Madison Kocian

Madison Kocian
Kocian at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Madison Taylor Kocian
Country represented	United States
Born	(1997-06-15) June 15, 1997 (age 19) Dallas, Texas
Hometown	Dallas, Texas
Height	5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Years on national team	2009–2011, 2013–present
Club	WOGA
College team	University of California, Los Angeles
Head coach(es)	Laurent Landi
Choreographer	Cecile Canqueteau-Landi
Music	Paganini (2009–2012) Pistolero (2014)
Medal record Representing  United States Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Uneven Bars World Championships 2014 Nanning Team 2015 Glasgow Team 2015 Glasgow Uneven Bars National Championships 2015 Indianapolis Uneven Bars 2014 Pittsburgh Uneven Bars 2016 St. Louis Uneven Bars Pan American Championships 2014 Mississauga Team 2014 Mississauga Uneven Bars WOGA Classic 2010 Frisco Team 2010 Frisco Vault 2011 Frisco Team 2011 Frisco Vault 2011 Frisco Floor Exercise 2012 Frisco Team 2012 Frisco Uneven Bars 2013 Frisco Team 2014 Frisco Team 2014 Frisco Uneven Bars 2016 Frisco Team 2016 Frisco Uneven Bars 2016 Frisco Balance Beam 2012 Frisco All-Around 2010 Frisco All-Around 2010 Frisco Uneven Bars 2010 Frisco Floor Exercise 2011 Frisco All-Around 2011 Frisco Balance Beam 2013 Frisco Uneven Bars 2014 Frisco Balance Beam 2012 Frisco Balance Beam 2012 Frisco Floor Exercise 2013 Frisco Vault Junior National Championships 2010 Hartford Uneven Bars

Madison Taylor Kocian (born June 15, 1997) is an American artistic gymnast. On the uneven bars, she is the 2015 world champion and 2016 Olympic silver medalist. She was part of the gold medal-winning team dubbed the "Final Five" at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and was a member of the first-place American teams at the 2014 and 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. As of 2016, she has been attending the University of California, Los Angeles, where she is a member of its NCAA women's gymnastics team.

Kocian was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. Her parents, Thomas and Cindy Kocian, put her in gymnastics at a young age. At age five her parents began taking Kocian to World Olympic Gymnastics Academy (WOGA) in Plano, Texas for her gymnastics training. WOGA is owned by Valeri Liukin and was the gym where Olympic All Around champions Carly Patterson and Nastia Liukin trained. Patterson and Liukin served as early inspirations for Kocian, particularly Liukin who Kocian has likened to an older sister. Kocian has one younger brother. Kocian was raised Catholic.

Kocian attended Spring Creek Academy in Plano, Texas, the same school that Patterson and Liukin attended. Kocian graduated from high school in 2015. She committed to attend UCLA in fall of 2016 and competed for UCLA women's gymnastics.

Kocian made the U.S. Junior National Team in 2009, when she was 12. At the National Championships, she placed sixth in the all-around. Later that year, Kocian was selected to compete for Team USA at the Top Gym Junior competition in Charleroi, Belgium. She won a bronze medal in the all-around competition, a gold on the uneven bars, and a silver on the balance beam.

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