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On February 1, The Gabby Douglas Story will debut on Lifetime at 8 PM.

A prodigy from a very young age, Gabby Douglas originally made her mark on the world of competitive gymnastics at age eight. She won numerous state championship titles in her age group throughout her early competitive career. While her star was fast rising in the arena, Gabby and her family faced economic challenges at home and she made the difficult decision to leave her mother Natalie (Regina King from Southland), three siblings and grandmother (S. Epatha Merkerson from Law & Order) in Virginia Beach and move to Des Moines, Iowa, to train with renowned coach Liang Chow (Brian Tee from The Wolverine) to pursue her dream of Olympic glory.

Buoyed by her early success, dedication and unyielding love from her family, Gabby made it onto the 2012 U.S. Women’s Gymnastics team, setting the stage for triumph shortly thereafter at the London Olympic Games. Her sacrifice and perseverance were triumphantly rewarded with Team Competition and Individual All-Around gold medals, placing Gabby and her teammates – known as “The Fierce Five” — among the world’s all-time greats in gymnastics.

Young actress Sydney Mikayla will portray Douglas as a young girl while Imani Hakim (Everybody Hates Chris) will play the gymnastic as a teenager.

Here is a trailer for The Gabby Douglas Story.