Table of Biography
MyKayla Skinner is an American former artistic gymnast and athlete. MyKayla Skinner was the 2020 Olympic vault silver medalist.
Early Life
MyKayla Skinner entered the world on December 9, 1996. Her birth name is MyKayla Brooke Skinner Harmer. She is originally from Gilbert, Arizona, USA.
At present, she is 27 and her birth sign is Sagittarius. Her parents are Cris and Kym Skinner. This personality has three older siblings, Jeremy, Chelsea, and Katie. Moreover, this person is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Skinner attended Higley High School in the year 2011 as a freshman and was homeschooled starting in 2012.
In November 2014, she dealt with The University of Utah to join a gymnast collegiate in 2015. Finally, in the year 2016, she got into the U.S. team for the Summer Olympics.
Caption: MyKayla Skinner’s childhood picture with her family. Source: Instagram
Relationship Status
On October 16, 2019, she announced on Instagram that she was engaged to Jonas Harmer. She met him while studying at the University of Utah. The two were married on November 14, 2019. And, they had their honeymoon vacation in Thailand.
As per reports, Harmer proposed to her while training at Desert Lights Gymnastics in Chandler after her junior year in college. However, both of them seem extremely happy in their domestic life.
Caption: MyKayla Skinner and her husband’s wedding picture. Source: Instagram
Body Measurements
Skinner is 5 feet or 152 cm tall. Likewise, she weighs 52 kilos or 114.5 lbs. She has a beautiful set of blue eyes and blonde hair.
This personality looks attractive and stunning whenever she flaunts her hot body in sexy short dresses. However, she has not given her chest-waist-hip measurements to the public.
Professional Life and Career
Skinner was the 2020 Olympic vault silver medalist and was an alternate for the 2016 Olympic team. She participated in the 2014 World Championships where she contributed to the U.S. team’s gold medal. Also, she won an individual bronze medal in the vault.
Therefore, she won 11 total medals at the USA National Championships during her senior career. She also participated in the University of Utah’s gymnastics team and was a two-time NCAA champion.
She was the junior individual all-around champion of the 2011 American Classic. This personality was named to the junior US national team after finishing tenth in the all-around and second on vault at the National Championships.
She became a member of the U.S. senior national team in 2012. Similarly, she competed at the Fiesta Bowl in early 2013.
In March 2014, Skinner was a member of the winning U.S. squad at the City of Jesolo Trophy, where she won the gold in the vault and floor exercise and placed fourth in the all-around.
Caption: MyKayla Skinner clicking a picture holding his medal. Source: Instagram
More
Moreover, MyKayla Skinner was selected to compete at the 2014 World Championships in Nanning, China. This gymnast won a gold medal with the U.S. in the team competition.
Further, in the event finals, Skinner won a bronze medal in the vault. She competed at the 2015 AT&T American Cup, held in Arlington, Texas, on March 7, 2015.
Further, she placed 2nd to Simone Biles in that event. This personality was named to the senior national team once again and was invited to the 2015 Worlds Selection Camp in September.
Skinner was named an alternate to the USA team for the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships on October 8 and she did not compete or participate in qualifications.
In March 2020, she was selected to compete at the International Gymnix meet in Montreal. There, this gymnast helped the USA win team gold, and individually she placed second in the all-around behind Lee.
Similarly, in May, she competed at the U.S. Classic where she finished 10th in the all-around and finished 1st on vault. Moreover, she was one of 5 gymnasts featured in the Peacock docuseries Golden: The Journey of USA’s Elite Gymnasts.
Caption: MyKayla Skinner while performing. Source: Instagram
MyKayla Skinner – Net Worth 2024
This personality has either endorsed or promoted a couple of brands through social media which include the likes of Ivy City Co and Ozoneleos from where she earns a fine amount of money.
Additionally, her major source of income is her gymnastics career. However, she has a net worth of around $700,000 to $1.2 million.
MyKayla Skinner – Social Media
Her Instagram account ‘@mykaylaskinner2016’ has earned over 496K followers. She has gained over 57.6K followers on her ‘@mykaylaskinner Twitter account.
And, her YouTube channel has earned more than 145K subscribers. She has a private Facebook account where she has gained over 2.5K friends.