Former Olympic gymnast and Virginia Beach’s own Gabby Douglas has made the 2025 class of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame.
Douglas, who was born in Newport News and grew up in Virginia Beach, will join about a dozen others in the 2025, including Serena Williams, who have contributed to U.S. Olympic success in various ways.
At the 2012 London Olympics when she was just 16, Douglas won the all-around gold and led the women’s team to gold. She was also a member of the “Final Five” 2016 team that won gold at the 2016 games in Rio…