She will get another chance to qualify for the all-around competition at nationals when she takes the floor at the US Classic in Hartford, Connecticut, on May 18.
Douglas last competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where she helped the Americans claim a second straight gold in the team competition.
She took an extended break from the sport but never officially retired.
The itch to come back returned while watching the 2022 US Championships, and she’s spent the better part of the last two years training in the Dallas area with an eye toward trying to make the five-woman US team that will be heavily favored to win gold in Paris this summer.
She has limited press exposure and unlike 2020 Olympic gold medalist Sunisa Lee and Jade Carey — both of whom competed at American Classic — she opted not to participate in podium training on Friday.
Douglas walked out onto the floor about an hour before competition and showed flashes of what turned her into a star in London.
Her double-twisting Yurchenko on vault had plenty of amplitude and on bars — her best event — she had the pieces of a routine that would certainly be competitive at the elite level.
The challenge will be finding a way to put all the pieces together consistently.
Douglas came off bars twice and her floor routine lacked the crispness and endurance to stack up with what will be required for anyone hoping to make a serious bid for the Olympic team.
There is time for Douglas, but not much. The US Classic is in three weeks. The US Championships are in five and the Olympic Trials await in Minneapolis in late June.
Carey, who won gold on floor exercise in Tokyo, captured the all-around with a score of 55.000 while also recording the top scores on vault and floor.
Lee, who has dealt with kidney-related health issues the last two years, put together a dazzling beam routine to win easily with a score of 14.300.
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