Gymnast Nastia Liukin Attends Kids Choice Sports Awards

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Los Angeles, California - Twenty four year old gymnast Nastia Liukin looked simply beautiful in a white dress with silver high heels on the red carpet for the first ever 2014 Kids Choice Sports Awards held at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion on July 17, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.

Anastasia Valeryevna "Nastia" Liukin born October 30, 1989 is a retired Russian-American artistic gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic individual all-around Champion, the 2005 and 2007 World Champion on the balance beam, and the 2005 World Champion on the uneven bars. She is also a four-time all-around U.S. National Champion, winning twice as a junior and twice as a senior. With nine World Championships medals, seven of them individual, Liukin is tied with Shannon Miller for the second-highest tally of World Championship medals (among US gymnasts); Liukin also tied Miller's record as the American gymnast having won the most medals in a single non-boycotted Olympic Games.

Liukin was a key member of the U.S. senior team. Liukin represented the United States at three World

Gymnast Gabrielle Douglas Attends Kids Choice Sports Awards

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Los Angeles, California - Eighteen year old Gymnast Gabrielle Douglas looked simply fabulous wearing a pink sequin crop top and skirt with silver high heels on the red carpet for the first ever 2014 Kids Choice Sports Awards held at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion on July 17, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.

Gabrielle Christina Victoria "Gabby" Douglas is an American artistic gymnast. As a member of the U.S. Women's Gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won gold medals in both the individual all-around and team competitions.

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Gabrielle Douglas Turns Eighteen Today

Gymnast Gabrielle Douglas from Virginia Beach, Virginia  celebrates a very special birthday today as she turns eighteen.

Gabrielle Christina Victoria "Gabby" Douglas is an American artistic gymnast. As a member of the U.S. Women's Gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won gold medals in both the individual all-around and team competitions.

You can wish Gabrielle a very Happy 18th Birthday by going to her twitter here.

Very Happy Birthday Gabrielle Douglas!! We hope you have a wonderful day and upcoming year.

Gabrielle Douglas: "Star Trek Into Darkness" DVD Release Event

Los Angeles, California - Seventeen year Olympic gymnast Gabrielle Douglas looked gorgeous wearing a
pink dress with silver flats to the "Star Trek Into Darkness" Blu-ray/DVD Release Event at the California Science Center on September 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.

Gabrielle Christina Victoria "Gabby" Douglas is an American artistic gymnast. As a member of the U.S. Women's Gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won gold medals in both the individual and team all-around competitions.

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BREAKING SPORTS NEWS: Biles wins women's all-around at 2013 P&G Championships

Hartford, Connecticut - 2013 AT&T American Cup silver medalist Simone BIles of Spring, Texas/Bannon's Gymnastix, won the senior women's all-around title at the P&G Gymnastics Championships at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. Biles posted an all-around total of 120.450 points, followed closely by 2012 Olympic gold-medalist Kyla Ross of Aliso Viejo, Calif./Gym-Max, at 120.250 points, and Brenna Dowell of Odessa, Mo./Great American Gymnastics Express, with 116.550 points.

Biles, who earned silver medals on all four individual events, began her competition on balance beam with a solid routine that included a flip flop, flip flop, full-twisting double back dismount for 15.000 points. On floor, she smiled and soared through a double-twisting double back, a double layout and a full-twisting double tuck for 14.950 points. In the third rotation, Biles landed a clean Amanar, scoring 15.800 points. Biles finished the meet on uneven bars, scoring 14.200 points for a routine that included a Weiler-half to Maloney combination, a piked Tkatchev and a full twisting double tuck dismount.

With four cleanly executed routines, Ross won the all-around silver medal. On floor, Ross earned a score of 14.500 points for a routine that included a high Arabian double front to stag jump for her first pass and a double tuck dismount. In the second rotation, Ross' double-twisting Yurchenko earned 15.300 points. Ross won the national title on uneven bars with a smoothly swung routine featuring precise handstand positions for a two-day total of 30.950 points, two points ahead of her closest competitor. On balance beam, Ross closed the meet with an impressive routine that included a switch ring leap and a double tuck dismount, winning her second national title with a combined score of 29.950 points.

Dowell vaulted an Amanar for 15.500 points and tumbled both tucked and piked double fronts on floor for

Sports News: Key wins junior women's all-around title at 2013 P&G Gymnastics Championships

Hartford, Connecticut - Bailie Key of Montgomery, Texas/Texas Dreams, won the junior women's all-around with a score of 118.550 points after the second of two days of competition at the P&G Gymnastics Championships at Hartford's (Conn.) XL Center. Lauren Hernandez of Old Bridge, N.J./MG Elite, won the silver medal with 116.650 points, and Amelia Hundley of Hamilton, Ohio/Cincinnati, finished third with 113.750 points. Women's competition continues tonight with the final day of the senior women's division, which includes 2012 Olympic team gold-medalists McKayla Maroney of Long Beach, Calif./All-Olympia, and Kyla Ross of Aliso Viejo, Calif./Gym-Max.

Key began her competition on the floor exercise, posting a combined score of 29.750 points that earned her the event title. Key tumbled four clean passes: an Arabian double front to stag jump; one-and-a-half twist through to a triple twist; front double full punch front; and a double pike dismount. She also showed perfect positions in her leaps. In the second rotation, Key vaulted a double-twisting Yurchenko for 14.750 points. On bars, Key improved her performance from the first day of competition with a Stalder-full to full-twisting double tuck dismount for 14.100 points and fourth place in the event rankings at 28.050. Key finished her competition on the balance beam, hitting a flip flop, flip flop layout series and a triple full dismount for a two-day total of 30.900 points and the beam title.

Hernandez, who was 21st at the 2012 U.S. Championships, soared to second in the all-around with eight solid routines. In the first rotation, Hernandez commanded the crowd's attention on floor exercise, committing to her choreography and cleanly landing her tumbling passes for a two-day total of 29.100 points

Gabrielle Douglas Joins $5 Million for Education Up for Grabs Through Give With Target

RCN America Network has learned that Gymnast Gabrielle Douglas (17) has joined $5 Million for Education Up for Grabs Through Give With Target. Below you can read the release from Target about the program and other Celebrities that have joined in. 

Target and celebrity partners ask guests to help give to schools by voting through Facebook

Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) is pleased to announce today the return of its Give With Target program, through which the company will donate up to $5 million to schools across the country. New this year, Target is inviting its guests to allocate the full donation—double the amount designated by guests last year—to schools of their choice. Give With Target helps ensure that teachers and students have the resources they need to start the new year off right.

Target has enlisted a group of celebrity partners to help rally votes for schools. The Give With Target “Class of 2013,” in alphabetical order, includes:

- Actress and television personality, La La Anthony

- Country music recording artist and 2013 Academy of Country Music “Entertainer of the Year,” Luke Bryan

- Award-winning actress and activist, Sophia Bush

- U.S. gymnast and 2012 two-time Gold Medal Olympic All-Around champion, Gabrielle Douglas

- Super Bowl and “Dancing With The Stars” champion and community advocate, Donald Driver

Beginning today, guests can visit Target’s Facebook page to vote for a school of their choice once per week. Once a school has received 25 votes, Target will donate $1 per vote, with a maximum donation of $10,000 per school. The campaign runs through Sept. 21, or until the full $5 million has been allocated.

At the end of the campaign, the school that reaches 10,000 votes first or receives the highest number of votes also will receive a special celebration, which will include appearances by members of the Give With Target “Class of 2013,” a live musical performance and more.

“The response to last year’s Give With Target program was overwhelmingly positive, and we are excited to invite our guests to designate $5 million to their schools this year,” said Laysha Ward, president, community relations, Target. “By rallying communities across the country in support of education, Target is playing a role in helping put more kids on the path to high school graduation.”

Target’s guests impacted more than 30,000 schools through the Give With Target program in 2012. Schools that received donations used the funds to purchase classroom resources they needed most, including electronics, school and office supplies and storage/organization products. Give With Target is part of the company’s commitment to give $1 billion for education by the end of 2015.

About Target

Minneapolis-based Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) serves guests at 1,856 stores – 1,788 in the United States and 68 in Canada – and at Target.com. Since 1946, Target has given 5 percent of its profit through community grants and programs; today, that giving equals more than $4 million a week. For more information about Target’s commitment to corporate responsibility, visit target.com/corporateresponsibility.

Gabrielle Douglas: Teen Choice Awards 2013

Universal City, California - Olympic gymnast seventeen year old Gabby Douglas, winner of Choice
Female Athlete award, looked fabulous wearing a white, gold dress with lovely purple, shiny high heels to the 2013 Teen Choice Awards held at Gibson Amphitheatre on August 11, 2013 in Universal City, California.

Gabrielle Christina Victoria "Gabby" Douglas is an American artistic gymnast. As a member of the U.S. Women's Gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won gold medals in both the individual and team all-around competitions.

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Gabrielle Douglas: 13th Annual Harold And Carole Pump Foundation Gala

Beverly Hills, California - Seventeen year old Gymnast Gabrielle Douglas looked gorgeous wearing a off the shoulder blue full length dress to the 13th Annual Harold And Carole Pump Foundation Gala Honoring Jamie Foxx, Shaquille O'Neal, And Joe Torre at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

Gabrielle Christina Victoria "Gabby" Douglas born December 31, 1995 is an American artistic gymnast. As a member of the U.S. Women's Gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won gold medals in both the individual and team all-around competitions. Douglas is the first woman of color and the first African-American gymnast in Olympic history to become the individual all-around champion, and the first American gymnast to win gold in both the individual all-around and team competitions at the same Olympics as well as being the only American All-Around Champion to win multiple gold medals, thus far. She was also a member of the gold-winning U.S. team at the 2011 World Championships.

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Gymnast Gabrielle Douglas: 2013 ESPY Awards

Los Angeles, California - Seventeen year old Gabrielle Douglas looked gorgeous wearing a black
strapless leather dress to the 2013 ESPY Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on July 17, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.

Gabrielle Christina Victoria "Gabby" Douglas born December 31, 1995 is an American artistic gymnast. As a member of the U.S. Women's Gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won gold medals in both the individual and team all-around competitions. Douglas is the first woman of color and the first African-American gymnast in Olympic history to become the individual all-around champion, and the first American gymnast to win gold in both the individual all-around and team competitions at the same Olympics. She was also a member of the gold-winning U.S. team at the 2011 World Championships.

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