McKayla Maroney Is Now on TikTok Here's What the Gymnast Has Been up To
McKayla Maroney Makes a Splash on TikTok Doing What She Does Best: Gymnastics
By Allison CacichJan. 28 2020, Updated 3:54 p.m. ET
Former Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney lately made her debut on TikTok doing — what else? — a handstand challenge. We’d say very few other folks can compete with the gold medalist’s spectacular moves.
The 24-year-old’s advent to the video-sharing platform comes a few months after she returned to Instagram and Twitter following a lengthy hiatus. Here’s what the aspiring musician has been up to in recent times.
McKayla Maroney revealed USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar sexually assaulted her.
Less than a yr after Nassar used to be arrested on charges of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and ownership of child pornography in December 2016, McKayla instructed Twitter fans that the physician again and again molested her over the route of 7 years. The abuse began when she was just Thirteen years outdated.
In a statement on social media, McKayla recalled the "scariest night" of her life, which took place all over a countrywide staff shuttle to Tokyo. "[Nassar had] given me a sleeping pill for the flight, and the next thing I know, I was all alone with him in his hotel room getting a 'treatment,'" she stated. "I thought I was going to die that night."
The athlete shared more details about that specific assault on an April 2018 episode of Dateline. "I was bawling, naked on a bed, him on top of me," she advised NBC anchor Savannah Guthrie.
"I remember waking up the next day and wanting to tell someone — and hoping that someone would see it in my eyes that something really bad just happened to me, that they would ask me."
During an event hosted through The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, McKayla opened up about the abuse’s lasting have an effect on. "I at times question if my gymnastics career was really even worth it because of the stuff I'm dealing with now, because sometimes you're just left in the dust," she admitted.
McKayla swiftly misplaced her father in January 2019.
If reliving some of the worst reviews of her lifestyles wasn’t hard sufficient, McKayla’s dad, Mike Maroney, died a few months after her Dateline interview at the age of 59. She introduced the news in a since-deleted message on Twitter.
"Love [you] dad. I can’t believe it’s real. I don’t want to," she wrote on Jan. 15, 2019. "I’ll miss you forever. Rest in peace. You were the most incredible dad." The reason behind his demise has yet to be made public.
McKayla in short addressed the devastating loss in her first publish again on Instagram following a two-year damage. "Missed [you] guys. Last few years a [lot] happened [with] the #MeToo movement, and losing my dad very unexpectedly," she mentioned in September.
"I'll definitely talk about it more, but for now I'll just say that even on the worst days, I knew I had so much to be thankful for," she endured. "I have the most supportive family, and friends, and [you] guys are part of that. Blessed to have [you], and happy to be back."
According to her Instagram bio, McKayla is still pursuing a singing profession. "Used to be a gymnast. Now I make music, but still have nothing out yet," her account reads.
Here’s hoping 2020 proves to be a extra uplifting year for the two-time international champion.
ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7pbXSramam6Ses7p6wqikaKhforCsrdilmGalkae8r7HYZquio6SkuA%3D%3D