The internet’s obsession with gymnast Gabby Douglas revives itself after she nails her latest routine

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Posted by NBC Olympics on Saturday, March 5, 2016

While the American Cup has no bearing on who will make the Olympic team, crushing it at the annual event sends a message that says, “hey, you’re going to want to watch me when it comes time for Olympic trials.” Douglas would know — this isn’t the first time she’s wowed at the American Cup.

In 2012, she made headlines after posting some of the highest scores of the entire competition. Back then, Douglas was an alternate, so her crazy-high scores, while documented, weren’t counted as part of the official competition. Still, the event thrust her into the spotlight, just a few months before she’d become an Olympic gold medalist.

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Now, at 20, Douglas (along with fellow Olympic hopeful, 21-year-old Aly Raisman) would be among some of the oldest women to ever compete as Olympic gymnasts, Today reports. She’ll face some serious competition from newcomers like 18-year-old Simone Biles to nab one of the coveted spots on the team during the team trials in July.

But an unstoppable women’s gymnastics team has long been a highlight of the summer Olympics. The Magnificent Seven — Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu, Dominique Dawes, Kerri Strug, Amy Chow, Amanda Borden, and Jaycie Phelps— were the first to take home the gold medal for the USA women’s team competition at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Most memorably, perhaps, was Kerri Strug, who injured her ankle during her first vault, then famously landed her second before collapsing.

It wasn’t until 16 years later in London, that another US women’s gymnastics team would capture the hearts (and attention) of America like the Magnificent Seven did. The Fierce Five, (the group initially went by The Fab Five, but later changed their name) which included Gabby Douglas, was a force. They even had their own historical moment on the vault when McKayla Moroney stuck her landing and earned the highest score for the entire competition, helping lead her team to victory.

Getty ImagesKerri Strug is carried by her coach after her first vault (left) and McKayla Moroney sticks her vault landing in 2012 (right).

And of course, who could forget the face that launched a thousand memes.

Still, we’re hopeful Gabby “The Flying Squirrel” Douglas will make another appearance on the Olympic team, and on the podium, this summer.

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