Who is MyKayla Skinner?
MyKayla Skinner is an American artistic gymnast. She recently grabbed the attention by making to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
MyKayla Skinner- Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education
Her birthdate is 09 Dec 1996 and she was born in Gilbert, Arizona, the United States as MyKayla Brooke Skinner Harmer. The name of her mother is Kym and her father is Chris.
MyKayla’s ancestry is Caucasian and has an older brother named Jeremy Skinner. She also has two former gymnast sisters Chelsea Skinner plus Katie Skinner.
As per the academics, she first attended Higley High School and then the University of Utah.
MyKayla Skinner- Professional Life, Career
MyKayla Skinner is a role model for all the gymnasts for competing and winning several competitions. During her career, she participated in World Championships and grabbed three gold medals for the team in 2014, 2015, & 2019.
She also won a bronze in the year 2014. Moreover, this player was also seen giving tough competition at 2014’s Pan American Championships. MyKayla also appeared at FIG World Cup and won NCAA Championships two times in 2017 and 2018.
As of now, she is competing at the 2020 Olympic games representing her country the US. She came at fifth in the all-around and was named as the plus-one specialist due to her amazing skills.
She also announced her retirement after the game and planned to complete her degree from the University of Utah.
MyKayla Skinner- Net Worth, Salary
According to the reports of 2021, she collected a net worth of around $500k US. But, the yearly salary from her career is not calculated.
Rumors, Controversy
This Gymnast is keeping herself away from rumors and desperate scandals. But she was infected by a coronavirus in Jan 2021 and was hospitalized with pneumonia.
Body Features- Height, Weight
MyKayla Skinner’s height is 5 ft and her body weight is 47 kg. In addition, she has blue eyes and has dark blonde hair.
Social Media
MyKayla is not available on social sites like Facebook. But her Twitter and Instagram accounts are followed by more than 31k and 331k followers respectively.
Also, she has her own YouTube channel with around 101k subscribers. Her TikTok fans have reached over 7k.
Trivia/Facts
- She is 24 years old as of 2021.
- Her zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
- She joined Twitter in May 2015.
- Her nickname is Nikki.
- She is trained at Desert Lights Gymnastics.
- She is guided by coach Lisa Spini and Tom Farden.
- Her favorite movie is Twilight.
- She enjoys Mexican food and loves shopping plus sleeping.
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