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Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas is an empowering role model, and she continues to inspire with her honesty and positive spirit in a recent interview with Oprah Winfrey. The 16-year-old made history this Summer when she became the first African-American woman to win the all-around gymnastics gold medal at the Olympics, but she tells Oprah it wasn't an easy road, as she was bullied at a gym where she trained in Virginia. Gabby said, "I was just, you know, kind of getting racist jokes, kind of being isolated from the group. So it was definitely hard. I would come home at night and just cry my eyes out." She added that her teammates even called her a "slave."

The head of the gym and her fellow gymnasts deny the accusations, with the CEO saying, "Gabby's remarks were hurtful and without merit. . . . We are good people. We never were knowingly involved in any type of bullying or racist treatment."

No one really knows for certain what took place at the gym except those who were there when the alleged remarks were made. What we do know is that speaking out about bullying and racism for a teenager — famous or not — isn't easy. And this isn't the only time Gabby has confronted detractors. She responded to hurtful comments about her hair with confidence, saying, "I just made history and people are focused on my hair? It can be bald or short, it doesn't matter." Hopefully, Gabby's ability to stand up for herself with poise will help young people in the same situation overcome bullying.

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On the Today show this morning Ryan Lochte gave us the inside scoop on racing Prince Harry in Vegas and what he thinks about Harry's now infamous naked pictures, which were taken mere hours after their swim match. Ryan explained how they hadn't met before Harry challenged him to race, saying, "He's part of the royal family and everything, but he's really a nice guy. He's really talkative. He just wanted to meet me and honestly wanted to race me. I thought that was the coolest thing." He added that racing Harry got the competitive blood pumping again, and he can't wait to start training for the Rio Olympics. That boy just can't stay out of the water! Watch the video now to find out what Ryan had to say about Prince Harry showing off the crown jewels!

Fans of Ryan Lochte were treated to shots of the hot swimmer working out last night on The Tonight Show, as the Olympic swimmer talked training with Jay Leno. The Lochtenator was pretty articulate, as he talked about workouts that involve lifting tires and throwing kegs, but he was interrupted a few times by fellow guest Kristen Bell. "It's a really hillbilly workout. I like it," Kristen offered. It wasn't all athlete talk, though. Jay brought up the Olympic heartthrob's single status. "Somebody in the Olympics was a virgin. Was that you?" Jay asked. With a cute smile, Ryan made it clear that, in fact, he is not a virgin. Ryan does have one special friend in his life: his dog Carter. He told Jay, "We sit on the couch all the time and watch action-packed movies." Check out Ryan's interview now.

The London Olympics just wrapped up last night, but gold-medal gymnast Gabby Douglas is already well into her victory tour back home. The well-spoken athlete, who became the first African American woman to win the all-around gymnastic gold, stopped by the Tonight show today to chat with Jay Leno and fellow guest Michelle Obama. Wearing her signature smile, a leather jacket, and a gold skirt, Gabby admitted that she's "splurging on a McDonald's Egg McMuffin" now that her hard work is behind her. The fitness-minded first lady then quipped, "I'm sure it was on a whole wheat McMuffin." Watch the clip now!

Even when he's not trying to be funny, Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte cracks us up. Like when he admitted that he pees in the Olympic pool during warmups. In this new video from Funny or Die, Ryan pokes fun at himself. He says, "The pool is the biggest and most expensive toilet, and it's all mine." Ryan goes on to assure kids that it's OK to pee in pools and to share his plans for a new book, titled Fifty Shades of Yellow. Watch Ryan show off his sense of humor and tell us, are you still crushing on Ryan?