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☆ Mary Lou Retton: Olympian experiences setback in fight against rare form of pneumonia
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Lauren Mascarenhas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Retired Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Mary Lou Retton experienced a “scary setback” in her fight against a rare form of pneumonia this week, after showing remarkable progress towards recovery just days ago, her daughter said Wednesday night. Retton is still in the intensive care unit and is “really exhausted” after the setback, her daughter Shayla Kelley Schrepfer said in a video posted to Instagram. We were so excited, seeing so much progress, and then yesterday we had a pretty scary setback,” Schrepfer said. Earlier in the week, Schrepfer said that although 55-year-old Retton still needed intensive care, her breathing was becoming stronger, and she no longer had to rely so heavily on machines. The family did not specify the type of rare pneumonia her mother is diagnosed with.

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☆ Grandmother and granddaughter flight attendant duo hit the skies
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Flight attendant Cynthia Heck finished up the safety demonstration and walked through the cabin, confirming passengers were ready for takeoff. Fellow flight attendant Hannah Heck watched on, admiringly. Hannah Heck and Cynthia HeckCynthia, 72, has worked as a flight attendant for Southwest Airlines for almost 20 years. Everyone in my class was in awe of my flight attendant grandmother,” says Hannah. Hannah Heck and Cynthia HeckBut while Hannah always thought Cynthia’s job was glamorous and exciting, she also saw the tougher sides to flight attendant life.

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☆ Mary Lou Retton: Olympic great making ‘remarkable’ progress, according to daughter
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Mary Lou Retton is making “remarkable” progress, according to her daughter McKenna Kelley’s Instagram on Saturday, after a “very rare form of pneumonia” had left the retired Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast “fighting for her life.”“Prayers have been felt and are being answered,” read the Instagram post. Retton remained in a hospital intensive care unit, Kelley stated, but the 55-year-old’s “path to recovery is steadily progressing.”“Her fighting spirit is truly shining!” the post added. She’s responding so well to treatments,” Saturday’s Instagram post said. Retton became a household name during the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles – winning five medals, more than any other athlete at those Games. Her status as an all-time great was solidified when Retton scored perfect scores on the vault and floor routine en route to becoming the first US woman to earn an Olympic gold in the individual all-around event.

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☆ U.S. great Retton making 'remarkable' progress in pneumonia fight, daughter says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Olympic gold medallist Mary Lou Retton has made "remarkable" progress, her daughter Shayla Schrepfer said on social media on Saturday, after a rare form of pneumonia left the American fighting for her life. The 55-year-old gymnastics icon has been in intensive care for several days as she was unable to breathe on her own. "Prayers have been felt and have been answered," Schrepfer wrote in an Instagram post. "Though it's a lengthy journey, witnessing these improvements is incredibly heartening," wrote Schrepfer. Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Mary Lou Retton, Bela Karolyi, Mike Segar, Shayla Schrepfer, Schrepfer, Amy Tennery, Ken Ferris Organizations: Olympic, New, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles, New York

☆ Biles grateful for support during 'mental health journey'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Her withdrawal to focus on her mental health was one of the biggest stories of those Games. At the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships that finished on Sunday in Belgium, she won five medals - four golds and a silver. "I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to fans, friends, family & partnerships who have been unwavering pillars of support throughout my mental health journey," Biles wrote in a social media post. She added: "World Championships was an absolute dream & I still can't believe it." Biles, 26, is a four-time Olympic and 23-time world championships gold medallist who has looked as dominant as ever since returning to the sport.

Persons: Simone Biles, Yves Herman, Biles, Rory Carroll, Sonali Paul Organizations: Tokyo, U.S, Gymnastics, Olympic, Thomson Locations: Antwerp, Belgium, San Jose, Los Angeles

☆ U.S. great Retton 'still fighting' rare form of pneumonia, daughter says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Former Olympic Gold medallist gymnast Mary Lou Retton (R) of the U.S. and her former coach Bela Karolyi laugh as they sit next to the floor during the AT&T American Cup gymnastics competition at New York's Madison Square Garden March 3, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Segar /File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 11 (Reuters) - Olympic gold medallist Mary Lou Retton is "still fighting" a rare form of pneumonia that has left her in an intensive care unit for more than a week, her daughter said on Wednesday. Retton, a former U.S. gymnast, captured the heart of the nation with an historic gold medal-winning performance at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. "Thank you so much for all the love and support you have given to my mom," her daughter Shayla Schrepfer said in a video on Instagram. "So please continue the prayers and we can not thank you enough for the love and support you guys have shown."

Persons: Mary Lou Retton, Bela Karolyi, Mike Segar, Shayla Schrepfer, McKenna Kelley, She's, Schrepfer, Ecaterina Szabo, Retton, Rory Carroll, Toby Davis Organizations: Olympic, New, REUTERS, International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, Thomson Locations: U.S, Los Angeles, Fairmont, West Virginia

☆ Olympic gold medalist Retton 'fighting for her life' with rare form of pneumonia, daughter says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Mike Segar /File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 10 (Reuters) - U.S. gymnastics icon Mary Lou Retton is "fighting for her life" and has been in an intensive care unit for more than a week battling a rare form of pneumonia, her daughter said on Tuesday. Retton, 55, has not been able to breathe on her own, her daughter McKenna Kelley said in a post requesting prayers and donations to help the gold-medal winning star of the 1984 Olympics cover her hospital bills. Her Olympic success led to a surge in popularity and she became a household name. She also won American Cup all-around competitions in 1983, 1984 and 1985 before retiring in 1986. Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles Editing by Chris ReeseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Mary Lou Retton, Bela Karolyi, Mike Segar, McKenna Kelley, Retton, Kelley, Ecaterina Szabo, Rory Carroll, Chris Reese Organizations: Olympic, New, REUTERS, Los Angeles, Games, American, International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, Thomson Locations: Retton, , West Virginia, Los Angeles

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 Olympic all-around title, is “fighting for her life” and not able to breathe on her own. Kelley wrote that Retton does not currently have medical insurance. Retton was 16 years old when she became an icon of the U.S. Olympic movement during her gold medal-winning performance at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles.

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☆ Gymnastics-Olympic Gold Medalist Retton 'Fighting for Her Life' With Rare Form of Pneumonia, Daughter Says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

(Reuters) - U.S. gymnastics icon Mary Lou Retton is "fighting for her life" and has been in an intensive care unit for more than a week battling a rare form of pneumonia, her daughter said on Tuesday. Retton, 55, has not been able to breathe on her own, her daughter McKenna Kelley said in a post requesting prayers and donations to help the gold-medal winning star of the 1984 Olympics cover her hospital bills. She was named Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportswoman of the Year" and appeared on Wheaties cereal boxes in the wake of her triumph. She also won American Cup all-around competitions in 1983, 1984 and 1985 before retiring in 1986. (Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles; Editing by Chris Reese)

Persons: Mary Lou Retton, McKenna Kelley, Retton, Kelley, Ecaterina Szabo, Rory Carroll, Chris Reese Organizations: Reuters, Los Angeles, Games, American, International Gymnastics Hall of Fame Locations: Retton, , West Virginia, Los Angeles

☆ Simone Biles redefines image of a successful athlete with history-making comeback at world championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The most successful gymnast of her time had shown her fallibility on the biggest stage of all, and as she completed a history-making comeback at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships last week, she completed refashioning those expectations of success. Records as well as medals announced Biles’ return to the pinnacle of the sport in Antwerp, Belgium. Five months ago, Biles didn’t think she’d ever compete again, she said on X, formerly known as Twitter. Nevertheless, ghosts from Tokyo still lingered at the world championships, she said afterwards, memories bubbling to the surface and making her “nervous” for the team finals on Wednesday. Simone Biles became the first woman to land the Yurchenko double pike vault at an international competition.

Persons: Simone Biles, Biles ’, Vitaly Scherbo’s, Yves Herman, Biles, “, ”, Geert vanden Wijngaert Organizations: CNN, Tokyo, Olympics, Reuters, Twitter, NBC, BBC Sport Locations: Antwerp, Belgium, Tokyo, Paris

Biles started the afternoon with a superb beam routine, oozing confidence throughout. Biles later took to the mat for her last appearance of a busy week, in the floor final. Although she stepped out of bounds midway through her highly difficult routine, Biles earned the day’s best score, 14.633 points. Political Cartoons View All 1202 ImagesAndrade, another star of the sport, took the silver medal ahead of her Brazil teammate Flavia Saraiva. She also claimed a silver medal on vault after the sixth all-around title that made her the most decorated gymnast in history, male or female.

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☆ American kids are facing an epidemic of loneliness. Overhauling youth sports could help fix that.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementA Hooptown Youth League game. While Americans of all ages are vulnerable to loneliness, young people are particularly at risk. Data on grade-school-aged children is limited in the US, but research in other countries has found that young children aren't immune to these problems. One of the few studies to explore sports participation's connection to youth loneliness was conducted by European researchers in 2019. A Hooptown Youth League game.

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☆ Brilliant Biles wins two more golds on final day at worlds
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Biles posted a total of 14.800 in the balance beam final for her impeccable routine ahead of China's Zhou Yaqin with 14.700. Brazilian Rebeca Andrade, who beat Biles on Saturday to gold in the women's vault, posted 14.300 for bronze. The American claimed her second gold of the day in the floor final with 14.633, 0.133 points ahead of second-placed Andrade. "I wasn't too worried about medal count or medal colour," Biles said. She also won gold on balance beam and floor exercise after clinching silver on vault.

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WADA said North Korea was still non-compliant with its anti-doping code and the OCA had failed to enforce its sanction. "North Korea, the DPRK Korea, has also written a letter to them very lately telling them that the borders have opened and they can send the doping control officers for the testing which the WADA has agreed and they will be shortly sending it to the DPRK, to North Korea," Tiwari added. North Korea won 11 golds in Hangzhou, including in artistic gymnastics, shooting, wrestling, boxing and six in weightlifting. It was the first international multi-sport event North Korea attended since the 2018 edition in Jakarta. North Korea closed its borders for nearly four years because of COVID-19.

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☆ Simone Biles wins fourth gold of world championships as she completes first international competition since two-year break
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Simone Biles won her fourth gold medal of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on Sunday, finishing first in the floor exercise, as she completes her first international competition since her two-year break from gymnastics. The gold in floor is Biles’ 23rd world championship gold medal and was her second of the day, having won the beam competition in Antwerp, Belgium. Simone Biles competes in the women's beam final at the world championships. Biles in action during the floor final at the 2023 world championships. Biles has now earned 30 career medals – 23 gold, four silver, three bronze – at the world championships, as well as a record 37 total medals across both the Olympics and the world championships.

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☆ Simone Biles wins vault silver at World Championships after falling on attempting the eponymous ‘Biles II’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A day after winning a sixth all-around title to become the most decorated gymnast in history, Simone Biles added to her extraordinary medal collection with a silver in the vault at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on Saturday. Needing to regain her composure immediately for her second vault, Biles went on to score an impressive 14.666 for an average score of 14.549. Kaylia Nemour of Algeria won silver, while the USA’s Shilese Jones took bronze. On Friday, Biles surpassed Belarusian Vitaly Scherbo’s record of 33 overall medals across both the Olympics and the world championships with a record sixth all-around gold. Biles has now earned 28 career medals (21 gold, four silver, three bronze) at the world championships, which is an all-time record.

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☆ Andrade wins vault gold, Biles wins silver despite fall at Worlds
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Biles won her 21st World Championships gold medal in Friday's all-around event, with Andrade, the reigning champion, finishing second. But the order was reversed on Saturday as a near flawless Andrade won by a margin of 0.201 points. Algeria's Kaylia Nemour took the silver while American Shilese Jones took the bronze medal. Qiu scored a total of 15.100 points to claim the gold medal. Ahmad Abu Al Soud of Jordan took the bronze medal but missed out on automatic Olympic qualification.

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The American superstar won the individual all-around title at the world championships for the sixth time on Friday to become the most decorated gymnast in history. Biles' only blip came right at the end, as she was about to wrap up her floor routine. Biles, Jones and Andrade competed in the same rotation, kicking off their contest at vault. Andrade bounced out of bounds seconds before she wrapped up her floor routine, a fluffed last step that marred an otherwise brilliant display. Biles’ competition continues this weekend with the women’s vault and uneven bars finals on Saturday and the balance beam and floor exercise finals on Sunday.

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☆ Simone Biles on the verge of yet more history as she eyes 21st world championships gold medal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Having already made history at this year’s World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Simone Biles has a chance to blaze even more trails on Friday. The American is set to compete in the women’s individual all-around final where she has the opportunity to secure her 21st world championship gold. How to watchThe world championships began on September 30 and will run until October 8. Spectacular returnThe 26-year-old has already been successful at this year’s world championships in Antwerp, Belgium. But her return has been nothing short of spectacular and, by competing in Antwerp, she became the first woman to represent the US at six artistic world gymnastics championships.

Persons: Simone Biles, Vitaly Scherbo, –, Biles, ” Biles, Heath Thorpe, I’m, Naomi Baker, Dominique Dawes, ”, Dawes, “ She’s, Friday’s Organizations: CNN, NBC, BBC Locations: Antwerp, Belgium, Tokyo

☆ Record-breaker Biles wins sixth all-around world title
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Biles, who won her first all-around world title as a 16-year-old in Antwerp a decade ago, has claimed a total of 27 world medals -- including 21 golds -- having also led the U.S. women's team to a seventh consecutive title on Wednesday. She has also surpassed Belarusian Vitaly Scherbo's record of 33 medals in total at the Olympics and world championships. I don't think it will hit me until maybe I retire and then look back and see everything that I've done," added Biles. Former world champion, Brazilian Rebeca Andrade, was second with a total of 56.766 after a superb floor routine. Biles is set to compete in the vault and uneven bars finals on Saturday before beam and floor exercise finals on Sunday.

Persons: Simone Biles, Yves Herman Acquire, Biles, Vitaly Scherbo's, I've, Rebeca Andrade, Shilese Jones, Angelica Medina, Ken Ferris Organizations: Rights, U.S, Thomson Locations: Antwerp, Belgium, Rights ANTWERP, Mexico City

☆ Simone Biles Returns to Team Gymnastics Competition, Putting the U.S. Women on Top
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Louise Radnofsky | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ In pictures: World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[14/27]Joscelyn Roberson of the U.S. receives medical attention after sustaining an injury during her routine at the the vault during the women's team final, October 4. REUTERS/Yves HermanANTWERP, Belgium

Persons: Joscelyn Roberson, Yves Herman ANTWERP Organizations: REUTERS Locations: Belgium

ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Led by Simone Biles, the U.S. women won a record seventh consecutive team title at the gymnastics world championships on Wednesday night. The American team of Biles, Shilese Jones, Skye Blakely and Leanne Wong combined for a total of 167.729 points to edge Brazil and France. The U.S. women have won gold in the team event at every world championship that included a team competition since 2011. Biles now has 26 world championship medals, 20 of them gold, to go with her seven Olympic medals, including the 2016 Olympic title. Biles capped off a successful night for the U.S team with a spectacular floor routine rewarded by a 15.166.

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☆ U.S. women's team claim seventh consecutive title at world championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Gymnastics - 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships - Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium - October 4, 2023 Simone Biles of the U.S. in action on the floor during the women's team final REUTERS/Yves Herman Acquire Licensing RightsOct 4 (Reuters) - Simone Biles led the U.S. women's team to a seventh straight title at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp on Wednesday. With a total of 33 world and Olympic medals, Biles equalled the record of Vitaly Scherbo, who competed for the Soviet Union, the Unified Team and Belarus. Brazil took second place with 165.530, led by 24-year-old Rebeca Andrade , to become the first South American country to win an Olympic or world team medal. The French team took bronze with 164.064 following excellent routines on the balance beam and vault, highlighted by the performance of Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos, who trains at the gym owned by Biles's family in Texas. Reporting by Angelica Medina in Mexico City; editing by Clare Fallon and Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Simone Biles, Yves Herman Acquire, Biles, Vitaly Scherbo, Joscelyn Roberson, Rebeca Andrade, Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos, Angelica Medina, Clare Fallon, Toby Davis Organizations: U.S, Unified Team, French, Thomson Locations: Antwerp, Belgium, Soviet Union, Belarus, Brazil, American, Texas, Mexico City

☆ Simone Biles going for team gold at World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Smiley N. Pool/Houston Chronicle/Getty Images Biles competes on the balance beam during the US National Gymnastics Championships in August 2013. Tim Clayton/Corbis/Getty Images Biles poses after winning a gold medal at the 2013 World Championships. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images Biles dodges a bee flying near her during the medal ceremony at the 2014 World Championships. Daniel Dunn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Biles competes on the uneven bars during the 2018 World Championships. And by competing in Antwerp, Biles became the first woman to represent the US at six artistic world championships.

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