'I don't care about no stupid bugs': U.S. gymnast Gabby Douglas talks Zika

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'I don't care about no stupid bugs': U.S. gymnast Gabby Douglas talks Zika

Pat Eaton-Robb The Associated Press
Published Friday, June 3, 2016 5:16PM EDT

In this Oct. 31, 2015, file photo, Gabby Douglas of the U.S. performs on the uneven bars during the women's apparatus final competition at the World Artistic Gymnastics championships at the SSE Hydro Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. (AP Photo / Matthias Schrader, File)

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HARTFORD, Conn. -- Olympic champion Gabby Douglas says the Zika virus won't affect her plans to pursue more gold in Rio de Janeiro.

"It's the Olympics," Douglas said Friday. "Mosquitoes? Like, whatever. I'm going. This is my shot. I don't care about no stupid bugs."

The 20-year-old Douglas and other Olympic hopefuls are in Hartford for the Secret U.S. Classic on Saturday. The meet is the final tune-up for the national championships in St. Louis this month.

Steve Penny, the president of USA Gymnastics says officials have been keeping an eye on the Zika advisories and information coming from the International Olympic Committee and the U.S. Olympic Committee and will support any decisions the athletes make.

World champion Simone Biles says Zika is not a concern for the gymnasts, because none of them are trying to start families.