Biography

Kyla Briana Ross (born October 24, 1996) is an American artistic gymnast. An elite gymnast from 2009 to 2016, she was a member of the U.S. Women's Gymnastics team, dubbed the Fierce Five by the media, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in the team competition. Ross was also a member of the gold-medal-winning U.S. team at the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Individually, she is the 2013 world all-around silver medalist and the 2014 world all-around bronze medalist. She is also the 2013 world uneven bars and balance beam silver medalist. In February 2016, she decided to retire from elite gymnastics and focus on college. Ross attends the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where she has been on its NCAA gymnastics team since fall of 2016.