American Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas responded after being criticized for not having her right hand over her heart as the national anthem played during the U.S. gymnastic’s gold medal ceremony at the Rio Olympics on Aug. 9.
“First I want to say thank you everyone for all your support! It’s a huge honor for me to be able to represent #TeamUSA. In response to a few tweets I saw tonight, I always stand at attention out of respect for our country whenever the national anthem is played,” she wrote.
“I never meant any disrespect and apologize if I offended anyone. I’m so overwhelmed at what our team accomplished today and overjoyed that we were able to bring home another gold for our country!”
