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U.S. gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton arrested on DUI charge in West Virginia
Mary Lou Retton celebrates her balance beam score at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. (Lionel Cirroneau / Associated Press) U.S. gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton faces a DUI charge after being arrested earlier this month in Marion County, According to Magistrate Court of Marion County records, Retton was arrested May 17 and charged with a misdemeanor count of driving under influence of alcohol, controlled substances, or drugs. She was released after posting a personal recognizance bond of $1,500, the court records show. Advertisement Retton's attorney declined to comment on the matter when reached by The Times. Born in Fairmont, Retton, 57, rose to household-name status during the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles, when she became the first U.S. gymnast to win Olympic gold in the all-around competition, edging Romania's Simona Pauca by five-tenths of a point. Read more: Mary Lou Retton was 4 feet, 9 inches of muscle and grit, claiming the '84 Games as her own Retton sealed the gold medal by earning perfect scores on her final two exercises, floor and vault, much to the delight of the crowd at Pauley Pavilion and millions of TV viewers around the country. During those Games, she won five medals, also including silvers for team all-around and vault, and bronzes for floor and uneven bars. Advertisement On Oct. 10, 2023, Retton's daughter, McKenna Kelley, revealed that her mother had "a very rare form of pneumonia" and was "fighting for her life" in intensive care without being covered by medical insurance. "She is not able to breathe on her own," Kelley wrote in the description of a fundraiser that has raised nearly $500,000 to help cover Retton's medical costs. Read more: Mary Lou Retton explains why she couldn't afford health insurance during pneumonia scare On Oct. 23, 2023, Kelley wrote in a now-deleted Instagram post that Retton was "HOME & in recovery mode.' Advertisement Retton said she was "not great yet" when she spoke about her ordeal and ongoing recovery with NBC News' Hoda Kotb in January 2024. 'I don't know how long I'll indefinitely need the oxygen,' Retton said while gesturing toward her nasal tube, 'but you have no idea how blessed and how grateful I was for this holiday season.' Read more: Jordan Chiles once thought she was 'ugly.' Now she's proud to be SI Swimsuit cover model Retton also addressed why she didn't have health insurance at the time of her medical emergency. 'When COVID hit after my divorce, and all my preexisting — I mean, I've had over 30 operations, orthopedic stuff — I couldn't afford it,' she said. Get the best, most interesting and strangest stories of the day from the L.A. sports scene and beyond from our newsletter The Sports Report. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
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27-05-2025
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U.S. gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton arrested on DUI charge in West Virginia
U.S. gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton faces a DUI charge after being arrested earlier this month in Marion County, W.V. According to Magistrate Court of Marion County records, Retton was arrested May 17 and charged with a misdemeanor count of driving under influence of alcohol, controlled substances, or drugs. She was released after posting a personal recognizance bond of $1,500, the court records show. Retton's attorney did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Times. Born in Fairmont, W.V., Retton, 57, rose to household-name status during the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles, when she became the first U.S. gymnast to win Olympic gold in the all-around competition, edging Romania's Simona Pauca by five-tenths of a point. Retton sealed the gold medal by earning perfect scores on her final two exercises, floor and vault, much to the delight of the crowd at Pauley Pavilion and millions of TV viewers around the county. During those Games, she won five medals , also including silvers for team all-around and vault, and bronzes for floor and uneven bars. On Oct. 10, 2023, Retton's daughter, McKenna Kelley, revealed that her mother had 'a very rare form of pneumonia' and was 'fighting for her life' in intensive care without being covered by medical insurance. 'She is not able to breathe on her own,' Kelley wrote in the description of a fundraiser that has raised nearly $500,000 to help cover Retton's medical costs. On Oct. 23, 2023, Kelley wrote in a now-deleted Instagram post that Retton was 'HOME & in recovery mode.' Retton said she was 'not great yet' when she spoke about her ordeal and ongoing recovery with NBC News' Hoda Kotb in January 2024. 'I don't know how long I'll indefinitely need the oxygen,' Retton said while gesturing toward her nasal tube, 'but you have no idea how blessed and how grateful I was for this holiday season.' Retton also addressed why she didn't have health insurance at the time of her medical emergency. 'When COVID hit after my divorce, and all my preexisting — I mean, I've had over 30 operations, orthopedic stuff — I couldn't afford it,' she said.
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27-05-2025
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Former Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton charged with DUI in West Virginia
Former gymnast Mary Lou Retton was charged with driving under the influence in West Virginia earlier this month, according to records filed in the Magistrate Court of Marion County. According to court records, the legendary Olympic gymnast was arrested on May 17. It is not clear at this time what happened before her arrest. The Fairmont Police Department and Marion County Sheriff's Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Retton, 57, posted a $1,500 bond, according to online records. NBC News reached out to a representative for Retton for comment. Retton became the first American woman to win an Olympic individual all-around gold when she edged out Romania's Ecaterina Szabo in the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles. That golden moment cemented her fame as one of the country's most famous gymnasts. She was the first female athlete depicted on a Wheaties box. Last year, the former athlete said she faced "death in the eyes" while in intensive care in 2023 with a life-threatening bout of pneumonia. After leaving the hospital, she required the help of a nasal oxygen tube to breathe, and said she was dealing with ongoing health issues. Months later, Retton told NBC News that doctors "still don't know" exactly what illness is continuing to impact her lungs. "They're calling it a rare form of pneumonia," she said last year. This article was originally published on
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27-05-2025
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Mary Lou Retton Reportedly Arrested for DUI in West Virginia
Mary Lou Retton was recently arrested in West Virginia. The news quickly spread online, stunning fans of the Olympic icon. Now, many fans are curious to know what exactly happened and the reason behind her arrest. Mary Lou Retton was arrested for DUI in Marion County, West Virginia, earlier this month. According to records from the West Virginia Magistrate Court, the gymnast faced a misdemeanor DUI charge for operating a vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drugs. Retton posted a $1,500 bond the same day she was arrested on May 17. This news comes less than two years after Retton was hospitalized with a rare form of pneumonia. In October 2023, her daughter McKenna Kelley shared that the former athlete was in the ICU and fighting for her life. A crowdfunding campaign launched by the family raised $200,000 in just one day. Retton later spoke about her experience in a January 2024 interview on Today, saying she was grateful to be alive after nearly being placed on life support. She told PEOPLE, 'It's been really hard. My lungs are so scarred. It will be a lifetime of recovery. My physicality was the only thing I had, and it was taken away from me. It's embarrassing.' Retton rose to fame in 1984 when she became the first American woman to win gold in the individual all-around gymnastics event at the Los Angeles Olympics. That year, she took home five medals in total: one gold, two silver, and two bronze. She was also named Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year. In 1997, she was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Beyond her athletic career, she also appeared in several TV and film roles, including Baywatch and Naked Gun 33 ¹/₃: The Final Insult. Originally reported by Disheeta Maheshwari on ComingSoon. The post Mary Lou Retton Reportedly Arrested for DUI in West Virginia appeared first on Mandatory.
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27-05-2025
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Olympic legend Mary Lou Retton arrested on DUI charge
May 27 (UPI) -- Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton was arrested and charged with driving under the influence in Fairmont, W.V., court records show. The Fairmont Police Department arrested Retton and she was charged May 17 with driving under influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs, according to the West Virginia Magistrate Court. She was released on $1,500 personal recognizance bond. Retton, 57, vaulted to iconic status when she became the first American woman to win the all-around in women's gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics. She also won two sliver medals and two bronze medals that year in Los Angeles. Retton was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1997. She again made news in 2023 when her family announced she was diagnosed with a rare form of pneumonia and was fighting for her life. Supporters proceeded to flock to a fundraising site and amassed more than $450,000 in donations for Retton, who was not insured, according to her family. She was released from the hospital a few weeks later.
