As Gold medal-winning gymnast Gabby Douglas prepares for the 2016 Olympics in Rio, the Oxygen network is also gearing up for the games. Douglas is set to star, alongside her family, in Douglas Family Gold. The docu-series follows the elite Gymnast as she prepares to return to the Olympics. Viewers also meet her mother Natalie Hawkins, sisters Arielle “Arie” Hawkins, Joyelle “Joy” Douglas, brother, Johnathan Douglas, and her grandmother Miss Carolyn Ford.
At 16, Gabrielle “Gabby” Douglas stunned the world in 2012 by becoming the first African American in history to win the USA team and individual all-around gold medals at the Summer Olympics. Now 20, after a couple of years away from the sport, Gabby returns laser-focused, more confident and doesn’t just want to be on the medal podium in Rio, she wants gold. Behind her meteoric rise was a family willing to sacrifice everything to help her accomplish her dreams. This time, as Gabby trains tirelessly in Ohio with her grandmother by her side, the rest of the family keeps busy juggling Gabby’s business and their own lives back in California. Her brother John is a standout athlete in track, while devoted sisters Arie and Joy are eager to blaze their own paths with “Momager” Natalie keeping this tight-knit family in-check. With Gabby’s dogged determination and her family’s unwavering support, this dream team proves that sometimes things are better the second time around.
“Gabby’s drive, motivation and perseverance encourages young women everywhere,” said Rod Aissa, Executive Vice President of Original Programming and Development, Oxygen Media. “’The series provides an inside look at an inspirational family who doesn’t let any obstacles stand in their way, and when dreams are on the line ‘Team Douglas’ comes together and outshines the competition.
The announcement comes on the heels of Douglas’s all-around title win at the American Cup, this past weekend.
Douglas Family Gold premieres Wednesday, May 25 at 10pm ET/PT.