Following her arrest last month for driving under the influence, four-time Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton said she takes “full responsibility” for her actions. “What happened was completely unacceptable. I make no excuses,” she said in a statement to the Associated Press. “To my family, friends and my fans: …
Read More »U.S. Gymnastics Icon Mary Lou Retton Arrested Over Alleged DUI
Gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton was arrested in West Virginia for a misdemeanor DUI charge. Police in Fairmont pulled over Retton on May 17 after a report of a person driving a Porsche erratically. According to a criminal complaint, Retton smelled of alcohol and was slurring her words and failed …
Read More »Olympian Mary Lou Retton Says She Was Almost Put on Life Support in ICU Amid Pneumonia Battle
Mary Lou Retton, the four-time Olympic gold medalist, has yet to reach the finish line in her recovery from a rare form of pneumonia that left her hospitalized last October. In a recent interview with Today, the 55-year-old detailed the severity of her illness, revealing that doctors considered putting her …
Read More »Mary Lou Retton Speaks Out About Pneumonia Battle, Says She's 'Continuing to Slowly Recover'
Mary Lou Rettonhas issued her first official statement since she was hospitalized in the ICU with pneumonia earlier this month. “I’m beyond blessed to have the opportunity to make this statement,” she wrote on Instagram, speaking out for the first time since her health scare. “I am overwhelmed with all …
Read More »Olympian Mary Lou Retton 'Home and in Recovery Mode,' Daughter Says
After “fighting for her life” in the ICU with pneumonia, Mary Lou Retton is now back home and recovering. “Mom is HOME & in recovery mode,” Retton’s daughter, McKenna Lane Kelley, wrote in a statement shared on Instagram. “We still have a long road of recovery ahead of us, but …
Read More »Mary Lou Retton Suffers 'Scary Setback' in Pneumonia Battle, Daughter Says
Mary Lou Retton’s daughter revealed Wednesday that the Olympic-winning gymnast suffered a “scary setback” in her battle with a rare form of pneumonia that has left Retton hospitalized in intensive care this month. On October 11, one of Retton’s daughters announced that her mother was “fighting for her life” and …
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