be competing this weekend,” Douglas wrote in her post on February 22. “I used to be so excited to get back on the competition floor…I’m crushed, but I’ll see you guys soon!”
The Winter Cup—largely considered considered one of the earliest tune-ups for gymnasts eyeing the 2024 Paris Olympics—would have been Douglas’s first meet in nearly eight years; she last hit the mat throughout the 2016 Rio Games. In the years since, the three-time Olympic gold medalist has kept a low profile, posting in 2022 that she was “taking a step back from the socials” to work on herself and her mental health.
“I actually have carried a heavy weight on my back for quite a while and it has weighed me down, physically, mentally, and emotionally,” Douglas wrote in August of 2022. “I refuse to be defeated by this weight, I refuse to be hardened by this weight. I would like to feel light and completely satisfied again.”
Almost one 12 months later, she returned to Instagram, posting a photograph of herself soaring in a split over the balance beam to announce her return to gymnastics. In her caption, Douglas said she spent the time journaling, reflecting, and soul-searching until she found herself back on the mat.
“For a few years, I’ve had an ache in my heart, but I didn’t wish to keep carrying anger, pain, sadness, or regret, and thru my tears and hurt, I’ve found peace,” she wrote. “I wanted to seek out the enjoyment again for the game that I absolutely love doing. I do know I actually have an enormous task ahead of me and I’m beyond grateful and excited to get back out on the ground.”
Over the previous couple of months, Douglas shared just a few photos and videos showing she was back on the gym training. But she didn’t reveal her specific plans until earlier this month, when she told NBC News that she was planning to take part in the 2024 Winter Cup in Louisville, Kentucky. While she was prepping for all 4 apparatuses—beam, floor, bars, and vault—she admitted she was paying “a bit more” attention to her marquee event (the identical one by which she earned the nickname “The Flying Squirrel” for her gravity-defying releases.)
According to NBC, Douglas was slated to be the oldest gymnast competing on the Winter Cup on the age of 28. She told in January that she loves how the game has evolved since her first Games in 2012—then it was more of a young girl’s game; now, a lot of athletes are older, calmer, and more composed. “It just shows everyone that you just don’t should be 16 or 17 to maintain going,” she said. “We’re going to push that boundary of age.”
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