Mykayla Skinner

Mykayla Skinner
— Gymnast —
Full name Mykayla Brooke Skinner
Nickname(s) Mikki[1]
Country represented  United States
Born December 9, 1996
Gilbert, Arizona, United States of America
Height 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Level Senior International Elite
Years on national team 2011-present
Gym Desert Lights Gymnastics
Head coach(es) Lisa Spini
Assistant coach(es) Bruce McGehee
Music Cry Me a River by Sven Duijff (2014)
Beatroot by Bond (2013)
La Cumparsita by Bulevard Tango Club (2011-12)

Mykayla "Mikki" Brooke Skinner (born December 9, 1996) is an American artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2014 World Championships where she contributed to the U.S. team's gold medal, and she won a bronze medal on vault. She is known for high difficulty in vaults (having performed both Amanar and Cheng vaults in past competitions though she did not do the Amanar at the World Championships) and floor (being the only female gymnast aside from Victoria Moors currently competing a double double layout)

Personal life

Skinner was born on December 9, 1996 in Mesa, Arizona to Cris and Kym Skinner. She has three older siblings, Jeremy, Chelsea and Katie, two of which are former gymnasts themselves.[2]

She currently trains with the coaches of Desert Lights Gymnastics in Chandler, AZ. Her personal coach is the head coach of the club, Lisa Spini.[3] She attended Higley High School in 2011 as a freshman and has been home schooled since 2012.[3][4] In December 2012, Skinner verbally committed to join the University of Utah program as a collegiate gymnast beginning in 2015.[5]

Junior career

Skinner was the junior individual all-around champion of the 2011 American Classic.[6][7]

She was named to the Junior US National Team after finishing tenth in the all-around and second on vault at the National Championships.[8][9][10]

Senior career

2012

Skinner became a member of the U.S. senior national team in 2012.[4] She was a member of the winning U.S. squad at the Jesolo competition in March. In June, she finished 15th all around at the U.S. Nationals and third on vault.[11][12] She had hoped to make the 2012 US Women's Olympic Team but was not selected to compete at the Olympic Trials.[2][13][14]

2013

Skinner competed at the Fiesta Bowl in early 2013, winning every individual event except for the floor exercise where she tied for eighth place.[15] At the 2013 P&G Championships she placed third on vault and floor. She finished sixth in the all-around.

2014

Skinner was a member of the winning U.S. squad at the City of Jesolo competition in March, where she won the gold on vault and floor exercise and placed fourth in the all-around.

In August and September, Skinner competed at the Pan American Championships in Mississauga, Canada. She helped the American team place first in the team competition. Individually, she placed first in the all-around competition with a score of 56.850.[16] In the event finals, she placed first on vault scoring 15.037, seventh on balance beam scoring 13.475, and first on floor scoring 14.750.[17]

Skinner was selected to compete at the 2014 World Championships in Nanning, China.[18] She won a gold medal with the U.S. in the team competition and won a bronze medal in vault.

2015

Skinner is scheduled to compete at the 2015 AT&T American Cup, held in Arlington, TX on March 7, 2015.[19] On the 7th of march MyKayla competed at the AT&T American cup in Arlington, Texas where she placed second with a score of 57.832, Skinner's teammate Simone Biles won by 4.467 points ahead of Skinner with a score of 62.299.

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2010Visa Championships (Junior) 25th 8th 30th22nd 33rd
2011WOGA Classic (Junior) 2nd
Nastia Liukin Cup 5th
Visa Championships (Junior) 10th2nd20th 15ht15th
2012City of Jesolo Trophy 10th
Visa Championships 15th 3rd 20th 17th 11th
2013Secret U.S. Classic 10th2nd13th9th13th
P&G Championships 6th3rd 9th11th3rd
2014City of Jesolo Trophy1st 4th1st 1st
Secret U.S. Classic 5th2nd10th6th6th
P&G Championships 5th2nd11th6th 2nd
Pan American Championships1st1st1st 7th 1st
World Championships1st 3rd 4th
2015American Cup 2nd

References

  1. ↑ ":: USA Gymnastics :: Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup Series Feature Stories ::". Usagym.org. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Mykayla Skinner". USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "About". The Official Website of MyKayla Skinner. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Athletes: MyKayla Skinner". Team USA. United States Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "Mykayla Skinner News". Gym Style. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "McLaughlin, Skinner, Milliet win American Classic titles". Artistic Gymnastics: Women: News. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "Meet Results - Jr Int". 2011 American Classic. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  8. ↑ "USA Gymnastics names 2011 U.S. Women's National Teams". Artistic Gymnastics: Women: News. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  9. ↑ "Women - Meet Results - Juniors" (PDF). 2011 Visa Championships. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  10. ↑ "Athletes: MyKayla Skinner". Athletes. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  11. ↑ "Visa Championships St. Louis". International Gymnast. 2012-06-13. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
  12. ↑ Jeff Metcalfe (June 10, 2012). "Mykayla Skinner of Gilbert finishes third on vaulting out of three competitors". The Republic.
  13. ↑ Singh, Amber. "High school gymnast well on her way to 2012 Olympics". The Universe. http://universe.byu.edu. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  14. ↑ Gregoire, Carolyn (30 November 2011). "MyKayla Skinner, 14-Year-Old Gymnast, On Her Way To 2012 Oympics". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
  15. ↑ "Meet Results" (PDF). Desert Lights Gymnastics. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  16. ↑ https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=14856&prog=h Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  17. ↑ https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=14866&prog=h Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  18. ↑ "USA Gymnastics Announces U.S. Women's Team For 2014 World Championships". USA Gymnastics. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  19. ↑ http://www.attamericancup.com/athletes/

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