U.S. Olympic Star McKayla Maroney - Who Has Family in Milford - Ends Competitive Gymnastic Career

Injuries have forced United States Olympic star McKayla Maroney to end her career as a competitive gymnast.

The athlete, who has family in the Milford area and whose father, Michael Maroney, graduated from Milford High School, is quick to make the distinction that she is not retiring.

“I don’t want anybody to ever think that McKayla is retiring. I don’t even want people to use that word,” she said on a GymCastic podcast, as reported by NBC Sports. “The only difference is I’m not competing anymore.”

Since the 2012 London Olympic Games, Maroney has suffered a series of injuries, including a broken tibia.

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Patch file photo of McKayla Maroney during a 2012 visit to a gym in Georgia.