Simone Biles was reluctant to follow her friends and colleagues' leads by publicly accusing Larry Nassar of sexual abuse because she did not want to be labeled and have her horrific ordeal overshadow her career. In 2018, the 55-year-old former U.S.A Gymnastics and Michigan State University doctor was sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison for sexually abusing dozens of young female gymnasts, including Biles, and "Fierce Five" members McKayla Maroney, Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman, Jordyn Wieber, Madison Kocian and Kyla Ross, under the guise of medical treatment. Biles, who won gold medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics, talked about her ordeal in an...
- 3/27/2019
- E! Online
Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney has stayed quiet since revealing the sexual abuse she allegedly endured under former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar. But the 21-year-old has been feeling the love she’s received from friends, family and former teammates.
“McKayla is overwhelmed and grateful for the amount of support she has received over sharing her story,” a rep for the athlete tells People.
Maroney spoke out in a lengthy Twitter post early Wednesday, joining the long list of social media users who have shared their stories of sexual assault, harassment and abuse with the hashtag #MeToo.
“I was molested by Dr.
“McKayla is overwhelmed and grateful for the amount of support she has received over sharing her story,” a rep for the athlete tells People.
Maroney spoke out in a lengthy Twitter post early Wednesday, joining the long list of social media users who have shared their stories of sexual assault, harassment and abuse with the hashtag #MeToo.
“I was molested by Dr.
- 10/19/2017
- by Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
McKayla Maroney’s 2012 Olympic teammates are rallying around her after the elite gymnast alleged on Twitter that she was a victim of years of sexual abuse by former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, who was fired in 2015 after almost two decades with the organization.
“I was molested by Dr. Larry Nassar, the team doctor for the Us Women’s National Gymnastics Team, and Olympic team,” Maroney, 21, wrote in the Twitter post under the #MeToo hashtag, which has remained a trending topic on social media after a number of women accused Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault earlier this month.
“I was molested by Dr. Larry Nassar, the team doctor for the Us Women’s National Gymnastics Team, and Olympic team,” Maroney, 21, wrote in the Twitter post under the #MeToo hashtag, which has remained a trending topic on social media after a number of women accused Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault earlier this month.
- 10/18/2017
- by Jason Duaine Hahn
- PEOPLE.com
We're obviously huge fans of the newly formed USA women's gymnastics team, but there's one problem: What do we call them? Gabby Douglas, Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, Laurie Hernandez and Madison Kocian have been selected to travel to Rio for the 2016 Olympic Games, and they need a team nickname sooner rather than later! The Fierce Five (or Fab Five, depending on who you ask) made history representing the United States at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Gabby and Aly were both members of this gold medal-winning team, along with Kyla Ross, Jordyn Wieber and McKayla Maroney (who have all since retired from professional gymnastics). This time around, though, newcomers Simone, Laurie and Madison are...
- 7/11/2016
- E! Online
More than a year later, some of us gymnastics fans still haven’t gotten over Olympics fever. It’s a little ridiculous and extremely embarrassing how many times I’ve re-watched watched the Team Final in which McKayla Maroney stuck that spectacular vault and the All-Around competition where Gabby Douglas took the gold.
Even though the 2016 Olympics are three long years away, this year’s Gymnastics World Championships could be the first introduction to what we might see in Rio. Two members of the Fierce Five — Maroney and Kyla Ross — and up-and-coming American Simone Biles competed in Antwerp in the...
Even though the 2016 Olympics are three long years away, this year’s Gymnastics World Championships could be the first introduction to what we might see in Rio. Two members of the Fierce Five — Maroney and Kyla Ross — and up-and-coming American Simone Biles competed in Antwerp in the...
- 10/12/2013
- by Stephan Lee
- EW.com - PopWatch
Making much of the year’s top athletes, the 2013 Espy Awards too place at Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre La Live earlier this evening (July 17).
With Vintage Trouble serving as the house band and Jon Hamm manning the emcee position, the 21st edition of the Espys was a raging success, complete with plenty of Tinseltown celebrities as well as sports stars.
The night’s big winner was the Miami Heat, which scored the top prize for best team, while LeBron James and Serena Williams took home the awards best male and female athlete respectively.
As for the celebrity presenter roster, folks like Don Cheadle, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Ben Affleck, Selena Gomez, Jason Sudeikis, Chrissy Teigen, Lake Bell, and Kevin Bacon all turned out for their chance to pass out the evening’s trophies.
The complete list of 2013 Espys Winners is:
Best Male Athlete
Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
• Al Mvp was the...
With Vintage Trouble serving as the house band and Jon Hamm manning the emcee position, the 21st edition of the Espys was a raging success, complete with plenty of Tinseltown celebrities as well as sports stars.
The night’s big winner was the Miami Heat, which scored the top prize for best team, while LeBron James and Serena Williams took home the awards best male and female athlete respectively.
As for the celebrity presenter roster, folks like Don Cheadle, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Ben Affleck, Selena Gomez, Jason Sudeikis, Chrissy Teigen, Lake Bell, and Kevin Bacon all turned out for their chance to pass out the evening’s trophies.
The complete list of 2013 Espys Winners is:
Best Male Athlete
Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
• Al Mvp was the...
- 7/18/2013
- GossipCenter
For much of her competitive life, Olympic gymnast Alexandra Raisman was trained to maintain a stoic demeanor in competition. But now that she's on Dancing with the Stars, the two-time gold medalist is learning to shed the seriousness, have fun and play to the audience.
"It's hard when you're on national television to show your real self, but I'm trying to just be myself," a smiling Raisman told People after wowing the crowd and the judges with a stellar contemporary routine with partner Mark Ballas on Monday's performance show.
"We have fun all day," Raisman said of dance rehearsals with Ballas,...
"It's hard when you're on national television to show your real self, but I'm trying to just be myself," a smiling Raisman told People after wowing the crowd and the judges with a stellar contemporary routine with partner Mark Ballas on Monday's performance show.
"We have fun all day," Raisman said of dance rehearsals with Ballas,...
- 4/9/2013
- by Monica Rizzo
- People.com - TV Watch
For much of her competitive life, Olympic gymnast Alexandra Raisman was trained to maintain a stoic demeanor in competition. But now that she's on Dancing with the Stars, the two-time gold medalist is learning to shed the seriousness, have fun and play to the audience. "It's hard when you're on national television to show your real self, but I'm trying to just be myself," a smiling Raisman told People after wowing the crowd and the judges with a stellar contemporary routine with partner Mark Ballas on Monday's performance show. "We have fun all day," Raisman said of dance rehearsals with Ballas,...
- 4/9/2013
- by Monica Rizzo
- PEOPLE.com
The Fab Five have big fans in Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga. The pop superstars tweeted out congratulations to the U.S. women's gymnastic team— McKayla Maroney, Jordyn Wieber, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross and Gabby Douglas—after they twirled, tumbled and soared into the record books by winning their first gold medal since 1996. "Congrats to @McKaylaMaroney @jordynmarie2013 @kyla_ross96 @aly_Raisman @gabreilledoug on your Gold Medal. #BelieversWinGOLD #Proud," tweeted Bieber. Everything you need to know about the gold medal-winning U.S. women's gymnastic team Justin already had a Belieber in Wieber, who tweeted back in response, "That amazing moment when @justinbieber follows...
- 8/1/2012
- E! Online
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