Madison Taylor Kocian is a retired American artistic gymnast. On the uneven bars, she is one of four 2015 world champions and the 2016 Olympic silver medalist.
| Bio | |
| Real Name | Madison Taylor Kocian |
| Nickname | Maddy |
| Profession | Women’s artistic gymnastics |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height | in centimeters- 188 cm in meters- 1.88 m in Feet Inches- 6’ 2” |
| Weight | in Kilograms- 75 kg in Pounds- 165 lbs |
| Body Measurements (approx.) | 32-26-30 |
| Eye Colour | Green |
| Hair Colour | Blonde |
| International Debut | 2015 World Championship |
| Coach/Mentor | Laurent Landi |
| Inspirations | Nastia Liukin |
| Chreographer | Cecile Canqueteau-Landi |
| Music | Paganini (2009-2012) Pistolero (2014) |
| Club | WOGA |
| Career Turning Point | Qualifying for the 2016 Rio Olympics US team. |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | June 15, 1997 |
| Age (As of 2024) | 26 Years of 2024 |
| Birth Place | Dallas, Texas |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Gemini |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Dallas, Texas |
| School | |
| College | UCLA |
| Educational Qualifications | High School |
| Family | Father– Thomas Kocian Mother– Cindy Kocian Brother– Ty (Sophomore at Jesuit Dallas) |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Hobbies | Going out, shopping, watching TV, cooking and relaxing. |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Singer | Carrie Underwood |
| Favourite Movie | The Longest Ride |
| Favourite Music | Country Music, upbeat music for training. Favorite music: Country: Taylor Swift & Zac Brown Band. Pop: Ed Sheeran. |
| Favourite Sportsperson | Adrian Beltre |
| Favourite Food | Seafood |
| Favourite Athelete | Usain Bolt |
| Favourite Actor | Scott Eastwood |
| Favourite Event | Bars |
| Favourite Sports | Baseball |
| Favourite Subjects | Maths and Science |
| Favourite TV Show | Blacklist, America’s Got Talent & Texas Rangers Baseball. |
| Affairs, Family & More | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Sexual Orientation | Not Known |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | Not Known |
| Husband | N/A |
| Fiance | N/A |
| Children | N/A |
| Money Factor | |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Madison Kocian
- Does Madison Kocian smoke?: Not known
- Does Madison Kocian drink alcohol?: Not Known
- Madison started gymnastics at age 5 when her parents started taking her to World Olympic Gymnastics Academy (WOGA) in Plano, Texas. She happened to join the WOGA club too.
- She wants to join UCLA in the fall 2016 and wants to keep her amateur status and compete in the NCAA .
- Her favorite quote is “Dreams don’t work, unless you do”, which she recalled on telling that she has followed her parent’s work ethic into her practice.
- Madison loves her dogs. She has two pet dogs named Biscuit, collie/golden retriever mix, and Pete, a wired-hair terrier.
- Kocian has qualified for the Rio Olympics and is on the US Olympic Gymnastics Team along with Aly Raisman and other gymnasts.
- Her celebrity crush is Carrie Underwood and all of the Texas Ranger team.
- If she wasn’t an athlete, she would like to work with kids. Although she’d bored as she gets bored even now, when she doesn’t practice.
- Madison likes to have a dessert when she wants to unwind after a competition.
- She likes visiting churches, wherever she goes to travel. Be it a state or international destination, she likes to visit churches and has a lot of faith.
- Kocian loves baseball and would like to take her dad along with her to throw the first pitch.
- She practices (7:45AM to 11:45AM) in the morning and then in the evening (3-6) after she has her lunch or relaxes watching TV or taking a nap.
- She cooks breakfast on Sundays and dinner every now and then.
- Madison broke her growth plate of my radius in my wrist doing a full twisting back handspring on beam and she could not resume her practice for three months. After it healed, it started to give her pain after a while. Her ulnar bone grew 6 mm longer than the radius.
- She carries a block with herself, whenever she goes to any games. The block says, “Think positive and positive things will happen.
- Her memory with gymnastics is when she was only five years old when they celebrated her birthday at the ASI gymnastics hall. I also remember watching Carly Patterson on TV when she was competing at the 2004 Olympics. She cherished to do what she was doing.
- She appeared in the viral Under Armour in February.
- She says her mother put her in the gym because she would always climb out of her crib.