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| Bio | |
| Real Name | McKayla Rose Maroney |
| Nickname | Kayla |
| Profession | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height | in centimeters- 160 cm in meters- 1.60 m in Feet Inches- 5â 3â |
| Weight | in Kilograms- 61 kg in Pounds- 134.5 lbs |
| Body Measurements (approx.) | 32-24-34 |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
| Hair Colour | Dark Brown |
| International Debut | Visa Championships in Hartford,Connecticut. |
| Coach/Mentor | Artur Akopyan FORMER COACHES: Jenny Zhang, Howie Liang |
| Assistant Coach | Galina Marinova |
| Choreographer | Geza Pozsar (2011) |
| Career Turning Point | 2011 City of Jesolo Trophy in Jesolo, Italy |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | December 9, 1995 |
| Age (as in 2016) | 20 Years |
| Birth Place | Aliso Viejo, California, United States |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Sagittarius |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Laguna Niguel, California |
| School | Homeshooled |
| College | N/A |
| Educational Qualifications | High School |
| Family | Father- Mike Maroney (Ex Quarterback at Purude University)  Mother- Erin Maroney (Involved in figure skating and high school sports)  Brother- Kav  Sisters- Tyrann  |
| Religion | Irish Catholic |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Hobbies | Going to the movies |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favorite Food | Sushi, strawberries, mangos |
| Favorite Event | Floor Exercises |
| Favorite TV shows | Keeping Up with the Kardashians |
| Favorite Artists | Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Drake, Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift, Chris Brown, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, and Beyonce. |
| Favorite Movies | Yes Man, Last Song, Transformers, Pirates, Shutter Island, The Gaurdian, Elf, Avatar, and Inception. |
| Favorite Gymnast | Carly Patterson |
| Favorite Books | Audrey Wait, Tucks Everlasting, Hunger Game series, Uglies series, Percy Jackson series, The Last Song, A Dogs Life, The mysterious Benedict Society |
| Favorite School Subject | English |
| Girls, Family & More | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Sexual Orientation | Straight |
| Affairs/Boyfriends | Not Known |
| Husband | N/A |
| Fiance | No |
| Money Factor | |
| Salary | $500,000 |
| Net Worth (approx.) | $1 million |
Does McKayla Maroney smoke?: No
Does McKayla Maroney drink alcohol?: Not Known
McKayla has won 10 medals in the international events, out of which 9 are gold and one silver.
She has predominantly dominated the City of Jesolo Trophy and the World Championships in the vault and team events. She has been the only US female gymnast who has defended her title for the vaults, continuing to be the champion, bringing home the gold.
She apparently wasnât impressed with her individual silver medal in the Olympics. While receiving the medal, standing at the podium, her not so happy expression invigorated a lot of online ânot so impressedâ memes. Even the Prestident Barrack Obama mimicked her posing with her. The photo was one of the âMost Viral Photosâ of 2012.
Her mother put her in gymnastics because she belonged their she thought. McKayla recalls âWhen I was younger,â Maroney said, âI would be watching âTarzanâ and running around on all fours. My mom was like, âI need to put this child in gymnastics. Sheâs crazy.â I was technically in gymnastics at the age of 2 and always felt comfortable in the gym.â
She was afraid if she would grow tall because her dad is 6â3âł. Although her mother is 5â2âł but she obviously was not sure which one sheâll take over and all the gymnasts at the time were little when she went to the 2004 Olympics.
 McKayla is a popular figure in the media and has appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman, Miss America Pageant, Thirty Seconds to Mars music video âUp in the Airâ.
Her underage pics were leaked on the internet in the 2014 celebrity photo leaks and Gymcastic.
She announced her retirement in an interview in the show Gymcastic, soon after Kyla Ross retired two days earlier. McKayla said that she is not going to compete because of health reasons as she has sustained injuries in the past.
She might take up a career in the acting or singing. She has already appeared in six episodes of Hart Dixie. She appeared on a episode of Bones as well.
Her BFF is Kyla Ross.
She has been hinted as clairvoyant because her wish came true that she had written in her school year book that, âMy goal for the future is to be in the Olympics.â
She was the tallest gymnast among her team.
She is a dog lover and has a brown labra named Tia Maria.
Although she is the ace of spade of the vaults but still likes the floor routine because its most expressive routine.
She likes Justin Beiber but isnât much of a Belieber. She said âI went to the Selena Gomez concert and he appeared. Girls were crying on the floor and I didnât understand. I was like, âwhy are they crying?â I didnât get it.â
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She dominated vault and team events at the City of Jesolo Trophy and World Championships, and she is the only US female gymnast to defend her vault title.
Her not so happy expression during the silver medal podium spawned viral memes, and Barack Obama mimicked her pose.
She announced her retirement, saying she would not compete because of health reasons tied to past injuries.
Her mother enrolled her in gymnastics around age 2 after she would pretend to be Tarzan.
She has pursued acting, appearing in six episodes of Hart of Dixie and in an episode of Bones.