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USA's Gabby Douglas takes gold in women's all-around

August 7, 2012   // 0 Comments

by Kelly Whiteside--Courtesy of USA TODAY London – U.S. gymnast Gabby Douglas made history Thursday, winning the most coveted prize of all, Olympic gold. Douglas, 16, became the first African-American to win the women's all-around title. Douglas led from the start, finishing with with 62.232 points and topping Russia's Victoria Komova who had 61.973. . Russia's Aliya Mustafina took the b...

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