Happy Birthday Mckayla Maroney ( Photo 1 of 4 )

Maroney was born in Aliso Viejo, California to Mike and Erin Maroney, on December 9, 1995. Her father was a quarterback at Purdue University, and her mother was involved in figure skating and high school sports. She is Irish-Catholic. She has two siblings, Tarynn and Kav, and is homeschooled in order to train as an elite gymnast.