Sixteen-year-old Gabby Douglas will have the honor of representing the U.S. Gymnastics team in the 2012 London Games thanks to her victory yesterday at the 2012 Olympic trials in San Jose, where she defeated favored Jordyn Wieber.
The victory was a bit of redemption for Douglas, who lost to Wieber at the 2012 Visa National Championship. Wieber held a 0.3 lead over Douglas after the first day of the trials, but Douglas shook off some large balance checks during her beam routine to defeat Wieber by one-tenth of a point.
“I just give all the glory to God. He’s just blessed me so much,” Douglas told reporters. “I’m so excited and honored to do my duties in London for Team USA.”
Wieber shouldn’t feel too bad, as she is a shoe-in to make the four-woman roster as a coach’s selection. After the automatic selection, coaches pick the final three women, which often creates controversy when somebody is left off the team who was expected to be chosen.
