McKayla Rose Maroney

nickname

McKayla, Mack, Air Maroney, Fab Five/Fierce Five (along with their Olympic teammates)

Sun sign

Protect

Place of birth

Aliso Viejo, California, USA

Residence

Long Beach, California, United States

nationality

training

McKayla was homeschooled in preparation for her training to become an elite gymnast. She graduated in 2014.

For higher education, she is interested instudying health and psychology, as well as studying music production. McKayla told Seventeen Magazine that the likelihood of her enrolling in college majoring in the above subjects would be close at age 30.

occupation

Former Olympic gymnast, actress, aspiring singer/songwriter

family

• Father – Mike Maroney (Quarterback at Purdue University)
• Mutter – Erin Maroney
• Siblings – Kavenaugh / Kav Maroney (Younger Brother), Tarynn Maroney (Younger Sister)

Manager

unknown

Build

Lush

Height

5 ft 3 in oder 160 cm

weight

53 kg or 117 lbs

friend/spouse

• As an elite gymnast, McKayla split most of her time between training and college. Additionally, she reiterated in an interview that gymnasts are not allowed to have boyfriends in their training community.
• She has not publicly dated since her retirement in February 2016.

race/ethnicity

White

She is of Irish descent.

hair colour

Hellbraun

eye color

Green

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Knollennase
• A strong, toned yet curvaceous physique

measurements

35-26-36 inches or 89-66-91.5 cm

dress size

6 (US) or 38 (EU) or 10 (UK)

bra size

32C

shoe size

6 (USA) or 36.5 (EU)

brand promotion

McKayla has done endorsement work for the following brands

• Adidas

Religion

Christianity

Known for

• Her competence on the vault in women’s gymnastics, which earned her 11 gold medals and 1 Olympic silver medal.

First gymnastics game

She made her debut in 2009 in the junior division of USA Gymnastics National Championships also known as Visa Championships in Dallas, Texas. She was 13 at the time and won a bronze medal in vault.

first movie

She has not appeared in any feature films.

First TV show

Her first television appearance was in 2012 as Tonya in the Dixie comedy series Hart .

Personal trainer

After retirement, McKayla became a vegan and is committed to the principles of Indian herbal medicine, Ayurveda. According to Ayurveda, she has a Kapha body type, which means she needs to do some form of cardio every day.

McKayla hires a personal trainer for full-body workouts twice a week and practices Pilates and yoga as often as she can.

McKayla Maroney favorite things

• Essen – Sushi
• Fruits – mangoes, strawberries
• Childhood Movie – Tarzan (1999) (Animated Movie)
• Turner – Carly Patterson
• Gymnastic event – floor routine
• School subject – English
• Hobbies/Activities – Going to the beach, watching movies, being by the pool, shopping
• Singers/Music Artists – Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Dragon, Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift, Chris Brown, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Beyonce
• Bücher – Audrey Wait, Tucks Everlasting, Hunger Games-Serie, Uglies-Serie, Percy Jackson-Serie, The Last Song, A Dogs Life, The Mysterious Benedict Society
• Filme – Yes Man, Last Song, Transformers, Piraten, Shutter Island, The Guardian, Elf, Avatar, Inception
• TV Shows – Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Jerseylicious, E! News, pretty little liars, make it or break it
• Sports other than gymnastics – football, ice skating and tennis

McKayla Maroney facts

1. McKayla started gymnastics at the age of 2.
2. She was featured in a music video for the song Up in the Air (2013) by the band 30 Seconds to Mars .
3. She won a silver medal, although she was a crowd favorite, winning gold at the 2012 Olympics. Standing on the podium, she pursed her lips and tried to hide her disappointment. Her picture went viral on the internet when several people turned it into a meme and dubbed it her. McKayla ‘s unimpressed face.
4. She credited the memes made of her unimpressed face with good humor and laughed at them throughout all of her TV appearances, such as The Late Show with David Letterman, The Colbert Report and Dancing With the Stars.
5. At McKayla’s gymnastics team, the Fierce FiveWhen President Barack Obama was invited to visit the White House after winning the Olympic gold, he asked for a photo with McKayla, who wore the phrase “not impressed.”
6. After McKayla’s on-screen picture went viral on the Internet, her parents were terrified of the unwanted attention their daughter was getting their way. Several people had sent marriage proposals. Her parents hired professional security guards to protect her from stalkers.
7. Her online popularity soared more than ever after retirement, but people brutally judged her for her alternate performances. She’s been accused of getting lip injections, but McKayla explained in an interview on Seventeen that she owed her developing looks and plump lips to a mature body and makeup.
8. In August 2014, McKayla was among the 500 celebrities whose countless images were accessed and distributed online by hackers using cloud computing services.
9. In May 2017, McKayla posted a video of herself dancing in a thong on her Instagram account. While some people trolled her for getting butt implants, others criticized her behavior, pointing out that it didn’t befit someone who is a role model for young girls.
10. She invested her time after retirement in acting, learning music, and celebrating her youth and newfound freedom.
11. In October 2017, she accused USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar of molesting her from the age of 13 through her entire affiliation with the team. At this point, Nassar was already in custody after multiple convictions for misconduct committed by many other athletes and awaiting his final sentencing.
12. To curb the intense judgments and towing, McKayla has shut down her official website and deleted her Twitter and Instagram accounts. She stated that she needed to take these measures to regain her sanity.
13. After retiring from competitive gymnastics, McKayla revealed that she didn’t eat very healthily in competition and often drank 24 ounces of Coke at a time, which likely aggravated her adrenal fatigue and indirectly contributed to other injuries.
14. Retiring from gymnastics in 2016 freed her from an intense exercise regimen she had followed since early childhood.
15. To find out more about the former athlete, follow her on Facebook.