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CNN — Bela Karolyi, the legendary and controversial Romanian American gymnastics coach who helped lead Mary Lou Retton, Nadia Comaneci and Kerri Strug to Olympic gold, has died, USA Gymnastics announced. “We have an action-packed sport, and from time to time people get injured.” In the years leading up to his death, Karolyi’s triumphant career also was marred by allegations …

Mary Lou Retton explains why she couldn’t afford health insurance during pneumonia scare

Mary Lou Retton competes at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. I know it’s going to be a really long road,” Retton told NBC News’ Hoda Kotb in an interview that aired Monday on the “Today” show. “I don’t know how long I’ll indefinitely need the oxygen,” she added while gesturing toward her nasal cannula, “but you have no …

‘Beyond blessed’: Mary Lou Retton provides update on her recovery from pneumonia

U.S. gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton says she is “staying very positive” as she goes through the “long and slow process” of recovering from a rare form pneumonia that kept her in intensive care for more than two weeks. “I’m beyond blessed to have the opportunity to make this statement,” Retton posted Monday on Instagram. On Oct. 10, McKenna Kelley, …

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Mary Lou Retton released from hospital and recovering from pneumonia at home, daughter says

Mary Lou Retton, left, and daughter McKenna Kelley appear on NBC’s “Today” show April 25, 2019. U.S. gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton has been released from the hospital and is continuing her recovery from a rare form of pneumonia at home, according to her family. “We still have a long road of recovery ahead of us, but baby steps.” Retton …

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Mary Lou Retton suffers “scary setback” amid battle against rare form of pneumonia, daughter says

Mary Lou Retton’s eldest daughter, Shayla Kelley Schrepfer, took to Instagram to share that her mother experienced a “scary setback” as she continues to battle a rare form of pneumonia. “At the beginning of this week, we were going on the up and up, we were so excited, seeing so much progress and then yesterday we had a pretty scary …

Mary Lou Retton update: What to know about the condition that left Olympic gymnast ‘fighting for her life’

Former Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton “fighting for her life” as she battles rare form of pneumonia

McKenna Kelley, the daughter of former Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton, took to Instagram Tuesday to share that her mother is “fighting for her life” in the ICU with a rare form of pneumonia. “My amazing mom, Mary Lou, has a very rare form of pneumonia and is fighting for her life," Kelley wrote in a Spotfund fundraising page for …

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Dianne Durham, the first Black woman to win a USA Gymnastics national championship, died Thursday in Chicago following a short illness, her husband said. “I think between her and Mary Lou Retton, they felt they introduced more of a power gymnastics,” said Durham’s husband, Tom Drahozal. “People said, you’re the first Black — I’m using Black because African American wasn’t …