1. Madison Taylor Kocian was born on June 15,1997 and is an American retired artistic gymnast.
55 Facts About Madison Kocian
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Madison Kocian was part of the gold medal-winning team dubbed the "Final Five" at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and she was a member of the first-place American teams at the 2014 and 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
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Madison Kocian graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2020, where she was a member of its women's gymnastics team.
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Madison Kocian helped the UCLA Bruins win the 2018 NCAA Championships.
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Patterson and Liukin served as early inspirations for Kocian, particularly Liukin, who Kocian has likened to an older sister.
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Madison Kocian attended Spring Creek Academy in Plano, Texas, and graduated in 2015.
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Madison Kocian made her elite gymnastics debut at the 2009 US Classic, finishing 18th in the all-around.
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Later that year, Madison Kocian was selected to make her international debut at the Top Gym Invitational in Charleroi, Belgium.
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Madison Kocian won a bronze medal in the all-around behind Larisa Iordache and Julie Croket.
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Madison Kocian began the 2010 season at the WOGA Classic where she finished second in the all-around to her club teammate Grace McLaughlin.
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Madison Kocian then placed fifth in the all-around at the US Classic in Chicago.
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Madison Kocian began the 2011 season by winning a silver medal in the all-around at the WOGA Classic.
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Madison Kocian finished second in the all-around at the 2012 WOGA Classic behind club teammate Katelyn Ohashi.
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Madison Kocian missed the rest of the season due to a broken growth plate in the radius of her wrist.
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Madison Kocian returned to competition at the WOGA Classic competing on the vault and the uneven bars, where she finished third and second, respectively.
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Madison Kocian then won the all-around title at the American Classic.
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Madison Kocian withdrew from the competition and did not compete for the rest of the year.
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Madison Kocian only competed on the uneven bars and the balance beam, winning gold and silver on the events, respectively.
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Madison Kocian only competed on uneven bars and balance beam at the US Classic.
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Madison Kocian won the silver medal on the uneven bars behind Ashton Locklear, and she placed eighth on the balance beam.
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Madison Kocian competed at the Pan American Championships in Mississauga, Canada.
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Madison Kocian helped the American team place first in the team competition.
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On September 17, Madison Kocian was selected to compete at the 2014 World Championships in Nanning, China, alongside Locklear, Alyssa Baumann, Simone Biles, Kyla Ross, and Mykayla Skinner.
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Madison Kocian competed in the team final on the uneven bars and contributed a score of 14.900 to the US team's gold medal finish.
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Madison Kocian had a plate and seven screws put in, and she missed five months of training.
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Madison Kocian returned to competition at the US Classic, competing only on the uneven bars and balance beam.
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Madison Kocian finished first on the uneven bars and ninth on the balance beam.
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Madison Kocian was named to the senior US national team.
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Madison Kocian was selected to compete at the World Championships in Glasgow, alongside Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Brenna Dowell, Maggie Nichols, and Aly Raisman.
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Madison Kocian's scores helped the American team qualify for the team final in first place and secured a team berth for the 2016 Olympic Games.
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Madison Kocian then helped the US team win the gold medal in the team final.
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Madison Kocian began the Olympic season at the WOGA Classic and competed on the uneven bars and balance beam, winning the gold medals in both events.
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Madison Kocian attended the event on crutches and wearing a cast, and confirmed to reporters that she had a fractured tibia.
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Madison Kocian returned to competition at the US Classic and competed on the uneven bars and balance beam.
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Madison Kocian finished second on the uneven bars behind Ashton Locklear and placed 15th on the balance beam.
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Madison Kocian returned to competing on all four events at the US Championships and placed fifth in the all-around.
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Madison Kocian finished second to Locklear on the uneven bars.
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On July 10,2016, Madison Kocian was named to the US team for the 2016 Olympic Games alongside Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman, and Laurie Hernandez.
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Madison Kocian's score was the highest on that event, and she qualified in first place for the uneven bars event final.
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Madison Kocian contributed a score of 15.933 to help the team to its second consecutive team gold at the Olympic Games, more than eight points ahead of the silver medalists.
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Madison Kocian began attending the University of California, Los Angeles in the fall of 2016 and joined the UCLA Bruins gymnastics program.
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On March 27,2017, Madison Kocian received first-team regular season All-American honors in the all-around and second-team honors on floor exercise.
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Madison Kocian helped UCLA place fourth in the Super Six at the NCAA Championships.
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Madison Kocian returned to NCAA competition on January 20,2018, in a dual meet against Arizona, competing only on the balance beam.
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Madison Kocian helped UCLA repeat at the Pac-12 Championships, and UCLA finish third at the NCAA Championships.
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Madison Kocian earned several post-season accolades, including Pac-12 First Team honors on uneven bars and was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic team with a 3.81 GPA.
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Madison Kocian was sidelined for the first few weeks of the 2020 season with shoulder soreness.
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Madison Kocian delayed surgery for another torn labrum to compete in her senior season.
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Madison Kocian returned to competition at a tri-meet with BYU and Utah State, where she competed on both uneven bars and floor exercise.
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Madison Kocian was named the Pac-12 Conference scholar-athlete of the year for the sport of gymnastics.
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Madison Kocian was named as the Bruins' Tom Hansen Medal recipient alongside football player Darnay Holmes.
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Madison Kocian was nominated by UCLA for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award, but was not selected by the Pac-12 Conference to be its conference-level nominee.
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Madison Kocian received a perfect 10 twice in her NCAA career, both on the uneven bars.
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Madison Kocian shared that she did not feel supported by USA Gymnastics and described a toxic culture that led to her being afraid to speak out about the abuse.
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In July 2022, Madison Kocian began studying at the Baylor College of Medicine in its Physician Assistant Program.