Skinner finished in second place in the individual vault finals in the Tokyo Olympics, ending her gymnastics career as an Olympic medalist
Seven days ago, MyKayla Skinner was completely heartbroken, even more than heartbroken that her competitive gymnastics career had ended without her having had a chance to compete for an Olympic medal.
Competitive to her core, missing out on the chance to compete for an Olympic medal was gut-wrenching for her, even as being an Olympian was a dream come true.
“Heartbroken is an understatement,” Skinner wrote on Instagram at the time. “... I would have loved for my scores to count for the team and I would have loved to compete in event final.”
A week later, she is an Olympic silver medalist.
The former University of Utah star finished in second place in the individual vault finals Sunday morning in Tokyo, behind only Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, closing out her gymnastics career in storybook fashion.
Olympian *and* Olympic vault silver medalist @mykaylaskinner. #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/wQbFgpw7wz
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) August 1, 2021
Filling in for teammate and friend Simone Biles in the vault finals — Biles withdrew from the event late Friday night — Skinner had a nearly flawless performance.
Competing two vaults, Skinner recorded her highest score of the Games on her first and most difficult vault, Cheng, earning a 15.033. On her second vault, an Amanar, she scored a 14.8, good for an average vault score of 14.916.
Only Andrade scored better by competition’s end and just barely, earning a 15.166 on her Cheng and a 15.00 on her Amanar for an average scored of 15.083.
South Korea’s Yeo Seo-jeong won the bronze with an average score of 14.733.
This story will be updated.
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