🇺🇸 Mykayla Skinner's Incredible floor routine at Tokyo 2020! 🤸

[@Sarah-eh7bw]

You really can’t beat American gymnasts for tumbling. Sure, the choreography could use work in many cases, but their sheer power is insane, a talented bunch.

[@arthurfernandes4824]

That's why I love watching them, they don´t disappoint when it comes to big time skills

[@myassisdraggan4732]

@EliasCoronado-lm8qr,Mustafina had the difficulty and the grace.

[@TwistedApple]

@@myassisdraggan4732 grace? her legs looked like strands of DNA the way they were so crossed

[@myassisdraggan4732]

@@TwistedApple , omg, DNA! You are not wrong and now I cannot unsee that.😂 I should’ve specified, with her it was mostly UB and her jumps/dance elements that I always thought were graceful and beautiful.

[@SongbirdCollageArts]

She was the unsung hero of this Olympics. The mental rollercoaster she went through from Nationals to the podium at the Olympics is what being a true champion is all about. The absolute epitome of someone who never quit.

[@zmtrackfan]

What happened at nationals ?

[@tomasduarte6633]

@@zmtrackfan literally nothing, just someone trying to write a hero story...

[@zmtrackfan]

@@tomasduarte6633 thought as much 😂

[@Zuranthium]

@@zmtrackfan She didn't place well at Nationals, then was top 4 on the first day at trials, then was selected as an individual rather than for the team despite being part of the highest scoring team, then initially didn't make any finals during qualifications at the Olympics, and then ended up winning an Olympic silver. On top of already having suffered as a previous Olympic alternate and coming back to the elite level after doing NCAA (a very rare thing until recently). Definitely a rollercoaster for her.

[@zb6070]

@@Zuranthium For clarity, nationals is only a stepping stone. Mykayla knew she had to peak at trials. From winter cup or classics (i forget which was first) ---> Trials, mykayla was improving comp to comp, so it wasnt shocking she did better at trails bc it followed her trajectory. Now team selection was controversial. Mykayla was a better fit for the team than grace with her vault, but tom solely went by all around rank order at trials and nothing else (even NBC commentators didnt understand grace's selection). There was also some controversial about Grace's last floor score (and grace only finished like 2 or 3 tenths above skinner after 2 days, whereas skinners vault/floor after 2 days was a point i think. but with that controversy you could point to skinner's final beam score night 2, but overall grace to me had more domestic inflation enough to cover the difference in their domestic overall scores). So mykayla went to olympics as an individualist which means she would not be in the team. In quali, she had ok vaults (better than most, but not great) and missed vault final due to the 2percountry rule. Ironically, her all around total was higher than grace/jordan (and higher than both in qf and tf). Skinner then retired, but due to simone getting twistie and withdrawing from vault final, skinner un-retired and entered vault final, winning silver medal.

[@donaldholderdoc2910]

She was fabulous in 2021, can you just imagine how great she was in 2016 and was only named an alternate? Speaks to just how much depth there is in the American women's gymnastics ranks over the last 20 years. ❤️🥰

[@chloebrower2598]

I know Mykayla struggles with form errors, but I’m very surprised this routine didn’t land her in the floor final because of the sheer difficulty. Not to mention, the form errors weren’t super major. Regardless, this was an amazing routine and I’m so glad she got to live her Olympic dream

[@igboamaka6142]

One of my favorite gymnast. Really unfortunate she often missed big meets because of the US depth. Very talented, I just wish her form deductions wouldn't have eaten away at her score so much. 😭

[@miagabriel4329]

did you know she’s racist?

[@treyartemov8974]

@@miagabriel4329 she’s not racist

[@haydenrogers28]

@@miagabriel4329 she’s not 😭

[@leoren2685]

@@miagabriel4329 She's a great friend of Simone and shared a room with her in Tokyo; Simone invited her to be part of her pro tour afterwards. I guess that speaks for itself.

[@AvocadoSmoothie]

College helped her improve so much, she did fabulous herr and I hope she's proud of her Olympic accomplishments!

[@cmytu2349]

MyKayla did her best in this fx routine. It is the cleanest execution I ever seen her do other than that wolf turn. She deserved to be on the team in my opinion over Grace.

[@eiraremejeene]

Over Jordan. Grace was great for the team.

[@rugbyplayer9100]

@@eiraremejeene it’s easy to say Jordan shouldn’t have been on the team now but she was the most consistent out of anyone else the entire year so they couldn’t not take her. I think the lack of international experience and the drama going on with her mom were what made her falter in Tokyo. Plus, we can’t forget that she only fell on floor in the team final. She contributed a lot on the other 3 events

[@mht4908]

I always wondered why she never took out that wolf turn, she could almost never do it cleanly. She used to do a double arabian, which I miss seeing her do. I would’ve scored her 0.2-0.3 higher here, but at least everything worked out in the end, all the girls came home with a medal

[@jamesdebruyn2675]

I think the team should of consisted of Simone , suni , Jordan and mykayla Floor- Simone , Mykayla , Jordan Vault- Simone , mykayla , Jordan Bars-suni,Simone, Jordan Beam- Simone, suni and mykayla

[@jamesdebruyn2675]

No hate towards grace she was amazing! I just think that mykayla should of been in the team and a beam and bars worker as the second individual spot

[@katyjean862]

be soooo proud, MyK, that final pass was epic. loved the dead fall in the middle with the music. such a talent.

[@marcosilva8398]

She is a fighter, was amazing to see her realize her dream, unfortunally she had many problems with form, artistry and leaps deductions, but her performance on vault was greant, and she won a medal, thats it.

[@dzanastrabuna]

A beautiful woman and a very talented gymnast.

[@Irina_languages]

I like her so much! She is a true inspiration

[@kaleimaile]

That’s my favorite routine from MyKayla. I love the music!

[@xocnlx3]

What’s crazy to me is that she wasn’t even part of the all around team and yet scored higher than some of the girls who were 😂 definitely a missed opportunity there

[@jesuspalomo5143]

yes xd she and Jade Carey were better than Chiles and Grace (i love boths but that was not their day), if she had not fallen on beam she will take Carey's spot on the AA final after Simone withdraw, and if she had better landings on floor, maybe she will be in FX final too. With Jade, Simone, Suni and Skinner, the team will have a great advantage on floor and vault (Simone, Jade, Myk) also with bars and beam (Suni, Simone and Jade on bars and Myk on beam)

[@keikei9611]

can u imagine if she did these routines in 2019 worlds! (all round silver,vault silver,floor silver) for event and all round finals!

[@brittanynice8969]

Mykayla is very underrated. She is a fantastic gymnast.

[@makaylaserrano7]

Seriously one of my favorites gymnasts ever. She’s so underrated🤍

[@ibraahimyuusuf8271]

😂😂😂

[@ainelawlor5755]

She was amazing absolutely well deserved sliver medal 🏅 👏

[@kaioemanuel1939]

She’s a fighter!

[@jamesaaronmanarang]

My Kayla!! And will always be my Kayla!!💗💗

[@matthewplampton955]

Her silivas is the best ever imo

[@leykimayri]

Yeah don’t share your opinion because you only embarrass yourself

[@roseblanche4162]

Big mistake USAG didn’t put her on the team and gave her the individual spot

[@Иван-ж6и8ф]

🔥🔥🔥Amazing performance! well done!😍❤❤❤👏👏👍

[@ernestocarballo4270]

Indeed 🙂

[@lautarodiaz676]

Please post Lu yufei "shape of you" Floor routine

[@ernestocarballo4270]

Omg 😮 perfect routine is my time 😳!!

[@sivayamsiva9343]

Excellent performance congratulations 👌👌👌

[@Music_Guru__]

Today is my birthday

[@brianpatterson1827]

FX Final material. Had the time of her life. Long overdue

[@chaiboix]

Mykayla should’ve been on the team idc

[@jdcharlie]

As a Mykayla Skinner Stan.......

[@rewade70]

Now she hating on Simone Biles from the sidelines? Smh

[@HuneyDLite]

Too bad she's ruined her reputation with her stupid comments about the 2024 US Olympics team.

[@mercedesjudson4557]

Porque no quedo ella en la final del suelo en el lugar de Simone biles?

[@leykimayri]

Because she didn’t get the 9th place in qualifications, the one who got Simone’s place

[@samulara9235]

Why she didn't qualify to the EF? She did a better routine than Jennifer Gadirova & the other reserves

[@leykimayri]

Because she didn’t qualify unlike Jess who did. Myk had a high D-score but her execution was a mess and she had very low E-score

[@carrietremble]

She did NOT beat Simone or Jade. Only TWO per country to event finals. Beyond that, her score was nowhere near the top 8.

[@tatilalima2874]

Seria ótimo ver um filme com sua história

[@alannabrown4]

what did she score?

[@TJ-bd5iq]

Skinner the only gymnast to compete 2 silivas in one routine.

[@whitneyhoustonstan2472]

The first pass is a Moors (I) the second is a Silivas (H)

[@Defosaur]

@@whitneyhoustonstan2472 it's a comment on the bent knees, although this is one of the better ones I've seen her do tbh

[@jew-el1]

SILVER CRITICIZING THE GOLD… THE GOAT SIMONE BILES😂😂🤭🤭

[@Mavthehuahua]

She seems to do this compulsive thing with her arms after every landing where she quickly straightens her arms above her bed and then quickly down almost like she’s trying to flap her wings. Is that a balance check?

[@rugbyplayer9100]

Yes it is. A lot of gymnasts are trained to do that on beam and floor

[@anovemberstar]

Regardless what you think of her gymnastic ability, to gotta at last appreciate how incredible it srhat an 'ilder' gymnast who has very poor flexibility made it tonto an Olympi team twice. (us, I counting her time being a reserve)

[@catinabox3048]

I do agree with what you said, but at the same time, you're comparing her flexibility to the women only. Male gymnasts are usually just as or even more inflexible than her, and they do both vault and floor, often times with harder moves, so it's clear that great flexibility is not a requirement for performing the skills. In fact, flexibility can increase the chance for injury on harder moves. Shawn Johnson also had way lower than average flexibility for a female gymnast, and she did awesome at the Olympics.

[@SkyDreamer-wp5rc]

Woahhhh!!!

[@analauragiacco444]

a mi me gusta lausane sin comentarios patin artistico

[@saucesebastien9453]

why she didn't make the final??

[@SweetSirenia]

Her E scores continually hurt her throughout her career. In Tokyo, Simone, Jade, and Jordan all placed ahead of her on FX for qualifying. That was a really deep FX field in general that year, though the final was weird in that Rebeca, both Gadirovas, and Listunova all made mistakes that knocked them out of medal contentions. And they ended up giving out a double bronze. But even still, MyKayla wouldn't have come close to the medals based on her quals score. Those E deductions always got her...

[@saucesebastien9453]

@@SweetSirenia thanks for the details

[@welovekailey]

cause she’s mid

[@Hatdoghatdog111]

What you said about the girls was so unnecessary…or might I say…unethical. Iykyk

[@alikeshani9646]

🇮🇷💚❤💙🤝🏼🇺🇸

[@markrainsdon4038]

You are strong

[@arunjosep1410]

Myk

[@lonelyhorse5313]

Incredible? In what way

[@gbfutureolympians2883]

A way that you could never be

[@tsuki4261]

@@gbfutureolympians2883idk… literally every girl on the Olympics team is better than her

[@김수진-g9k4t]

ReADYACTION

[@6ghbybuhjbj]

2nd

[@rajnis_prajapti]

First.. 😊

[@hihello9611]

Support Russian athletes 🇷🇺

[@SeanBotha]

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