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Synopsis: The story follows the childhood and teen years of Gabby Douglas, the first black 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.
Director(s): Gregg Champion
Production: Sony Pictures Entertainment
  1 win & 9 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
NOT RATED
Year:
2014
86 min
Website
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Hawkins. Natalie.

Natalie, hi. Dirk.

No, rec class is just tumbling.

It's for beginners.

How much training has she had?

None, unless you want to count climbing on

all the furniture and breaking half of it.

None?

Wow.

TOPs for six months, then Dev.

That's what I was thinking.

Elite in five years.

Mom, look!

What's her name?

Uh, Gabrielle Douglas.

Gabby Douglas.

Here's your lunch.

I want you to eat it all this time,

not just the snacks.

Coach said if I do good in TOPs,

I'll get invited to training camp.

Well. "If I do well."

Mom, training camp is with the Karolyis.

Mary Lou Retton's coach,

Bela Karolyi!

Okay, okay. But, listen, Breezy,

I want you to eat all your lunch.

How are you gonna get strong

if you don't eat all your lunch?

Here you go.

Are you coming?

Have I ever missed a competition?

Is John gonna be there?

John has basketball practice,

Arie has cheer practice, and Joy has

an ice-skating lesson in half an hour.

I got to get them there.

See you!

Love you, Mom! Bye!

I love you, too, Breezy!

Never seen a lady

in a robe before?

Yeah, I don't

think this prescription

is working any better

than the last one.

Yeah, the migraines

are getting worse.

Yeah. Nauseous,

light-sensitive.

I feel like one

is coming on now.

Oh. More sleep?

With four kids?

That's not gonna happen.

You got to concentrate.

This is one of the most

important skills in gymnastics.

Why? Because the kip involves coordination,

timing, and strength.

Now, some of you are

having problems with it,

but you'll get there.

Unless you're too short.

As long as you focus

on the fundamentals

and do your drills.

I want to see that...

Mom told me life wasn't

always gonna be a day at the beach.

She said I should let her know

if anyone said mean things.

But it all starts

with concentration.

Lucy, show us how it's done.

Okay. All right.

You need to work on that upper body.

Strong finish.

Gabby, you're up.

But I didn't tell my mom.

I had my own way.

Yes! Perfect.

Now, that's the kip.

So, again, if y'all don't have

what it takes to master the kip,

you don't have what it

takes to be a gymnast.

So explain this to me again.

You're charging the kids money

to watch Gabrielle do what?

Tricks, flips and cartwheels.

You can't take

their lunch money!

We're not taking it.

They're giving it to us.

I got $2 for a back walkover.

I don't care. Tomorrow,

you take this back,

and you give them

every penny back.

What?

Mom!

No, it's not open

for discussion.

I need to lie down.

What's happening now?

Her lights are still off.

I think she's crying.

It's my fault for

taking the money.

No, it's not.

Is too!

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