Gabby Douglas: 'What's wrong with my hair?'

By Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY

Posted August 6, 2012

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Gabby Douglas waves to the crowd after winning the women's individual all-around final during the 2012 London Olympic Games at North Greenwich Arena. (Credit: By Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY)

When Gabby Douglas Googled herself after winning her second gold medal, what did she find? Chatter about her hair.

"I don't know where this is coming from. What's wrong with my hair?" Douglas, 16, said on Sunday in London. "I'm like, 'I just made history and people are focused on my hair?' It can be bald or short, it doesn't matter about (my) hair."

Douglas says the gel, clips and ponytail holder are tools she has used to keep her hair in place for years and the debate about it doesn't mattter.

"Nothing is going to change," she said. "I'm going to wear my hair like this during beam and bar finals. You might as well just stop talking about it."

She added, "I don't think people should be worried about that. We're all champions and we're all winners. I just say that it's kind of a stupid and crazy thought to think about my hair."