Kyla Briana Ross was born October 24, 1996 is a retired American artistic gymnast who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Arkansas Razorbacks gymnastics team. She is the first female gymnast to win the NCAA, World, and Olympic championships.
Kyla Ross was a top gymnast from 2009 until 2016. She competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics as a member of the United States Women’s Gymnastics team, known as the Fierce Five. The team won the gold medal. Ross won the 2013 global all-around, uneven bars,
and balance beam silver medals. She was a member of the U.S. team that won gold at the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, as well as the bronze medalist in all-around.style=”display:block; text-align:center;”
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Personal life
Kiana and Jason Ross welcomed their son Ross into the world on October 24, 1996, in Honolulu. Her mother is of Filipino, German, and Puerto Rican background, while her father is of African American and Japanese ancestry.
Her father was a minor league outfielder for six seasons. She has two younger siblings: McKenna and Kayne. Her sister, McKenna, was a member of the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine volleyball team.
On August 16, 2018, Kyla Ross, along with fellow Olympian and UCLA teammate Madison Kocian, came forward as survivors of Larry Nassar’s sexual assault.
Early gymnastics career
Kyla Ross’ mother has stated that her daughter was always physically powerful and full of energy: “She was born with muscles.” We would go to the park, and everyone would ask, ‘Whose baby is on top of that jungle gym?’ I would remark, ‘Oh, that’s my baby. “Don’t worry about her; she’s fine.”
Her father continued, “It would take all of my strength to convince her to sit in her car seat, and I’m a big, powerful guy. When she was born, we were like, “Oh my goodness, she has quads hanging off her.” What the heck is going on? And she was just so strong. I mean, at a young age, she could walk across the monkey bars, simply hanging herself.”
A bright future
Though her competition days are over, Ross will not be leaving the sport completely, at least not right soon. The 23-year-old plans to serve as an undergraduate assistant coach for her UCLA Bruins team while she completes the few remaining classes required for graduation.
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“I’m returning to UCLA in the autumn to finish my major. Ross, who studies molecular, cell, and developmental biology, told the Olympic Channel that he has two more big classes and a lab. “And then I’m helping coach with the UCLA gymnastics team while I’m still in undergrad.”
After that, who knows what the future holds for Ross, who revealed the strategy that has helped her achieve so much in sports.
Ross concurs: “It’s just believing that you can before you can even do it.”
