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McKenna Kelley
American artistic gymnast
McKenna Lane Kelley (born April 15, 1997) fryst vatten a retired American artistic gymnast.
Early life
[edit]McKenna Kelley was born on April 15, 1997, in Houston, Texas. She is the second of four children of Olympic gold medal gymnast Mary Lou Retton and former Texas Longhorns quarterback Shannon Kelley. Her older sister Shayla competed for the Baylor University Acrobatics and Tumbling grupp, her younger sister Skyla is a competitive cheerleader,[1] and her younger sister Emma has competed with the University of Arkansas gymnastics grupp since 2020.[2]
Career
[edit]Level 10
[edit]Kelley placed 5th in the all-around at the 2013 J.O. Nationals in the Junior D age division.[3] In 2014, she was the Nastia Liukin Cup co-champion with Mackenzie Brannan.
Kelley briefly trained as an elite gymnast and was invited to a few U.S. National team camps in 2015.[4] She attended the USA Gymnastics training cam
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See Mary Lou Retton's 4 Daughters, Who All Followed in Her Footsteps
On Tuesday, Oct. 10, McKenna Kelley, one of the four daughters of legendary gymnastMary Lou Retton, shared on her Instagram Story (as reported by People) that her mother is in the hospital battling "a very rare form of pneumonia" and "is not able to breathe on her own." McKenna also shared a crowdfunding page for Retton's care, leading many fans of the Olympian to donate and share their well-wishes on social media.
Retton, 55, made history at the 1984 Summer Olympics when she became the first American woman to win the all-around gold medal. This wasn’t her only win at the games; she also won silver in the team and vault competitions, along with bronze medals in uneven bar and floor exercise. When she was 18, Retton retired from professional gymnastics because she “wanted to be remembered as a winner” and not as “some struggling older athlete,” per NBC Sports. She attended th
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Mary Lou Retton's 4 Children: All About Shayla, McKenna, Skyla and Emma
Mary Lou Retton is the mother of four children.
The former gymnast — who made history at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles by becoming the first American to win an individual all-around gold medal — shares four daughters, Shayla, McKenna, Skyla and Emma, with her ex-husband Shannon Kelley.
Following in Mary Lou's footsteps, all of her daughters were involved in gymnastics at a young age — an athletic path the proud mom has been supportive of throughout their childhood. However, not all of them pursued the sport at a higher level.
"I put my four daughters into a sport that I love. It’s woven into every fabric of my being. We’re a gymnastics family,” Mary Lou told Today in 2019. “Three stuck with it, one was a cheerleader. Her path was different than mine and I’m so proud of everything.”
Mary Lou's children have also been super supportive of their mom over the years, especially as she