At the 2012 Visa U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, Gabby Douglas had her sights set on taking home the individual all-around gold.
But in the first skill in her routine, the three-time Olympic gold medalist found herself on the floor.
"I made a mistake, I fell on my back handspring layout," Douglas, who is currently promoting her partnership with Ancestry, tells CNBC Make It.
Rather than resign herself to a subpar showing at the competition, Douglas says her slip-up only sharpened her competitive instincts.
"The mistake drove me to be like 'We're not going to give up, we're just going to put that away and we're going to do what we came here to do.'"
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