"Go Gabby go!" Oprah Winfrey tweeted to Gabrielle Douglas. No pressure. The physical prodigy, all 4 feet 11 inches has been known to fly on the uneven bars. Now 16, she left her hometown of Virginia Beach two years ago to train with Olympic level coaches in Iowa. It was a struggle to separate from her tightly knit family, but it paid off.
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"Go Gabby go!" Oprah Winfrey tweeted to Gabrielle Douglas. No pressure. The physical prodigy, all 4 feet 11 inches has been known to fly on the uneven bars. Now 16, she left her hometown of Virginia Beach two years ago to train with Olympic level coaches in Iowa. It was a struggle to separate from her tightly knit family, but it paid off.