Why is MyKayla Skinner out of the Olympics?
Why is MyKayla Skinner out of the Olympics?
Skinner hit on all four events during the preliminaries and finished in fourth place on vault. But as the third-highest-ranking American, behind Biles and Jade Carey, she was ineligible to compete due to the two-per-country rule.
Why did McKayla make that face?
McKayla Maroney earned a team gymnastics gold medal at the London Olympics, but she became a meme after her silver-medal performance. The U.S. gymnast inadvertently turned social media sensation — “McKayla is not impressed” — with a face she made after receiving her vault silver medal.
Is McKayla Maroney Irish?
McKayla is of Irish Catholic descent. She has two siblings, Tarynn and Kav, and was homeschooled in order to train as an elite gymnast.