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Gabby Douglas Says the Final Five Are ‘Over,’ & Now We’re Sobbing

Take a deep breath, everyoneā€”according to Gabby Douglas, the Final Five areĀ “all over.”

ā€œIā€™m in L.A., Simoneā€™s in Houston, Aly is in Boston, so itā€™s not like weā€™ve been together, we were just picked and chosen for a very special moment,ā€ she tellsĀ Us Weekly. ā€œWeā€™ve known each other because weā€™ve been training and competing against each other for a long time, but after the Olympics, itā€™s kind of like everyone scattered. People are not contracted to stay together, weā€™re just there for a job and then everyone kind of does their own thing.ā€

We might like to picture the ladies hanging out on the regular, but that just isn’t the case. This is a sad reality, but we’ll never forget the glory the Final Five brought us in the 2016 Rio Olympics. We can’t wait to see where they end up next.

Rachel graduated from the Honors College at James Madison University in May 2017 and is pursuing a career in the media/PR industry. She majored in Media Arts & Design with a concentration in journalism and minored in Spanish and Creative Writing. She loves spending time with friends and family, traveling, and going to the beach.