In 2012, Gabby Douglas was an adorable tiny underdog who won the all-around gold medal in gymnastics at the London Olympics. This weekend, at the City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy, she was the veteran trying to make a comeback. The shining moments of a gymnast's career are cruelly brief. In American gymnastics, comebacks are nearly impossible. But Douglas looked incredibly good at her first competition in more than two years.

 

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