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A post shared by McKayla Maroney mckaylamaroney. McKayla quickly became the darling of the games, helping her team win the gold and placing second on the vault herself. The face became a meme that took over the internet and after she returned from the games, McKayla even recreated it with then-President Barack Obama. These days, the retired gymnast keeps busy with a number of different projects. McKayla has also been trying to make it as an actress. We had no choice but to be together.

We spoke up. As Maroney learned to share more with her loved ones, she began writing everything down. Her words turned into song lyrics. After all her years of struggling, music, in the most literal sense, helped her reclaim her voice. In typical Maroney fashion, she gave it her all, enrolling in vocal lessons and teaching herself how to use recording software.

When L. The thought of taking pain pills worried her; she resolved not to hide behind the unhealthy coping habits of her past.

For the first time in a long time, Maroney is firmly in charge again—and using her own experiences to help others. She is also using the large following she started amassing with that famous grimace—nearly a decade ago now—to help others affected by abuse. That includes making up for lost time with friends who have been there through it all. After our interview, Maroney has a sleepover date planned with Raisman, who is in town from Boston. Shop Elle. United States. Type keyword s to search. By Rose Minutaglio.

Dress, Fendi. Courtesy Elizabeth Kari. Dress, Gucci. Boots, Fendi. Taylor Rainbolt. The White House. Fernando Leon Getty Images. This content is imported from Twitter. The fallout included Maroney being shunned by many other gymnasts whose parents told them to stay away from her. She also developed an eater disorder in after speaking out against Nassar, which included a forceful statement at his trial in Michigan.

A year later, she enrolled in an online course for people with eating disorders to address the issue before enduring the death of her father from an addiction to pain pills. She has used spirituality and her love of music, as a budding singer-songwriter, to help her keep going through all the hard times. He has tackled every assignment from interviewing astronauts on the International Space Station to prison inmates training service dogs for military veterans.

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