Eric McCandless via Getty After a rare form of pneumonia sent Mary Lou Retton to the ICU last fall, the former Olympian is speaking out for the first time about the medical ordeal that left her ...

Mary Lou Retton is “still fighting,” according to her daughters. The iconic former gymnast, 55, who has been in the ICU battling a rare form of pneumonia, has been hospitalized for over a week.

Mary Lou Sullivan Christison, 76, of Adolphus, KY passed away Monday, March 17, 2025 at the Medical Center at Bowling Green. The Scottville, KY ...

Mary Lou was born Aug. 29, 1940, in Youngstown, to Anthony and Anna Roberto Liguore. She was a 1958 graduate of The Rayen School and worked as a hairdresser in area salons and Heritage Manor for ...