LONDON (Reuters) - American golden girl Gabby Douglas, the darling of Olympic gymnastics in London, came down to earth on Monday when she finished last in the final of the asymmetric bars but, far from despondent, she promised to bounce back on the beam.
The 16-year-old captured the hearts of the crowd at North Greenwich Arena and Americans back home with two gold medals and a winning smile, and not even a disappointing performance in another Olympic final was going wipe that off her face.
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