In the news|August 05, 2012 08:10 EDT
Gabby Douglas Praises God; Christian Gymnast Thankful After Winning All-Around Gold at Olympics 2012
American Olympic gold medal winning gymnast Gabby Douglas has praised God following her amazing win in the Women's Gymnastics All-Around event in London on Thursday.
A score of 62.232 was enough to give Douglas victory and hold off tough competition from her Russian competitors.
Douglas' victory makes her the first African-American woman to ever win the gold medal in the Women's Gymnastics All-Around, making her mark in U.S. Olympic history.
Following her emotional win the 16-year-old gave an interview with NBC and celebrated the moment by praising God and offering her thanks for an amazing blessing.
Photo: Known as the "Fab Five," the 2012 U.S. Olympic women's gymnastics team include Jordyn Wieber, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Kyla Ross, and McKayla Maroney.
"It is everything I thought it would be; being the Olympic champion, it definitely is an amazing feeling.
And I give all the glory to God. It's kind of a win-win situation. The glory goes up to him and the blessings fall down on me," Douglas testified in the interview.
Later she also took to social networking site Twitter to continue her praise. She tweeted: "Let all that I am praise the LORD; may I never forget the good things He does for me."
