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Feb 22, 2016 · The Fierce Five is now down to two. Kyla Ross took herself out of the running for the Rio Olympics on Monday, announcing she is retiring from elite gymnastics to focus on college.
- Kyla Ross
- Gabby Douglas
- Jordyn Wieber
- Mckayla Maroney
- Aly Raisman
Kyla Ross was the youngest member of the team and was only 15 years old when she competed in London in 2012. After the Olympics, her teammates all took time off, but according to USA Today, Ross continued to compete, winning five medals at the world championships in 2013 and 2014. In February 2016, Ross retired from elite gymnastics and announced t...
After becoming a break-out star at the 2012 Olympics for being the first African-American gymnast to win the individual all-around Olympic gold, Gabby Douglas took a break from competing like many of her fellow Fierce Five. She enjoyed her new-found celebrity, appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated and the special edition box of Wheaties, a b...
In March 2015, Wieber announced her retirement from gymnastics in an essay for The Player's Tribune titled, "A New Routine." Like her 2012 teammate Ross, Wieber has found a home in her post-Olympic life in college. After a stress fracture following the 2012 games, Wieber never returned to competition and instead enrolled at UCLA in the fall of 2013...
Just a few days after Ross announced her retirement, McKayla Maroney told GymCasticin February 2016 that she would no longer compete in elite gymnastics. She said, Maroney still spent a few years competing after the London games, winning her second gold medal in vaultat the 2013 world championships. After a career riddled with injuries, she eventua...
After the 2016 team was announced, Raisman and Douglas became the first U.S. women to compete in back-to-back games after Dominique Dawes and Amy Chow. Like Douglas, Raisman took a hiatus from competition and traveled with the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions in 2012. In 2013, Raisman competed on ABC's Dancing With The Stars and finished in f...
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Jul 29, 2020 · A combined effort from Gabby Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross, and Jordyn Wieber led Team USA to gold in the team all-around for the first time in more than a decade.
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Feb 22, 2016 · Photos: O.C. Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Kyla Ross retires from international competition, won’t compete in Rio. During practice for the London 2012 Summer Olympics, Kyla Ross, of...
Kyla Briana Ross (born October 24, 1996) is a retired American artistic gymnast and current assistant coach for the Arkansas Razorbacks gymnastics team. She is the first female gymnast to win NCAA, World, and Olympic championship titles. Ross was an elite gymnast from 2009 to 2016.
Apr 11, 2019 · You may have seen Katelyn Ohashi moonwalking and split-jumping to Michael Jackson in her viral floor routine. You may have seen Kyla Ross win the team gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics, or Madison Kocian win the team gold and the bars silver medal in Rio.
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