Mary Lou Retton is making her first public statement since her hospitalization after suffering from a rare form of pneumonia.

Mary Lou Retton issued her first public statement on her DUI arrest this week, and she also appeared in court on Tuesday (June 10) to face the charge.

Former Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton made her first public comment on Monday since she was released from a Texas hospital on Oct. 23 after her battle against an unusual form of pneumonia.

Mary Lou Retton issued her first public statement on her DUI arrest this week, and she also appeared in court on Tuesday (June 10) to face the charge.

Former Olympic gymnastic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton at the 2014 P&G Championships. / Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Last month, Olympic gold medal winning gymnast Mary Lou Retton received a ...

Mary Lou Retton said she was slowly recovering with family after being hospitalized with a rare form of pneumonia earlier this month.

Retton provided her statement a week after her family announced that she'd returned home from a days-long trip to the ICU.

Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton apologized for her DUI arrest in West Virginia, taking responsibility for her actions and entering a no-contest plea.

Mary Lou Retton breaks silence after DUI arrest in West Virginia The five-time Olympic medalist and former gymnastics star says she takes "full responsibility" for her actions.

Gold medal-winning gymnast Mary Lou Retton, who was hospitalized earlier this fall with a rare form of pneumonia, issued a lengthy statement on her Instagram to update her status.

Mary Lou Retton apologizes for DUI arrest, enters no contest plea ‘I take full responsibility for my actions,’ the U.S. gymnastics legend said in a statement about her May 17 arrest.