Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton has pneumonia and is in intensive care in a Texas hospital. Retton's daughter, McKenna Kelley, shared Retton's condition in an Instagram post on Tuesday. Kelley said the 55-year-old Retton, who became the first American woman to win the O...
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The family of Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton says she is making "remarkable" progress in her battle with a rare form of pneumonia that landed her in intensive care. McKenna Kelley, one of Retton's four daughters, posted an update on Instagram Saturday that sai...
Mary Lou Retton is thankful to be alive after a health scare in 2023 that almost took her life.
Mary Lou Retton is thankful to be alive after a health scare in 2023 that almost took her life.
Ten years ago, a spunky sprite with a 1,000-watt smile and a girl-next-door name, Mary Lou Retton, vaulted from the Los Angeles Olympics across television screens into the homes of millions of Americans who fell in love with her.
Mary Lou Retton, who captured the attention of the nation when she won the all-around women's gymnastics competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics, remains in an intensive care unit.
According to the Associated Press, Retton is being treated at a hospital in Texas. The Olympic champion gymnast has been a longtime resident of Houston since moving to the area for her training in the '80s.
Mary Lou Retton, gymnast who was the first American woman to win an individual Olympic gold medal in gymnastics. At the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, she achieved perfect scores in her final two events to win a dramatic victory in the all-aro