# @katiecouricmedia on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2023-10-11T13:53:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Katie Couric Media (@katiecouricmedia) — https://gondola.cc/katiecouricmedia

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🚨Mary Lou Retton, one of the most famous names in the global sport of gymnastics, is “fighting for her life" in the ICU with a rare form of pneumonia, her daughter said Tuesday.

McKenna Kelley, the daughter of the Olympic gold-winning gymnast, shared the news in a post on her Instagram Story which included a link to a Spotfund page dedicated to her 55-year-old mom who is “not insured.”

The fundraiser surpassed its goal of $50,000 by Wednesday morning with over $175,000 raised for Retton. 

Retton made history at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles by becoming the first American to win an individual all-around gold medal.

Despite having undergone knee surgery just weeks before the Games, she recorded perfect 10s on the floor and vault to edge out Romania's Ecaterina Szabo by 0.05 points. Retton also took home silver medals in the vault and team event, as well as bronze medals in the uneven bars and the floor.

She and ex-husband Shannon Kelley share four daughters: Shayla, Skyla, Emma and McKenna, the latter of whom followed in her mom's footsteps and competed as a gymnast for Louisiana State University.

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