Since bursting onto the national gymnastics scene in the 2010s,,MyKayla Skinner has enjoyed an illustrious gymnastics career.
But as her star shone, it faded just as fast.
Skinner announced her retirement prior to her Olympics victory and has been keeping things low-key ever since.
Let’s find out what happened to U.S. Olympic gymnast MyKayla Skinner.
She was hospitalized with pneumonia and feared that she would not make it to the Tokyo Olympics.
“I survived, but I wanted to give up so many times.
However, it would be her final Olympics, as she announced her retirement shortly before competing.
The shock decision was partly based on the toll gymnastics took on her body.
“It was so crazy, but I had a positive mindset and attitude.
I was like, ‘You know what?
I’ve proven people wrong so many times, I can do this again.'”
For Skinner, it wasn’t the best experience.
“This is dumb.
Because I thought, like, we could win.”
In aday-in-the-life videouploaded to her YouTube channel, Skinner opened up about the challenges of going back to school.
“Every time I go I get really stressed,” she said of attending lectures.
“I don’t really want to work right away,” she said.
“Everyone welcome Lottie!”
Harmer wrote in a jointInstagrampost with his wife.
“Charlotte Jane Harmer made a safe arrival yesterday afternoon!
Mom & baby are happy and healthy.
We couldn’t ask for more.”
“I mean, if I had to work, I would.”
“I’m just so excited to be her cheerleader … Skinner wore OZONE leotards throughout her professional career, so it was a fitting partnership.
Moreover, she promoted high-end baby clothing store Miriia towards the end of 2023.
Skinner and the brand collaborated on a delicate white lace dress, again named after the gymnast’s daughter.
However, due to NCAA rules, she was unable to post monetized content on social media.
Skinner and her husband did document her Olympics journey on the former’s YouTube channel.
And now that she is retired, Skinner’s content pivots more towards lifestyle than sport.
“It’s so different, and again, I’m good at gymnastics.
I could talk about gymnastics all day, every day,” she told Tubefilter in 2023.
And if you keep doing that, anything is possible, anything can happen.”
Not all of Skinner’s charitable efforts have been innocuous, however.
She blamed this on SafeSport, an organization set up to protect athletes from abuse.
“The girls just don’t have the work ethic,” she said (viaE!
“And it’s hard too because of SafeSport.
Like, coaches can’t get on athletes and they have to be really careful what they say.”
The remarks read particularly insensitive consideringthe abuse suffered by many U.S. gymnasts.
