Olympic champion gymnast Madison Kocian met Beyoncé and threw a first pitch at a Texas Rangers game, but perhaps the most unique honor since she returned from Rio came in the form of a cake on Sunday.
The dessert was a work of art -- from the Olympic rings and medals to a sneaker to an uneven bars apparatus, Kocian’s trademark event where she won silver in Rio.
Kocian helped hand out slices at a homecoming celebration at an Embassy Suites Hotel convention center in Frisco, Texas, on Sunday. She also threw another acrobatic first pitch, her second in as many days, at a Frisco RoughRiders minor-league game.
Kocian’s elite gymnastics career is over. She is expected to start a collegiate career at UCLA next season.
MORE: A history of gymnasts’ acrobatic first pitches
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LIVE on #Periscope: First Pitch by @MadisonKocian! https://t.co/kWwZBAothy
— Frisco RoughRiders (@RidersBaseball) September 5, 2016
The cake for Madison Kocian's (@MadisonKocian) welcome home celebration is a work of art. pic.twitter.com/CXeh4jo5Cs
— Joseph Hoyt (@JoeJHoyt) September 4, 2016
Gold and silver medalist @MadisonKocian cutting her cake and handing it to kids in attendance. pic.twitter.com/UVu6VoGAmk
— Joseph Hoyt (@JoeJHoyt) September 4, 2016
