08/11/2004 (E. Joe Deering/Chronicle). "Very seldom, they'll come home and be having a problem on a skill or something and say, 'Mom, I'm having trouble, will you comment or what do you think. See Her Now. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. [15] Retton won the all-around gold medal by 0.05 points, beating Szabo to become first female gymnast from outside Eastern Europe to win the individual all-around gold. In the photo, the mother-daughter duo were all smiles with Skyla standing tall beside her world-famous mother. In addition to McKenna, Retton has three other daughters with ex Shannon Kelley: Shayla Rae, 24, Skyla Brae, 19, and Emma Jean, 16. [33] Despite these efforts, on February 14, 2018, the Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization Act of 2017 was signed into law and became effective immediately. Retton delivered the Pledge of Allegiance with fellow former gymnast and 1996 Olympic gold medalist Kerri Strug on the second night of the 2004 Republican National Convention. Mary Lou Retton is opening up about her divorce from ex-husband Shannon Kelley. Ronnie and Lois Retton are her parents. Retton and her husband live in Houston, far removed from the time when she captured the heart of a nation and graced the cover of the Wheaties box. Please select the topics you're interested in: Would you like to turn on POPSUGAR desktop notifications to get breaking news ASAP? She now has her own YouTube channel, which she started in 2015. HOUCHRON CAPTION (08/19/2004): HOUCHRON CAPTION (08/19/2004): Mary Lou Retton displays the five medals she won in 1984 (gold, two silver, two bronze as a member of the U.S. gymnastics team. Mary Lou Retton | Bio, Age, Career, Husband, Kids, Retirement, Salary You had to watch ABC, because that was the only place to see us. Are insane ticket costs pricing Astros fans out of Opening Day? The image was posted to commemorate the latter's milestone leaving high-school. Born and raised in Fairmont, W.Va., (her father, Ron, at 5 feet 7, was a co-captain with Jerry West on West Virginia's 1959 NCAA Tournament finalists), Retton came to Houston at age 14 to train with Bela and Martha Karolyi, who trained the great Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci before coming to the United States in the early 1980s. A women's gymnastics competition tour open to USA Gymnastics, NGA, & AAU levels 1-10 and Xcel divisions. [24], In January 2020, Retton was the first woman inducted into the Houston Sports Hall of Fame. This year, Kelley is a senior. Mary Lou Retton wrote "Gateways to Happiness" to share her philosophy about success and life. Shes worked really hard to come back from a serious injury, did two events and was ready to do beam tonight. Our content is fact checked by our senior editorial staff to reflect accuracy and ensure our readers get Retired American gymnast, Mary Lou Retton, took to social media to celebrate her look-alike daughter, Skylas graduation from high school. For her performance, she was named Sports Illustrated Magazine's "Sportswoman of the Year." Cookies collect information about your preferences and your device and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. [25], During the 1990s, Retton worked as a spokeswoman, appearing in advertisements for the U.S. drugstore chain Revco. Mary Lou Retton is opening up about her divorce from ex-husband Shannon Kelley. See Her Now. It really helped me find that woman that I was searching for. xhr.open('POST', 'https://www.google-analytics.com/collect', true);
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