Madison "Maddie" Desch was born on August 25,1997 and is a retired American artistic gymnast who was a member of the gold medal winning US team at the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and 2015 Pan American Games.
18 Facts About Madison Desch
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Madison Desch competed on the gymnastics team at the University of Alabama where she accepted a full athletic scholarship to study beginning in 2016.
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Madison Desch tied for third on vault and placed eighth on balance beam.
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Madison Desch finished ninth in the all-around, and qualified for the Junior National Championships.
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At the 2011 Junior Visa Championships, Desch placed tied for seventh on vault, nineteenth on bars, seventeenth on beam, and fifth on floor exercise.
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At the start of the year, Madison Desch competed at the City of Jesolo competition with teammates Katelyn Ohashi, Bailie Key, Lexie Priessman, and Amelia Hundley.
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At the Visa National Championships, Madison Desch placed second in the all-around behind Lexie Priessman.
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Madison Desch became the balance beam junior national champion with a score of 29.150.
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Madison Desch only competed on balance beam, where she placed sixth.
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Madison Desch competed two events at the 2014 Secret US Classic, finishing 13th.
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Madison Desch helped the American team place first in the team competition.
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Madison Desch was selected to compete at the 2014 World Championships in Nanning, China, but she was later named the alternate.
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Madison Desch competed at the 2015 City of Jesolo Trophy for the US National team.
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However, Madison Desch was invited to the Worlds training camp at the Karolyi Ranch.
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On May 29,2016, Madison Desch announced her retirement from elite gymnastics via her personal Instagram account, citing a persistent back injury.
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Madison Desch said she would focus instead on preparing for her collegiate career at the University of Alabama.
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Madison Desch matched her career-high 9.95 on floor against Arkansas in February 2018.
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Madison Desch earned a 9.9 on floor exercise at the SEC Championships, where Alabama posted a season-high score in the first session.