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MyKayla Skinner To Continue Her Pursuit of the Tokyo Olympics
7/31/2020 9:04 AM | Gymnastics
Ute gymnast to put senior year on hold to chase Olympic dream.
SALT LAKE CITY – Following the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, Utah gymnast MyKayla Skinner has opted to continue her pursuit of a berth on Team USA and plans on deferring her senior year of competition as a Red Rock once again.
Skinner, who has a final year of NCAA eligibility left, originally deferred last season to make a return to the elite stage and devote her time to training. With the COVID-19 outbreak causing the Tokyo Olympics to be pushed to 2021, Skinner will remain at her home gym in Arizona, Desert Lights Gymnastics, to continue training, work on upgrades and prepare competition-ready routines.
Upon returning to the elite stage, Skinner impressed early and earned a spot on the U.S. Senior National Team after just three months of training. At the U.S. Championships, Skinner posted a third-place finish on vault and fifth-place finish on floor to highlight her second outing in elite competition.
By the end of September, Skinner was named to the 2019 Women's World Championships team following a series of competitions and the World Team selection camp. She was one of six gymnasts to earn a berth on the team that traveled to Stuttgart, Germany in October. At the selection camp, she finished third on vault, fourth in the all-around, fifth on floor, sixth on bars and eighth on beam.
Skinner was named an alternate for the World Championships team, but in March, she made her international debut at the 2020 Gymnix International Cup. Competing on the international stage for the first time since 2016, Skinner contributed as a member of gold-medal winning Team USA, as well as capturing three individual gold medals in Montreal. She swept the competition in the event finals of vault and floor, while tying for first on bars.
Take a look to find out how COVID-19 affected Skinner's training and how she has dealt with the postponement of the Olympics here on the Pac-12 Unlocked feature.
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Skinner, who has a final year of NCAA eligibility left, originally deferred last season to make a return to the elite stage and devote her time to training. With the COVID-19 outbreak causing the Tokyo Olympics to be pushed to 2021, Skinner will remain at her home gym in Arizona, Desert Lights Gymnastics, to continue training, work on upgrades and prepare competition-ready routines.
Upon returning to the elite stage, Skinner impressed early and earned a spot on the U.S. Senior National Team after just three months of training. At the U.S. Championships, Skinner posted a third-place finish on vault and fifth-place finish on floor to highlight her second outing in elite competition.
By the end of September, Skinner was named to the 2019 Women's World Championships team following a series of competitions and the World Team selection camp. She was one of six gymnasts to earn a berth on the team that traveled to Stuttgart, Germany in October. At the selection camp, she finished third on vault, fourth in the all-around, fifth on floor, sixth on bars and eighth on beam.
Skinner was named an alternate for the World Championships team, but in March, she made her international debut at the 2020 Gymnix International Cup. Competing on the international stage for the first time since 2016, Skinner contributed as a member of gold-medal winning Team USA, as well as capturing three individual gold medals in Montreal. She swept the competition in the event finals of vault and floor, while tying for first on bars.
Take a look to find out how COVID-19 affected Skinner's training and how she has dealt with the postponement of the Olympics here on the Pac-12 Unlocked feature.
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