holywood model: McKayla Maroney Is Done Being Unimpressed

An all-out sprint, a leap of faith, and a series of disorienting turns. Land gracefully, and you've just described the perfect vault. In the case of McKayla Maroney, you could just as well be talking about the last decade of her life. <br><br>Back at the 2012 London Olympics, the gymnast stuck the landing on a two-and-a-half twisting Amanar vault, one of the most impressive feats in the sport at the time. You may not remember. But you definitely remember her face on the second-place podium after landing on her butt during the individual vault finals. Pursed lips sagging slightly to the right, and dagger eyes—the same so-over-this scowl of someone in line at the DMV. The

When she abruptly announced her retirement three and a half years later, not even those closest to her understood why she would give up a shot at redemption—at individual gold. But behind the scenes, Maroney had been launched headfirst into the most challenging chapter of her life, one that threw her twice as many twists as an Amanar." title="An all-out sprint, a leap of faith, and a series of disorienting turns. Land gracefully, and you've just described the perfect vault. In the case of McKayla Maroney, you could just as well be talking about the last decade of her life.

Back at the 2012 London Olympics, the gymnast stuck the landing on a two-and-a-half twisting Amanar vault, one of the most impressive feats in the sport at the time. You may not remember. But you definitely remember her face on the second-place podium after landing on her butt during the individual vault finals. Pursed lips sagging slightly to the right, and dagger eyes—the same so-over-this scowl of someone in line at the DMV. The "McKayla Maroney Is Not Impressed" meme was born. Overnight, Maroney's face was Photoshopped next to everything from Beyoncé's baby bump to the Great Sphinx of Giza

When she abruptly announced her retirement three and a half years later, not even those closest to her understood why she would give up a shot at redemption—at individual gold. But behind the scenes, Maroney had been launched headfirst into the most challenging chapter of her life, one that threw her twice as many twists as an Amanar.">

McKayla Maroney Is Done Being Unimpressed

An all-out sprint, a leap of faith, and a series of disorienting turns. Land gracefully, and you've just described the perfect vault. In the case of McKayla Maroney, you could just as well be talking about the last decade of her life.

Back at the 2012 London Olympics, the gymnast stuck the landing on a two-and-a-half twisting Amanar vault, one of the most impressive feats in the sport at the time. You may not remember. But you definitely remember her face on the second-place podium after landing on her butt during the individual vault finals. Pursed lips sagging slightly to the right, and dagger eyes—the same so-over-this scowl of someone in line at the DMV. The "McKayla Maroney Is Not Impressed" meme was born. Overnight, Maroney's face was Photoshopped next to everything from Beyoncé's baby bump to the Great Sphinx of Giza

When she abruptly announced her retirement three and a half years later, not even those closest to her understood why she would give up a shot at redemption—at individual gold. But behind the scenes, Maroney had been launched headfirst into the most challenging chapter of her life, one that threw her twice as many twists as an Amanar.

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