Kyla Ross

Kyla Ross, born on October twenty-fourth, nineteen ninety-six, is a distinguished American retired artistic gymnast and currently serves as an assistant coach for the Arkansas Razorbacks gymnastics team. She holds the remarkable distinction of being the first female gymnast to secure NCAA, World, and Olympic championship titles, a testament to her exceptional talent and dedication to the sport.

Her journey in gymnastics began as an international elite competitor from two thousand nine to two thousand sixteen. During her junior elite years, she clinched two national all-around titles in two thousand nine and two thousand ten, along with the Pan American all-around title in two thousand ten. Ross made her mark on the international stage as the youngest member of the U.S. women's gymnastics team at the two thousand twelve Summer Olympics, where the team, famously known as the Fierce Five, triumphed with a gold medal in the team competition.

In two thousand thirteen, she earned silver medals in the all-around, uneven bars, and balance beam at the World Championships. The following year, she contributed to the U.S. team's gold medal victory at the World Championships and secured a bronze medal in the all-around. After a successful elite career, Ross retired in February two thousand sixteen to pursue her education.

She enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the fall of two thousand sixteen, joining the university's NCAA gymnastics team. Ross achieved remarkable success, winning titles on the uneven bars and balance beam at the two thousand seventeen NCAA Championships, and played a pivotal role in UCLA's team title victory at the two thousand eighteen NCAA Championships. On March sixteenth, two thousand nineteen, she became the eleventh NCAA gymnast to achieve a 'Gym Slam', scoring a perfect ten on all four apparatuses, and just a week later, she became the second NCAA gymnast to achieve a second Gym Slam.

Her senior season was unfortunately cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to her retirement from gymnastics. Following her retirement, she joined the UCLA coaching staff as an Undergraduate Assistant Coach while completing her degree and later joined the Arkansas coaching staff for the two thousand twenty-two season, continuing her legacy in the sport.