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Personal Information:
Full Name: Gabrielle Christina Victoria
Nickname: Gabby/ Flying Squirrel
Birthdate: December 31, 1995
Place of Birth: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Current Residence: Los Angeles, California
Previous Club(s): Gymstrada Gymnastics, Excalibur Gymnastics, Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute
Current Club: Not yet disclosed
Year she began gymnastics: 2002
How did she get involved in gymnastics: Her older sister talked her mom into enrolling Gabby in gymnastics because she was able to learn skills quickly
Favorite things about gymnastics: Learning new skills and competing for the United States
Favorite Apparatus: Floor and Balance Beam
Current School: Homeschool
Recent Career Highlights:
Full Name: Gabrielle Christina Victoria
Nickname: Gabby/ Flying Squirrel
Birthdate: December 31, 1995
Place of Birth: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Current Residence: Los Angeles, California
Previous Club(s): Gymstrada Gymnastics, Excalibur Gymnastics, Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute
Current Club: Not yet disclosed
Year she began gymnastics: 2002
How did she get involved in gymnastics: Her older sister talked her mom into enrolling Gabby in gymnastics because she was able to learn skills quickly
Favorite things about gymnastics: Learning new skills and competing for the United States
Favorite Apparatus: Floor and Balance Beam
Current School: Homeschool
Recent Career Highlights:
- 2013 Teen Choice Award winner for best female athlete
- Subway Sportswoman of the Year and YoungStars Award at the 2013 BET Awards
- 2012 Olympic Games: 1st place-Team, All Around
- 2012 Visa Championships: 1st place- Uneven Bars; 2nd place- All-Around, 3rd place-Floor
- 2011 World Championships: 1st place-Team
- Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions
- Led the Pledge of Allegiance at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina
- Appeared one Barbara Walters' 10 Most Fascinating People of 2012
- Made a cameo on the hit television series Vampire Diaries
- Released her autobiography, Grace, Gold, and Glory: My Leap of Faith, which debuted at number 4 on The New York Times Young Adult Bestseller List.
- Is the first African American gymnast to win the All Around medal at the Olympic Games
- Is the first American gymnast to win both the Team medal and All Around medal at the Olympic Games
- At the age of 14, Gabby left her house and family in Virginia Beach to train under Liang Chow in West Des Moines, Iowa
- In the Summer of 2013, Gabby left her coach in Iowa and moved to Los Angeles
- Gabby almost quit the sport a few months before the Olympics, but her host-father in Iowa convinced her to remain in the sport