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Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney was likely paid handsomely for her impressive display back in 2021, one seeing her back-flip onto a roof and still live on her Instagram. The California born former athlete, 28, made headlines three years ago for signing a promotional deal with insurance giant GEICO, and it was an active display as she showcased her Olympic skillset in a leotard.
In a humorous video, McKayla was seen flying through the air and flipping herself all kinds of ways to help a young man whose frisbee had gotten stuck on a roof. Fans have viewed the Instagram-posted footage of Maroney over 500,000 times.
McKayla Maroney Shows Off Impressive Flexibility On Instagram
The video began with a man named Jason listening to a voice reminding him that GEICO could “save” him on his “car insurance and a whole lot more.” At this stage, Jason was holding a frisbee from a front yard lawn.
Jason then threw the frisbee up in the air. It was as the red disc landed on his home roof that the voice continued: “So what are you waiting for, McKayla Maroney to get your frisbee off the roof?” In a hilarious moment, McKayla then appeared in a tight blue leotard to save the day.
Literally Saves It Off The Roof
Back-flipping at high speed and saying: “I’ll get it” while also swinging herself upside-down and clinging to a tree for support, McKayla landed on the roof to retrieve the frisbee.
Flipping herself back down to the lawn and casually handing the frisbee back to Jason, Maroney said: “Here you go.”
In a caption, the Gold Medal winner told her 1.4 million IG followers: “I used my gymnastic skills to help get a friend’s Frisbee® off the roof and luckily it was captured on video! Now we are talking about making it into a @GEICO commercial. What do you think?”
Abiding by Instagram’s promotional guidelines, the gymnast made sure to add a #ad.
“Real life superhero,” one user replied. “Love the way she swings from that branch onto the roof, us bears like to hang from branches, never saw another bear swing like that, no I’m not drunk on honey,” another wrote. A third fan even claimed: “One of my favorite commercials ever😂.”
McKayla’s Instagram is followed by stars including fellow gymnast Simone Biles and Netflix star Bella Thorne.