It needs to be said that Marta chose Gabby Douglas in 2016 over Mykayla, even though Mykayla finished 4th and Gabby finished 7th. Why? because she knew how Gabby would score internationally and how Mykayla would.
@@SandyKH exactly. And with a team with aly and simone you needed someone on bars and beam and i would shoot off my own foot before i put Mykayla up in a team final on bars and beam. Funny how it can be interpreted that she was in favor of the marta era and yet, marta still left her off the team lol
It was mainly due to the teams need being on bars while they were already stocked on vault and floor. They needed Gabby for bars and did not need Skinner for vault and floor much or any with Biles and Raisman already there.
Please don’t forget that the Silver medal Skinner won on vault in Tokyo was ONLY because Simone backed out of the competition. Her Olympic career was OVER after qualifications in Tokyo, but since Simone backed out, it made it to where her and Jade qualified instead of Simone and Jade.
She thought she was owed a spot in the Olympics. No honey, you EARN A SPOT. And if you’re on the Olympic team, you have a good work ethic. You have to have that in order to be where they are.
I'm so glad, someone brought up Skinner not have clean gymnastics, it always seemed like she was doing skills she was not ready for and they just never looked finished.
Every single athlete on the planet that performed the same skills as Skinner were given 1-2 points more because of her horrible form, when she made her comeback everyone thought she'd work on her form, but no she added some difficulty on bars and beam but did nOTHING to improve her legs and toe point...and she's incapable of any sort of introspection with a minimum of honesty....it is a form of narcissism.
@@poufchka1 Improving on being the most notoriously sloppy mess in elite gymnastics is hardly the incredible feat you seem to think it is. And it’s certainly no justification to criticize athletes who are objectively cleaner and more successful than her… serious case of projection on her part to accuse others of her own BIGGEST weaknesses. So much secondhand embarrassment that you are excusing her tacky behavior, delusion and hypocrisy.
@@charlestoddsullivanforpres6628 she liked comments of people saying she should have been on the team instead of Gabby that included monkey emojis and the n word. She also tweeted the n word and said it in snapchat stories. She was forced to delete the tweet by the university of Utah, otherwise it would probably still be up
@@Triple_Y_turn no she didn't, those tweets didn't include the n word, and the see no evil emoji you're referring to isn't racist at all and ALL OF THIS IS GOOGLE-ABLE to debunk your lies.
@@charlestoddsullivanforpres6628A Fan posted a picture of 2016 team with Skinner instead of Gabby to point out MyKayla came in 4th in Olympic trials. MyKayla reposted it…😮oopsie
Skinner has always had a mouth bigger than her talent. She constantly self victimizes even though she's the first to attack her competitors. Her floor form was always sloppy, bent knees, and piked landings. And her vault is infamously one handed.
Skinner will never understand why she wasn't at the top, and why she didn't make the Olympic team. I'll take the work ethic thing further. From what we saw on UA-cam, she was training less hours per day then I think anyone on this team was. Just worth saying. Also, this wasn't unexpected out of her...
Let's not forget the poor girls that were injured at Trials DiCello, Shi, Sky are clean as well. The problem is that Myk always thinks she is better than she is 👀👀👀👀. Not flexible, flexed feet the list is long or her one armed vault.She is lucky she didn't kill herself it looked so dangerous sometimes 😅😅😅
I saw the entire video, and it was so much worse than the clips that were put out there. She just kept saying how everyone specifically at team camp, those on national team just are not hard workers anymore. She said when they were at team camp, they would just not do fall out routines all the time like they used to. She’s neglecting the whole fact about how there are older competitors now and they really have to watch how they practice to keep from having injuries. Mykayla was kept away from having injuries because as her coach has said many times, she was super inflexible. And because of this, she didn’t really have major injuries. But that’s not the case for the majority of gymnasts. So she thinks you can just go full out 1000% of the time, and that’s how it should be expected. She went on and said a bunch of other things, like pitying Leanne because she was put as a reserve, and talking about how bad it is, because she still has a huge chip on her shoulder it seems and, it really should have been celebrated because that’s a fantastic thing and you never know when you are going to have to go in. It has happened so many times, so why put a completely negative spin on it? We don’t need to make those people feel bad. And don’t forget talking about how if she would not have quit, she could’ve made the team because a few people got injured. And why are we saying the depth of the team is not as strong? Three people got injured and we still have a team that’s far above any other team right now. It was just bad. And not pronouncing Hezly’s name correctly over and over when Jonas was off camera constantly correcting her. “Hazly, or whatever her name is.” The whole thing just reeked of jealousy, which I totally get because yeah, she’s probably bummed she’s not getting to do it again and it’s going to be an adjustment, but maybe take a beat instead of spilling all your feelings all over the place before spouting off, a reaction video. You were not talking about your own club, you were talking about these specific girls because you were reacting to trials, and you kept mentioning these girls and how you were shocked, anyone could make the Olympics with falls. But just to fact, check that, in the last 50 years, on every single Olympic team that has been chosen, at least one person has fallen at trials. She said falls are just not that common and nobody makes the Olympic team as they fall. Gabby and Madison did in 2016, and she was there. If I remember correctly in 2021, Grace also fell, maybe not but I’m pretty sure she did, and Simone did as well. So like, just think for two seconds before you talk.
Do you remember her face when she asked about what people think about Kalya Lincoln? She said something like, "what do you people think about kalya? (Then she made a "wtf face" ) ... And said she Is " a decent gymnast "
@@YaressiLohend yes, and I’m telling you, I used to be a pretty big fan of hers because I thought a lot of times she was just misunderstood, but ever since Tokyo, the way she speaks about gymnast who are still hanging in there to compete, it’s just not supportive or kind, even in her facial expressions or the words she chooses. It’s really rough anymore so I think I’m done.
@@amandastumpff5252 She’s demonstrated, repeatedly over recent years, she CANNOT think, is incapable of introspection, and is certainly one ‘very stable genius.’ Best choice is to leave her to rot in her jealous and very shallow psyche, and focus on those who have the capacity and desire for growth.
I’m not sure the critique on the USA vault base is even valid since Simone, Jade, Josclyn and Leanne all have Chengs which has a higher D value in the current code of points, so I’d argue our vault base is just as high if not higher. Not to mention Skye also had a Cheng!
Braie Swann is awesome! I reached out to her once and she was extremely helpful and knowledgeable in sharing how she runs her team classes. Forever grateful for what we've learned.
The USA vault base is lower than in the past because FIG has lowered the value of the Amanar so low that it doesn’t make sense to do that when you can consistently score a DTYwithin 0.1 to 0.2 of a sloppy Amanar
Is the vault base really lower though? Throughout the Nationals and Trials four athletes had Cheng vaults and 1 Yurchenko DB which are all objectively more difficult than the Amanar. That’s as many as the number of Amanars during the London cycle. The difficulty is higher today than back when we were the “United States of Amanar.” The US is still the most dominant country on vault in the world.
@@ClarkJohnson-oq9ue oh, I understand why US gymnasts don't do the Amanar as much anymore, it's not worth it. Pointing out though, that all vault D scores have be lowered. People also aren't chucking messy Produnovas for similar reasons.
It’s a shame I wanted to like Mykayla. She had a very interesting Olympic journey and it was an underdog story of how she won a medal. But wow, she is incredibly rude and has no self awareness. She should have never said these things. Our women’s team for the Olympics is amazing.
As a social media presence, what would you say to someone like MyKayla who is constantly someone who keeps having to put her foot in her mouth? This isn't the first time she's been in hot water and it looks like a lot of her income now still comes from social media - exactly where she gets in trouble. I would suggest she just not do the influencer thing, she needs to find another trade because if it's already happened this many times, it's gonna keep happening.
If she doesn’t want the backlash and genuinely wants to be taken seriously for her commentary, then at the very least she needs to not go live on her channels. She can record her own real time reactions but she needs to give herself a chance to edit them if she sticks her foot in her mouth.
Omg legit, the most irritating thing about this video was listening to his heavy breathing literally anticipating even the slightest pause from her when he can jump in and start taking over the conversation 😩 it almost makes it sound like they’re arguing
That sounds like some projection to me. Did you watch the trials? How many falls did we see on the balance beam? It doesn't make me feel good about the upcoming Olympics with this team.
@Karamarika It's a dogwhistle. She has a history saying stuff that indicates that's exactly what she meant. We also know judges are less likely to give Black gymnasts credit for toe point even when they do it. It's not just her.
@@Karamarika they had just watched 2 of their friends tear their Achilles and another go down to a knee injury. Can you blame them for being tentative? It feels like you forget these girls are human with all the emotions that come with it
People that twist themselves into a confabulated pretzel as to justify or defend the unjustifiable and indefensible actions of others, are as much in fault, if not more, than those they are senselessly defending. Just saying. 🙄
I'm going to call it now, mykayla is auditioning for fox news. You just know she'll be on candace owens. And that's where she'll feel more comfortable to say what she really wants to say about people of color.
Remember, SECOND DAY, of Skinner's video podcast, AFTER the team was selected, she also glibly said "I couldn't believe SOMEONE who fell on the beam & STILL GOT SECOND spot after Simone." I immediately posted a comment (I watched her both days, from beginning to end, so I have a broader view of her comments) --- deleted by the Holy Being from somewhere --- that THAT "someone" was "YOUR FORMER teammate, Suni, who incidentally also won the AA Gold Medal in your Tokyo Olympics..." And that Simone also fell, on the beam, & STILL GOT FIRST PLACE... And that Chiles also fell, on the beam, that same day... and still got 3rd place... I think THAT and the false remembrance of everyone being better, harder working, etc. during the Marta Era... rubbed many people, gymnasts themselves & fans, the wrong way... about Skinner....
Her gymnastics has ALWAYS been sloppy. Been watching since 2013. I knew I never like her since way back and it started at the 2015 world championships. She didn’t make the team, she was an alternate. And I vividly remember when the team won the camera panned to the USA team section and they were all jumping up and down excited that the team had just won but mykayla just sat there bitter. No claps, no smiles just bitter. I knew when I saw her like that, she was that type of girl…
She was way nastier then anyone’s talking about. She even made comments about how many of them were doing 1.5 on vault and how Marta wouldn’t even look at you if you did a 1.5 on vault and that basically you weren’t making the team doing that.
She was a sloppy gymnast, I couldn’t tell what she was doing, bent legs no pointed toes. I do think Marta didn’t care for her maybe bc of her mouth but That I believe. The rest man you’d think she was an only child! She has a baby.
UPDATE: She was actually super nice. She brought her husband and her daughter. Her motivational speech was pretty good too. I got her autograph on my gymnastics bag in Sharpie.
It was clear to me that the only reason she streamed during the trials in the first place was because she probably wasn’t asked to participate/make an appearance like virtually all of the other recent, former Olympians who were either competing again (or who commentated in some capacity) and she was yet again bitter and felt slighted. Never mind that her arrogance rubs people the wrong way…. Her UA-cam videos leading into the Tokyo Olympics were littered with her narc attitude and annoyed me back then- I cannot stand to listen to her for the very reasons you discuss here and sadly it’s been that way for as far back as I can recall hearing about/seeing her.
I supported her until the comments about the team.and Sunni she has kidney problems and couldn't even compete and was ale to come back she is jealous of her and jades Gold medal she's lucky jade fell in her fault she could have went home with no medals!
@@AnywhereChrista sure, but at least two of them have been badly executed. Two gymnasts hurt during vault specifically. And compared to 2012 you could make the argument it’s lower. Again, like i said in the video, not sure if it holds up but it’s interesting to think about.
Just found your channel - a friendly suggestion to put your names in your channel description - as I don't know who you are and you don't mention it. Thanks!
Very odd take on the US’s strength on vault being somehow lesser than it was. That’s really not accurate. A vault lineup of Simone’s YDP, Skye’s Cheng, and Jade’s Amanar or Cheng is weak? And Joscelyn’s ready to go? Why is this even being brought up when 3 Amanars would have literally put the US in a weaker position in the current code?
I’m not a host, I was a guest❤ we both were caught in the convo and felt like two friends just talking. Sorry this was hard to listen if so! We got caught up in the convo! Enjoyed it together so we’re sorry❤❤
The comments were so unnecessary. I get it, we're sending out B team because so many top girls got injured right at trials. But to say they don't work hard is ridiculous. You don't get to the trials by not working your ass off. Am I a little concerned we might not get gold? Yes. But onward and upward. We can't go back and undo those injuries, so we just have to move forward. The fact we can even make a team that can contend for a medal given that many injuries is impressive. As far as the form issues, this isnt due to the Karolis. It's because the point system changed. This is a team made up of people who never competed elite under the perfect ten system, when you had to throw skills perfectly to win. Now you just need to throw the hardest skills adequately. The focus is different because you're rewarded differently. But that change has nothing to do with the karolis.
And I should Clarify, I don't say B team to mean they aren't amazing gymnasts - just that we could have had an even more powerful team if those three girls were all healthy.
@@susanb.8285 DiCello was not likely to make the team. Had Jones, Blakely, and DiCello not been injured, the team and alternates would likely have been (assuming they do what they had been doing before injuries), Biles, Jones, Lee, Blakely, and Carey. The traveling alternates would have been DiCello and Chiles.
I think the same as you said, you don't get to Olympic trials without working your a.. off. But also even as sad as the 3 injuries are, we should question ourselves, the coaching systems and more... maybe that girls were overtrained and burnout. There's a point when you as a coach have to put a stop, it's a dream and that girl has work hard and you too. But you can't keep putting tape and expect miracles.. it's like putting band-aid and you need stitches. And what started as an injury can end up with a severe Injury with long recovery when the athlete is already depressed after losing the chance to qualify. A gymnast would always tell I can keep going. You're a coach, you know her you know when she can't period. And before the injury and the trials you also should know they need to rest. 3 gymnast in one trials is not coincidence. I hope they get well soon And this team is going strong! This girls are fighters that had to put extra to be there, they are gonna shine!
@@Hello_Haven she isn’t replacing healthy Biles, Lee, Jones, or Carey. She would only be replacing Blakely. McClain would have had to have had the best 4 nights of her career to beat Blakely who had the best 2nights of her career at nationals. Try again.
@@rin-eri my name is Juan Jimenez. Head coach at Austin elite gymnastics. And my guess is is braie swan. Head Coach at Olympia gymnastics in San Antonio
Skinner interjected negative tasteless opinions into the 2024 US Gold Medal Olympic Gymnastics team. So where was her praise, pride, happiness, and enthusiasm for this team? No where. Because that wouldn't get any spot light, reactions or attention. That's what she was after. See Simone came back. Skinner's a back seat driver That's been exposed. Don't start what you can't finish.
What a mess. Hopefully she has been humbled. I was actually watching her live stream and she was getting names of skills incorrect. Unfortunately I do believe her commentating future plans may not come forth because she did mention that she could be doing that at some point.
The comment she made about suni’s body type and being “surprised” that she could do the things she could do was inappropriate. As well the comments she made about Leanne and her parents, completely uncouth. HOWEVER, her opinions on the team and the quality/depth/whatever are her right to have. If she thinks they aren’t clean enough she is entitled to think that and to express that without people tearing apart her gymnastics. She did mention her sloppy ish technique in the video herself so… Also, remember that she’s mentioned several times she has a learning disability and isn’t the most eloquent person. We need to call her out but also give her some grace, she is human too.
@@jcre6663 Uhhhh, no. She’s a legal, independent adult who has been spouting racist, misogynistic, entitled judgments for years. I think the odds are high she was severely abused as a child/ adolescent. If she has been formally diagnosed as being neurodiverse that makes it even harder. Despite that, I’ve never seen her take responsibility for HER words, her actions, her (lack of) work ethic. Before she spends another 4 yrs spilling vitriol I hope someone who actually knows and cares about her will help her find the help she desperately needs. If not for her, for her child.
Omg yes. Reigning Olympic all around champion fought back from 2 kidney diseases and is in great form. I’m so disappointed by Skinners comments. But yea it’s not the first time she’s been out of line 🤦🏻♀️
I think her name is Braie (sp) idk her last name. She was an elite gymnast then an NCAA gymnast. She’s a coach now. She has a TikTok and UA-cam that’s all about gymnastics. I like her.
McKayla has a platform that most don't have and then tell millions of Americans the team we are sending besides the best Gymnast in Simone doesn't work hard so don't expect gold.
Where i understand i will not judge anyone or any comments yes the olympic team selection is great and good Marta bring the US team on a great level with good results she was working on precision that was working NOW WE ARE ON EVOLUTION OF GYMNATICS ON TIME OF marta karoly after 19 years gymnast was no more on team we have evolution of gymnastics where now we have girls and women to manage that for sure a different approch with different people and that really good too with the new system im sure more parents will be put there kids in gymnastics the old system have results the new system have too and that so great to see this evolution how many women can dream to be in olympic team at 25 till 50 years that s absolutely wonderfull
So many people in these comments have never played sports and therefore know NOTHING about what it takes to be an elite athlete. All Skinner did was make a valid observation about the USA women's gymnastics team as a whole (not Biles herself), and she has a leg to stand on as a former SILVER medalist! One thing I noticed myself in this Olympics, was that Biles, who was the oldest member of the team, essentially carried the entire squad. She WAS the team. They don't have the depth of talent they used to have. She is right about that. The hostility towards her for saying the quiet part out loud in my view is very revealing. They KNOW she has a point!
I found her LIVE comments about Suni's body, much more troubling then what she said on her youtube video. Period. Shilese coach, and Morgan Hurds former coach, both said in a gymcastic interview how the camps are way too loose now, not enough structure, and they DONT want it to be like it was, but they need to figure out how to get it more balanced, and they will. A few girls who made the team are ONLY on that team because 2 other girls GOT INJURED. Period. It aint depth, its LUCK. Period. Where falling twice on beam, would have mattered to make the top 5 AA around which was the barometer for making the team. Depth would be you fall twice BYE... but there wasnt, without Sky and Shilese
@@lalareal180 you do realize that team USA has so much depth that even with Chiles and Rezly that made the team because of injuries to Jones and Blakely that, team USA is still the overwhelming favorite.
@@ClarkJohnson-oq9ue exactly, the fact that 2 of the top gymnasts were injured and there was still a talent pool to pull from is the definition of depth. What is she talking about?
Agree that MS was not crisp and clean at all. It seemed like it never got through, even though her female coach commented on it often. (BTW, that spread-leg sitting stance is sooo vulgar. Just saying.)
Let's be real, she is sour about how usag did her. For two cycles she was skipped over on Olympic trials and the gymnast behind her got put on the team. She was top five and they took gabby, she was top four and they put grace on the team. Then this year they chose the top five. That is where these comments are coming from. It's a defense mechanism and I think she earned the right to use it.
No she didn’t. She’s been micro-aggressive for years and then tries to use the “oh I didn’t mean it like that, oh I’m was misunderstood.” Let’s be clear, Gabby was chosen over her in 2016 for multiple reasons one being she as raining AA Olympic champion, the second being because of her ability to perform on bars. Gabby scored third highest AA score that year behind Aly Raisman during qualifications but because of the two per country rule was disqualified. Same thing that happened the Jordyn Weiber the previous Olympic year. There is NO way MyKayla would have been in top 5 let’s be honest let alone top two. She then went on to photoshop her face on top of Gabby’s in the team photo… 🤔 Let’s fast forward to Tokyo. Let’s be honest she was an event specialist and didn’t make it to the finals. The ONLY reason she has a medal is because Simone Biles decided to withdraw. So, if she’s mad at USAG, take it out on them, not your peers and fellow athletes, especially ones who have come up through the Karolyi era… and ones who have suffered the atrocities that they have suffered such as Simone and Gabby. Why romanticize that horrific era in time? Also, it’s a different selection team…. Different athletes… maybe who’s to say next time they wouldn’t do the same and skip number 5 for 6? She needs to understand life isn’t always fair… but alas she’s a conservative white woman… she’ll hopefully willingly learn one day before she’s forced to learn.
@@LuckyCharmgirl247 I most certainly did not need an explanation for anything. But thank you so much. I knew I would trigger someone with my comment. I was merely saying what I feel is going on in her head. It's was very evident to me when she said to her husband something along the lines of "look, I told you this year they're just gonna do top five all around scores" that she felt slighted by the process in the past. I do find it interesting that you spent all that time talking about gabby Douglas's situation and failed to acknowledge that in fact Makayla did score and place higher than grace in Tokyo and even though she only competed in vault because Simone dropped out at least she did make an event final. She should have been on the team in Tokyo and they did do Her dirty and I still feel that is where this energy she omits comes from. I'm not denying she does have an issue but I really do feel it's unconscious based on this feeling of being wronged.
@@samoth5161 omg, some people always have to turn something into a fight. I'm not defending her. If I was defending her I'd say "she has every right to be mad cause she got picked over twice!!" I didn't say that, all I said was I think that is what is subconsciously going on. I didn't say she deserved to be on the 2016 team but I do think she deserved to be on the Tokyo team. And again no one acknowledges that she was done dirty for that.
There's alot of truth into what she said. Russia wasn't present so you didn't see it. Once the older gymnasts retire, you're going see it. Hezly is the future.
@@ChalkboxTalk They would've. They previously got gold in 2021 Tokyo. And the US team has been sloppy since Marta left. Once the older gymnast retire. It's over.
She's a grifter. Her gymnastics career being over she wants to get into right wing media. Now she's getting tons of backlash saying she was misquoted. LOL😅
Mykayla has a bad habit of sticking her foot in her mouth. I think she'll eventually learn from these mistakes. I feel bad for her. She's probably a good person.
Mykala was very uncouth in her comments 😂 HOWEVER, she is right the team the year apart from Simone is very weak - the girls chosen are not the best- they are going to have to work hard to medal
@@Fliptwisttt245 it should be assumed that in conversation people aren’t deliberately trying to interrupt people for the sake of being rude. It’s pretty clear that both her and i know each other well enough that we aren’t offended by either of us getting excited and accidentally talking while the other is talking. It’s only listeners that find it annoying because they want things their way. To which i say 🤷🏽♂️
@@ChalkboxTalk the key is..to let her finish her sentence before jumping in. It’s rude. She may not say anything but she looked annoyed when you did it more than once. If you invite a guest to your platform, you let them say what they need to say BEFORE YOU jump in. Like derp…
Who is this highly opinionated woman who is having difficulty sharing voice time w/ her cohost? Her experiences and perspectives are relevant, but the discussion is incredibly redundant, and filled w/ her interrupting her cohost to repeat herself. I would have an easier time considering and evaluating her perspectives if she wasn’t so vehemently expressing them w/ little more than anecdotal evidence. (And yes, I recognize this is my problem in most ways.)
Stop whining... she meant to describe "discipline" not "work ethic" or "effort" Having had a strict disciplinarian as a father... it hits way different when the authority intimidates the shit out of you, and it often needs to
@@seanwallace89 You really think team usa don't dope. Marion Jones, Carl Lewis, Lance Armstrong etc... Yeah them Russia would humiliated team usa. And you know it.
@@janniewallace5588 Who dopes and who does not are not nearly as relevent as who gets caught and who does not... the ROC* gained the grand fortune of Simone Biles randomly mentally breaking down. They still didn't win the individual overall last Olympics. So... bold claim by you...
It's simple, USA will not be as dominant as before because fear and discipline are no longer present!! Fear can be good that's why wars bring a lot of innovations in the shortest period!!
@@W4TSKY That was their best, since 2016 they've always made mistakes at major championships. Mistakes are now part of their routine!! They only won because they were all returning Olympians. The only new person was deemed unfit to compete, a sign of the times!!
Who is This girl? Nothing wrong with being confident. You say she’s on social media judging other people, and you’re on this video doing the same exact thing!
Let me guess.. You're a Myk fan? She spoke nothing but the TRUTH about her. I'm glad the internet is finally calling Myk out. She will never use that communications degree to commentate for USA gym!
yep and this nobody is doing it with ill intent and myk was voicing her opinion from her own experience with no ill intent, and that's the difference that all these woke cancel culture vultures can't discern..
Is she wrong, though? Having this organization hanging over everyone's heads is going to make coaches and athletes soft. I think that you need to be mentally strong to train and compete on an Olympic level. The Karolyi's made the US team into an extremely strong team that WON. I'm not upset about that. I also don't see that same strength now. This is the first time in over 20 years that I fear the US team will not come home with a team medal. I was disappointed with at least 2 of the women named to the team. I would not have picked them for various reasons. My opinions are not based on the whole season because idk what everyone did all season. But there were much better performances at the trials that were passed up for poorer performers.
@@ChalkboxTalk thank you for providing absolutely nothing to counter anything I said or back up your claim. We'll find out in a few short weeks, won't we?
@@Karamarika based on what other countries are performing i think US will win. But they will win by the smallest margin ever probably. That’s my prediction. I talk about my predictions in an upcoming video! You should subscribe to see it! Furthermore she is wrong for what she says not because the “quality” of the USA team is or isn’t lower than before. She’s wrong because her comments are based on the romanticism of a system that was actively abusing athletes. Winning at the sacrifice of children’s well being will always be wrong. And the romanticizing of a system that does that will also always be wrong. Better?!
Winning at the expense of young girls mental health isn’t worth it. 4 of the top US gymnasts also went down with injury either at or right before trials
@@treeofsunshine6665 That would be true if she didn't have a history of bad behaviour. Stop trying to stifle critiques of her bad behaviour. She is an adult now.
It needs to be said that Marta chose Gabby Douglas in 2016 over Mykayla, even though Mykayla finished 4th and Gabby finished 7th. Why? because she knew how Gabby would score internationally and how Mykayla would.
@@SandyKH exactly. And with a team with aly and simone you needed someone on bars and beam and i would shoot off my own foot before i put Mykayla up in a team final on bars and beam. Funny how it can be interpreted that she was in favor of the marta era and yet, marta still left her off the team lol
@@SandyKH and look what ended up happening: Douglas finished 3rd in the AA qualification. There is no way Skinner could have done that.
100%
It was mainly due to the teams need being on bars while they were already stocked on vault and floor. They needed Gabby for bars and did not need Skinner for vault and floor much or any with Biles and Raisman already there.
I actually didn’t know this so thank you!
Please don’t forget that the Silver medal Skinner won on vault in Tokyo was ONLY because Simone backed out of the competition. Her Olympic career was OVER after qualifications in Tokyo, but since Simone backed out, it made it to where her and Jade qualified instead of Simone and Jade.
She’s just mad now that she’s a washed up baby momma with no real life watching these girls be the BEST IN THE WORLD. Something she can never be
She is a brat plain and simple.
Mykayla Skinner is a spoiled brat.
She thought she was owed a spot in the Olympics. No honey, you EARN A SPOT. And if you’re on the Olympic team, you have a good work ethic. You have to have that in order to be where they are.
I'm so glad, someone brought up Skinner not have clean gymnastics, it always seemed like she was doing skills she was not ready for and they just never looked finished.
Skinner is jealous in my opinion. Sorry not sorry 😳
EXACTLY!!
It’s deeper than simple jealousy. She feels aggrieved at being routinely beaten by athletes that her religion teaches are less worthy than her.
@@Buddy869-z9x lmao, I forgot Mormons literally believe that non white people are less than them.
@@Buddy869-z9x YUP! We all know what Mormons believe about black people.
Yes of black woman she did it his same racist crap to Gabby in 2016
Who is here after the big W from usa womens team and ALSO SIMONS PIC
No one is talking about how she singled out Leanne, and said, "She's just kind of there." LOL Myk was a very sloppy gymnast.
@@salreal4479 forgot about that part.
@@salreal4479 she's said so many questionable things it's hard to keep track
@@sarahdore7884 so have you
@@ChalkboxTalk you also forgot about so many things in your own personal life that are far worse, as you know.
@@SonOfAGun1814 I'm sure 😂
I'm not trying to be paid to be a public figure
Every single athlete on the planet that performed the same skills as Skinner were given 1-2 points more because of her horrible form, when she made her comeback everyone thought she'd work on her form, but no she added some difficulty on bars and beam but did nOTHING to improve her legs and toe point...and she's incapable of any sort of introspection with a minimum of honesty....it is a form of narcissism.
Why are you lying?
@@poufchka1Lying? Girl the countless videos of MyKayla failing to point her damn toes don’t lie. 😂
@@Updog89 She clearly improved after her comeback, you can lie to yourself because you hate her but idgaf
@@poufchka1 Improving on being the most notoriously sloppy mess in elite gymnastics is hardly the incredible feat you seem to think it is. And it’s certainly no justification to criticize athletes who are objectively cleaner and more successful than her… serious case of projection on her part to accuse others of her own BIGGEST weaknesses. So much secondhand embarrassment that you are excusing her tacky behavior, delusion and hypocrisy.
And dont forget the racist remarks toward gabby in 2016…..
What did she say?
@@charlestoddsullivanforpres6628 basically referring to gabby as a monkey cuz she made the team over her in 2016
@@charlestoddsullivanforpres6628 she liked comments of people saying she should have been on the team instead of Gabby that included monkey emojis and the n word. She also tweeted the n word and said it in snapchat stories. She was forced to delete the tweet by the university of Utah, otherwise it would probably still be up
@@Triple_Y_turn no she didn't, those tweets didn't include the n word, and the see no evil emoji you're referring to isn't racist at all and ALL OF THIS IS GOOGLE-ABLE to debunk your lies.
@@charlestoddsullivanforpres6628A Fan posted a picture of 2016 team with Skinner instead of Gabby to point out MyKayla came in 4th in Olympic trials. MyKayla reposted it…😮oopsie
Skinner has always had a mouth bigger than her talent. She constantly self victimizes even though she's the first to attack her competitors. Her floor form was always sloppy, bent knees, and piked landings. And her vault is infamously one handed.
Skinner will never understand why she wasn't at the top, and why she didn't make the Olympic team.
I'll take the work ethic thing further. From what we saw on UA-cam, she was training less hours per day then I think anyone on this team was. Just worth saying.
Also, this wasn't unexpected out of her...
She did make the olympic team and then retired i thought
Let's not forget the poor girls that were injured at Trials DiCello, Shi, Sky are clean as well. The problem is that Myk always thinks she is better than she is 👀👀👀👀. Not flexible, flexed feet the list is long or her one armed vault.She is lucky she didn't kill herself it looked so dangerous sometimes 😅😅😅
Then she had the audacity to call the first night of Olympic trials a hot mess.
seriously, like her feet were rarely pointed and even her legs weren't straight
she gave us double silivas instead of moors
@@spocony.krasnolud double silivas
I saw the entire video, and it was so much worse than the clips that were put out there. She just kept saying how everyone specifically at team camp, those on national team just are not hard workers anymore. She said when they were at team camp, they would just not do fall out routines all the time like they used to. She’s neglecting the whole fact about how there are older competitors now and they really have to watch how they practice to keep from having injuries. Mykayla was kept away from having injuries because as her coach has said many times, she was super inflexible. And because of this, she didn’t really have major injuries. But that’s not the case for the majority of gymnasts. So she thinks you can just go full out 1000% of the time, and that’s how it should be expected. She went on and said a bunch of other things, like pitying Leanne because she was put as a reserve, and talking about how bad it is, because she still has a huge chip on her shoulder it seems and, it really should have been celebrated because that’s a fantastic thing and you never know when you are going to have to go in.
It has happened so many times, so why put a completely negative spin on it? We don’t need to make those people feel bad. And don’t forget talking about how if she would not have quit, she could’ve made the team because a few people got injured. And why are we saying the depth of the team is not as strong? Three people got injured and we still have a team that’s far above any other team right now. It was just bad. And not pronouncing Hezly’s name correctly over and over when Jonas was off camera constantly correcting her. “Hazly, or whatever her name is.” The whole thing just reeked of jealousy, which I totally get because yeah, she’s probably bummed she’s not getting to do it again and it’s going to be an adjustment, but maybe take a beat instead of spilling all your feelings all over the place before spouting off, a reaction video. You were not talking about your own club, you were talking about these specific girls because you were reacting to trials, and you kept mentioning these girls and how you were shocked, anyone could make the Olympics with falls. But just to fact, check that, in the last 50 years, on every single Olympic team that has been chosen, at least one person has fallen at trials. She said falls are just not that common and nobody makes the Olympic team as they fall. Gabby and Madison did in 2016, and she was there. If I remember correctly in 2021, Grace also fell, maybe not but I’m pretty sure she did, and Simone did as well. So like, just think for two seconds before you talk.
no it's not, nor did she ever name anyone, stop acting like you saw a video that you didn't and go back to crying in your cornflakes.
Do you remember her face when she asked about what people think about Kalya Lincoln? She said something like, "what do you people think about kalya? (Then she made a "wtf face" ) ... And said she Is " a decent gymnast "
@@YaressiLohend yes, and I’m telling you, I used to be a pretty big fan of hers because I thought a lot of times she was just misunderstood, but ever since Tokyo, the way she speaks about gymnast who are still hanging in there to compete, it’s just not supportive or kind, even in her facial expressions or the words she chooses. It’s really rough anymore so I think I’m done.
@@amandastumpff5252
She’s demonstrated, repeatedly over recent years, she CANNOT think, is incapable of introspection, and is certainly one ‘very stable genius.’
Best choice is to leave her to rot in her jealous and very shallow psyche, and focus on those who have the capacity and desire for growth.
I’m not sure the critique on the USA vault base is even valid since Simone, Jade, Josclyn and Leanne all have Chengs which has a higher D value in the current code of points, so I’d argue our vault base is just as high if not higher. Not to mention Skye also had a Cheng!
Braie Swann is awesome! I reached out to her once and she was extremely helpful and knowledgeable in sharing how she runs her team classes. Forever grateful for what we've learned.
@@energyfitnessgymnastics we love Braie!!!
Mykayla stepped on a rake.
And then again and again
The USA vault base is lower than in the past because FIG has lowered the value of the Amanar so low that it doesn’t make sense to do that when you can consistently score a DTYwithin 0.1 to 0.2 of a sloppy Amanar
Is the vault base really lower though? Throughout the Nationals and Trials four athletes had Cheng vaults and 1 Yurchenko DB which are all objectively more difficult than the Amanar. That’s as many as the number of Amanars during the London cycle. The difficulty is higher today than back when we were the “United States of Amanar.” The US is still the most dominant country on vault in the world.
Everyone's vault base is lower though, because of the way FIG has been chipping away at vault D scores the past few quads.
@@calihapamama duh. You don’t understand the explanation why it isn’t the US of Amanar anymore.
@@ClarkJohnson-oq9ue oh, I understand why US gymnasts don't do the Amanar as much anymore, it's not worth it. Pointing out though, that all vault D scores have be lowered. People also aren't chucking messy Produnovas for similar reasons.
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😂😂😂yep she has
This dude is given her way too much grace. She was very clear. Very. Stop!!
you're probably right
Nothin bad about bein an alternate.... BUT Skinner was never part of the 'official' Olympic team. She was only an alternate.
Just Ignore Her.
Jealousy is ugly
It’s a shame I wanted to like Mykayla. She had a very interesting Olympic journey and it was an underdog story of how she won a medal. But wow, she is incredibly rude and has no self awareness. She should have never said these things. Our women’s team for the Olympics is amazing.
It's funny to me how she's so worried about bullies when she is the bully 😅
She’s gymnastics’ Karen
No you didn't 😂
As a social media presence, what would you say to someone like MyKayla who is constantly someone who keeps having to put her foot in her mouth? This isn't the first time she's been in hot water and it looks like a lot of her income now still comes from social media - exactly where she gets in trouble. I would suggest she just not do the influencer thing, she needs to find another trade because if it's already happened this many times, it's gonna keep happening.
@@speedofpee maybe she needs the views
If she doesn’t want the backlash and genuinely wants to be taken seriously for her commentary, then at the very least she needs to not go live on her channels. She can record her own real time reactions but she needs to give herself a chance to edit them if she sticks her foot in her mouth.
Oooof I’ve been waiting for a video about this 👀
This dude should stop interrupting.
Honestly. His comments aren’t even that insightful
Omg legit, the most irritating thing about this video was listening to his heavy breathing literally anticipating even the slightest pause from her when he can jump in and start taking over the conversation 😩 it almost makes it sound like they’re arguing
Clean and crisp meant white
@@AnywhereChrista I’m not sure id take it there lol
That sounds like some projection to me. Did you watch the trials? How many falls did we see on the balance beam? It doesn't make me feel good about the upcoming Olympics with this team.
@Karamarika It's a dogwhistle. She has a history saying stuff that indicates that's exactly what she meant. We also know judges are less likely to give Black gymnasts credit for toe point even when they do it. It's not just her.
@@Karamarika they had just watched 2 of their friends tear their Achilles and another go down to a knee injury. Can you blame them for being tentative? It feels like you forget these girls are human with all the emotions that come with it
Gurl shet ep! Always wanna be the victim! Im a black woman sayin this. sincerely stf u!
People that twist themselves into a confabulated pretzel as to justify or defend the unjustifiable and indefensible actions of others, are as much in fault, if not more, than those they are senselessly defending. Just saying. 🙄
Where can I find the full podcast?
Ill be posting pieces of it on UA-cam day by day and by the weekend ill post the full video + ill upload it on Spotify and apple podcasts :)
She mad because the team is getting brown 😂😂😂😂😂
Russia wasn't there. So there wasn't no competition.
It wouldnt be on the coaches either, its the code.
I'm going to call it now, mykayla is auditioning for fox news. You just know she'll be on candace owens. And that's where she'll feel more comfortable to say what she really wants to say about people of color.
Remember, SECOND DAY, of Skinner's video podcast, AFTER the team was selected, she also glibly said "I couldn't believe SOMEONE who fell on the beam & STILL GOT SECOND spot after Simone."
I immediately posted a comment (I watched her both days, from beginning to end, so I have a broader view of her comments) --- deleted by the Holy Being from somewhere --- that THAT "someone" was "YOUR FORMER teammate, Suni, who incidentally also won the AA Gold Medal in your Tokyo Olympics..." And that Simone also fell, on the beam, & STILL GOT FIRST PLACE... And that Chiles also fell, on the beam, that same day... and still got 3rd place...
I think THAT and the false remembrance of everyone being better, harder working, etc. during the Marta Era... rubbed many people, gymnasts themselves & fans, the wrong way... about Skinner....
Her gymnastics has ALWAYS been sloppy. Been watching since 2013. I knew I never like her since way back and it started at the 2015 world championships. She didn’t make the team, she was an alternate. And I vividly remember when the team won the camera panned to the USA team section and they were all jumping up and down excited that the team had just won but mykayla just sat there bitter. No claps, no smiles just bitter. I knew when I saw her like that, she was that type of girl…
❤😂❤😂Sistah said dragged for filth...and used it properly.
Inv to the bbq! 😂😂😂
Last time I checked, in the individual events, she only has a silver while two of the people she's talking about have gold.
She was way nastier then anyone’s talking about. She even made comments about how many of them were doing 1.5 on vault and how Marta wouldn’t even look at you if you did a 1.5 on vault and that basically you weren’t making the team doing that.
She was a sloppy gymnast, I couldn’t tell what she was doing, bent legs no pointed toes. I do think Marta didn’t care for her maybe bc of her mouth but That I believe. The rest man you’d think she was an only child! She has a baby.
OMG IM GOING TO FLIPFEST AND SHES ONE OF THE SPECIAL GUESTS 😭
@@strattongraygymnastics5657 let us know how it goes!
she might not be there anymore 😂
UPDATE: She was actually super nice. She brought her husband and her daughter. Her motivational speech was pretty good too. I got her autograph on my gymnastics bag in Sharpie.
@@strattongraygymnastics5657 she was probably on her best behavior because she knows she's under the microscope! it's good you had a great time!
How do you come up with the script for videos like this one?
@@MarkDoling no script
HER MAN SPREAD CAUGHT ME OFF GAURD I CHOKED LMAO
She didn’t say not working hard she specifically said lazy and also said the talent isn’t there
It was clear to me that the only reason she streamed during the trials in the first place was because she probably wasn’t asked to participate/make an appearance like virtually all of the other recent, former Olympians who were either competing again (or who commentated in some capacity) and she was yet again bitter and felt slighted. Never mind that her arrogance rubs people the wrong way…. Her UA-cam videos leading into the Tokyo Olympics were littered with her narc attitude and annoyed me back then- I cannot stand to listen to her for the very reasons you discuss here and sadly it’s been that way for as far back as I can recall hearing about/seeing her.
I supported her until the comments about the team.and Sunni she has kidney problems and couldn't even compete and was ale to come back she is jealous of her and jades Gold medal she's lucky jade fell in her fault she could have went home with no medals!
What is he talking about? There were four Chengs at trials...
@@AnywhereChrista sure, but at least two of them have been badly executed. Two gymnasts hurt during vault specifically. And compared to
2012 you could make the argument it’s lower. Again, like i said in the video, not sure if it holds up but it’s interesting to think about.
Yeah and 2 were bootleg busted bang ups!
Just found your channel - a friendly suggestion to put your names in your channel description - as I don't know who you are and you don't mention it. Thanks!
@@gladysgreen2 totally true! I’ll get on that! Thank you!🙏🏽
I like this girl… can someone tell me her name?
Very odd take on the US’s strength on vault being somehow lesser than it was. That’s really not accurate. A vault lineup of Simone’s YDP, Skye’s Cheng, and Jade’s Amanar or Cheng is weak? And Joscelyn’s ready to go? Why is this even being brought up when 3 Amanars would have literally put the US in a weaker position in the current code?
@@ang212 that’s fair
This would be so much more enjoyable to listen to if the hosts didn’t speak over each other (the female host over the male predominantly).
I’m not a host, I was a guest❤ we both were caught in the convo and felt like two friends just talking. Sorry this was hard to listen if so! We got caught up in the convo! Enjoyed it together so we’re sorry❤❤
Agreed
The comments were so unnecessary. I get it, we're sending out B team because so many top girls got injured right at trials. But to say they don't work hard is ridiculous. You don't get to the trials by not working your ass off. Am I a little concerned we might not get gold? Yes. But onward and upward. We can't go back and undo those injuries, so we just have to move forward. The fact we can even make a team that can contend for a medal given that many injuries is impressive.
As far as the form issues, this isnt due to the Karolis. It's because the point system changed. This is a team made up of people who never competed elite under the perfect ten system, when you had to throw skills perfectly to win. Now you just need to throw the hardest skills adequately. The focus is different because you're rewarded differently. But that change has nothing to do with the karolis.
And I should Clarify, I don't say B team to mean they aren't amazing gymnasts - just that we could have had an even more powerful team if those three girls were all healthy.
@@susanb.8285 DiCello was not likely to make the team. Had Jones, Blakely, and DiCello not been injured, the team and alternates would likely have been (assuming they do what they had been doing before injuries), Biles, Jones, Lee, Blakely, and Carey. The traveling alternates would have been DiCello and Chiles.
I think the same as you said, you don't get to Olympic trials without working your a.. off.
But also even as sad as the 3 injuries are, we should question ourselves, the coaching systems and more... maybe that girls were overtrained and burnout.
There's a point when you as a coach have to put a stop, it's a dream and that girl has work hard and you too. But you can't keep putting tape and expect miracles.. it's like putting band-aid and you need stitches.
And what started as an injury can end up with a severe Injury with long recovery when the athlete is already depressed after losing the chance to qualify.
A gymnast would always tell I can keep going. You're a coach, you know her you know when she can't period.
And before the injury and the trials you also should know they need to rest.
3 gymnast in one trials is not coincidence.
I hope they get well soon
And this team is going strong! This girls are fighters that had to put extra to be there, they are gonna shine!
Konnor McCain would have been on the team had she not gotten injured.
@@Hello_Haven she isn’t replacing healthy Biles, Lee, Jones, or Carey. She would only be replacing Blakely. McClain would have had to have had the best 4 nights of her career to beat Blakely who had the best 2nights of her career at nationals. Try again.
what is your name and the name of your guest? interesting convo but idk who you guys are lol
@@rin-eri my name is Juan Jimenez. Head coach at Austin elite gymnastics. And my guess is is braie swan. Head Coach at Olympia gymnastics in San Antonio
Skinner interjected negative tasteless opinions into the 2024 US Gold Medal Olympic Gymnastics team. So where was her praise, pride, happiness, and enthusiasm for this team? No where. Because that wouldn't get any spot light, reactions or attention. That's what she was after. See Simone came back. Skinner's a back seat driver That's been exposed. Don't start what you can't finish.
What a mess. Hopefully she has been humbled. I was actually watching her live stream and she was getting names of skills incorrect. Unfortunately I do believe her commentating future plans may not come forth because she did mention that she could be doing that at some point.
I just don't understand why she didn't talk about this AFTER the Olympics if she had to say something.
The comment she made about suni’s body type and being “surprised” that she could do the things she could do was inappropriate. As well the comments she made about Leanne and her parents, completely uncouth. HOWEVER, her opinions on the team and the quality/depth/whatever are her right to have. If she thinks they aren’t clean enough she is entitled to think that and to express that without people tearing apart her gymnastics. She did mention her sloppy ish technique in the video herself so…
Also, remember that she’s mentioned several times she has a learning disability and isn’t the most eloquent person. We need to call her out but also give her some grace, she is human too.
Having a “learning disability” is no excuse to be a jerk.
@@jcre6663
Uhhhh, no. She’s a legal, independent adult who has been spouting racist, misogynistic, entitled judgments for years.
I think the odds are high she was severely abused as a child/ adolescent. If she has been formally diagnosed as being neurodiverse that makes it even harder.
Despite that, I’ve never seen her take responsibility for HER words, her actions, her (lack of) work ethic. Before she spends another 4 yrs spilling vitriol I hope someone who actually knows and cares about her will help her find the help she desperately needs.
If not for her, for her child.
Omg yes. Reigning Olympic all around champion fought back from 2 kidney diseases and is in great form. I’m so disappointed by Skinners comments. But yea it’s not the first time she’s been out of line 🤦🏻♀️
The US has to understand that there are other countries working just as hard with half the money your government provides to the athletes
oop this bubbles up again 😂
Instead of being happy for your former team, she decided to tear them down...
Can someone link me the video what skinner said?
It was an unpatriotic comment by Skinner
Who is this young woman?
I think her name is Braie (sp) idk her last name. She was an elite gymnast then an NCAA gymnast. She’s a coach now. She has a TikTok and UA-cam that’s all about gymnastics. I like her.
Braie Swann
McKayla has a platform that most don't have and then tell millions of Americans the team we are sending besides the best Gymnast in Simone doesn't work hard so don't expect gold.
Haha woah! Was not expecting to see that leg spread when the camera angle changed! lol
You guys should learn to not speak over people during a conversation, it’s not a good trait to have
Where i understand i will not judge anyone or any comments yes the olympic team selection is great and good Marta bring the US team on a great level with good results she was working on precision that was working NOW WE ARE ON EVOLUTION OF GYMNATICS ON TIME OF marta karoly after 19 years gymnast was no more on team we have evolution of gymnastics where now we have girls and women to manage that for sure a different approch with different people and that really good too with the new system im sure more parents will be put there kids in gymnastics the old system have results the new system have too and that so great to see this evolution how many women can dream to be in olympic team at 25 till 50 years that s absolutely wonderfull
the same skinner who was not good enough?
No one has taken a bigger L in this Olympics than MyKayla Skinner
@@mwatts6755 👀👀
So many people in these comments have never played sports and therefore know NOTHING about what it takes to be an elite athlete. All Skinner did was make a valid observation about the USA women's gymnastics team as a whole (not Biles herself), and she has a leg to stand on as a former SILVER medalist! One thing I noticed myself in this Olympics, was that Biles, who was the oldest member of the team, essentially carried the entire squad. She WAS the team. They don't have the depth of talent they used to have. She is right about that. The hostility towards her for saying the quiet part out loud in my view is very revealing. They KNOW she has a point!
I wonder how much sponsors/money she has lost since her tasteless and unwarranted comments for her to now beg Simone’s for help. 😂
These two could learn to stop interrupting each other.
@@traciprovins3221 RIGHT
I found her LIVE comments about Suni's body, much more troubling then what she said on her youtube video. Period. Shilese coach, and Morgan Hurds former coach, both said in a gymcastic interview how the camps are way too loose now, not enough structure, and they DONT want it to be like it was, but they need to figure out how to get it more balanced, and they will. A few girls who made the team are ONLY on that team because 2 other girls GOT INJURED. Period. It aint depth, its LUCK. Period. Where falling twice on beam, would have mattered to make the top 5 AA around which was the barometer for making the team. Depth would be you fall twice BYE... but there wasnt, without Sky and Shilese
@@lalareal180 you do realize that team USA has so much depth that even with Chiles and Rezly that made the team because of injuries to Jones and Blakely that, team USA is still the overwhelming favorite.
@@ClarkJohnson-oq9ue
exactly, the fact that 2 of the top gymnasts were injured and there was still a talent pool to pull from is the definition of depth. What is she talking about?
Sweetheart, I don’t think you understand what depth means. Like at all.
You don’t understand what depth means.
Agree that MS was not crisp and clean at all. It seemed like it never got through, even though her female coach commented on it often. (BTW, that spread-leg sitting stance is sooo vulgar. Just saying.)
Let's be real, she is sour about how usag did her. For two cycles she was skipped over on Olympic trials and the gymnast behind her got put on the team. She was top five and they took gabby, she was top four and they put grace on the team. Then this year they chose the top five. That is where these comments are coming from. It's a defense mechanism and I think she earned the right to use it.
No she didn’t. She’s been micro-aggressive for years and then tries to use the “oh I didn’t mean it like that, oh I’m was misunderstood.” Let’s be clear, Gabby was chosen over her in 2016 for multiple reasons one being she as raining AA Olympic champion, the second being because of her ability to perform on bars. Gabby scored third highest AA score that year behind Aly Raisman during qualifications but because of the two per country rule was disqualified. Same thing that happened the Jordyn Weiber the previous Olympic year. There is NO way MyKayla would have been in top 5 let’s be honest let alone top two. She then went on to photoshop her face on top of Gabby’s in the team photo… 🤔 Let’s fast forward to Tokyo. Let’s be honest she was an event specialist and didn’t make it to the finals. The ONLY reason she has a medal is because Simone Biles decided to withdraw. So, if she’s mad at USAG, take it out on them, not your peers and fellow athletes, especially ones who have come up through the Karolyi era… and ones who have suffered the atrocities that they have suffered such as Simone and Gabby. Why romanticize that horrific era in time? Also, it’s a different selection team…. Different athletes… maybe who’s to say next time they wouldn’t do the same and skip number 5 for 6? She needs to understand life isn’t always fair… but alas she’s a conservative white woman… she’ll hopefully willingly learn one day before she’s forced to learn.
Gabby. Was. On. The . Highest. Scoring. Team.
@@LuckyCharmgirl247 I most certainly did not need an explanation for anything. But thank you so much. I knew I would trigger someone with my comment. I was merely saying what I feel is going on in her head. It's was very evident to me when she said to her husband something along the lines of "look, I told you this year they're just gonna do top five all around scores" that she felt slighted by the process in the past. I do find it interesting that you spent all that time talking about gabby Douglas's situation and failed to acknowledge that in fact Makayla did score and place higher than grace in Tokyo and even though she only competed in vault because Simone dropped out at least she did make an event final. She should have been on the team in Tokyo and they did do
Her dirty and I still feel that is where this energy she omits comes from. I'm not denying she does have an issue but I really do feel it's unconscious based on this feeling of being wronged.
@paulblack-gi7hu you're the triggered one sounds like. You didn't just explain what happened, you're clearly defending her
@@samoth5161 omg, some people always have to turn something into a fight. I'm not defending her. If I was defending her I'd say "she has every right to be mad cause she got picked over twice!!" I didn't say that, all I said was I think that is what is subconsciously going on. I didn't say she deserved to be on the 2016 team but I do think she deserved to be on the Tokyo team. And again no one acknowledges that she was done dirty for that.
OMG STOP INTERRUPTING EACH OTHER
She is a narcissist person, that’s why she liked Martha because they are both narcissists. Funny thing is that she is not even actually good! 🤣
KAREN Skinner
She's self absorbed !!!!! That is what I do not like about her.
There's alot of truth into what she said.
Russia wasn't present so you didn't see it.
Once the older gymnasts retire, you're going see it.
Hezly is the future.
not sure I agree
@@ChalkboxTalkIf Russia was aloud to compete in this year olympics. The US Team would've got fried.
And Hezly is the future. 😂😂😂
@@janniewallace5588 Russia would’ve gotten second. So definitely not fried.
@@ChalkboxTalk They would've. They previously got gold in 2021 Tokyo.
And the US team has been sloppy since Marta left.
Once the older gymnast retire. It's over.
@@ChalkboxTalk It was terrible. You had Suni wobbling on the balance beam.
Lets just pretend skinner aint a bitter racist,silver Medalist loooooooooser
She's a grifter. Her gymnastics career being over she wants to get into right wing media. Now she's getting tons of backlash saying she was misquoted. LOL😅
Idk who the man is but his wet breathing in the mic is …… not it
@@Jakuzarskey 🤣🤣
Jealous much!
Mykayla has a bad habit of sticking her foot in her mouth. I think she'll eventually learn from these mistakes. I feel bad for her. She's probably a good person.
They Decreased the Value of vaults so not worth it for some to Amanar… hard on ankles.
Mykala was very uncouth in her comments 😂
HOWEVER, she is right the team the year apart from Simone is very weak - the girls chosen are not the best- they are going to have to work hard to medal
Delete this comment. 😂😂😂
@@merrytunes8697 😂😂😂yeah - still stand by my comments- without Simone wouldn’t have medalled
Bro…STOP INTERRUPTING HER.
@@Fliptwisttt245 no
@@ChalkboxTalk why have a guest if you consistently talk over them.
@@Fliptwisttt245 it should be assumed that in conversation people aren’t deliberately trying to interrupt people for the sake of being rude. It’s pretty clear that both her and i know each other well enough that we aren’t offended by either of us getting excited and accidentally talking while the other is talking. It’s only listeners that find it annoying because they want things their way. To which i say 🤷🏽♂️
@@ChalkboxTalk the key is..to let her finish her sentence before jumping in. It’s rude. She may not say anything but she looked annoyed when you did it more than once. If you invite a guest to your platform, you let them say what they need to say BEFORE YOU jump in. Like derp…
@@Fliptwisttt245 she interrupted Mr plenty times also. But I’m not gonna make a PSA over it. Nor become a comment section warrior
The messiest podcast ever.
@@mariana1997 ha! Doubtful
I mean I agree on everything you say but the way you both talk over each other and keep interrumpting yourselves is just so annoying.
@@mariana1997 🤷🏽♂️
Because she is better than a lot of people, ya jealous that’s why you mad.
My goodness can this woman stop talking over him and let him finish a sentence? Talk about entitlement!
Who is this highly opinionated woman who is having difficulty sharing voice time w/ her cohost? Her experiences and perspectives are relevant, but the discussion is incredibly redundant, and filled w/ her interrupting her cohost to repeat herself.
I would have an easier time considering and evaluating her perspectives if she wasn’t so vehemently expressing them w/ little more than anecdotal evidence. (And yes, I recognize this is my problem in most ways.)
MY GOD!! That guy needs to stop interrupting. Especially when it's to stutter 1000x times before getting to the point ffs
Even the girl was interrupting a lot.
Stop whining... she meant to describe "discipline" not "work ethic" or "effort"
Having had a strict disciplinarian as a father... it hits way different when the authority intimidates the shit out of you, and it often needs to
If Russia was there. Team US would've sunk.
@@janniewallace5588 If Russian Athletic organizations didn't dope their athletes.... your claim might be relevent. However, I guess we'll never know.
@@seanwallace89 You really think team usa don't dope.
Marion Jones, Carl Lewis, Lance Armstrong etc...
Yeah them Russia would humiliated team usa. And you know it.
@@janniewallace5588 Who dopes and who does not are not nearly as relevent as who gets caught and who does not... the ROC* gained the grand fortune of Simone Biles randomly mentally breaking down. They still didn't win the individual overall last Olympics. So... bold claim by you...
It's simple, USA will not be as dominant as before because fear and discipline are no longer present!! Fear can be good that's why wars bring a lot of innovations in the shortest period!!
disagree
@@ChalkboxTalk The next time the USA fields an unbeatable team like 2016 and 2012, let me know..
@@phantommenace4825 They literally just won gold in Paris while none of them were at their best lmao. Made so many mistakes but still easily won gold
@@W4TSKY That was their best, since 2016 they've always made mistakes at major championships. Mistakes are now part of their routine!! They only won because they were all returning Olympians. The only new person was deemed unfit to compete, a sign of the times!!
@@phantommenace4825 Remember Russia wasn't present. So that was a easy win.
Hezly is the future 😂😂😂😂.
The US Gymnastics is finished.
Have y'all addressed the disgustingly bigoted and transphobic posts Brie shares on IG?
So wanting fairness in sports (gymnasts in this case) is bigoted and transphobic? WOW.
Who is This girl? Nothing wrong with being confident. You say she’s on social media judging other people, and you’re on this video doing the same exact thing!
these critiques aren't the same, can't be conflating them
Let me guess.. You're a Myk fan? She spoke nothing but the TRUTH about her. I'm glad the internet is finally calling Myk out. She will never use that communications degree to commentate for USA gym!
Exactly. If Skinner can judge other people, the rest of us can judge her, right?
@@scd4821 I sure hope not! I can't think of anything worse than having to listen to her babbling nonsense
yep and this nobody is doing it with ill intent and myk was voicing her opinion from her own experience with no ill intent, and that's the difference that all these woke cancel culture vultures can't discern..
Is she wrong, though? Having this organization hanging over everyone's heads is going to make coaches and athletes soft. I think that you need to be mentally strong to train and compete on an Olympic level. The Karolyi's made the US team into an extremely strong team that WON. I'm not upset about that. I also don't see that same strength now. This is the first time in over 20 years that I fear the US team will not come home with a team medal.
I was disappointed with at least 2 of the women named to the team. I would not have picked them for various reasons. My opinions are not based on the whole season because idk what everyone did all season. But there were much better performances at the trials that were passed up for poorer performers.
@@Karamarika she’s definitely wrong.
@@ChalkboxTalk thank you for providing absolutely nothing to counter anything I said or back up your claim. We'll find out in a few short weeks, won't we?
@@Karamarika based on what other countries are performing i think US will win. But they will win by the smallest margin ever probably. That’s my prediction. I talk about my predictions in an upcoming video! You should subscribe to see it!
Furthermore she is wrong for what she says not because the “quality” of the USA team is or isn’t lower than before. She’s wrong because her comments are based on the romanticism of a system that was actively abusing athletes. Winning at the sacrifice of children’s well being will always be wrong. And the romanticizing of a system that does that will also always be wrong.
Better?!
@Karamarika um I hate to break it to ya, but the usa team won more in the Olympics without the Karolyis than with.
Winning at the expense of young girls mental health isn’t worth it. 4 of the top US gymnasts also went down with injury either at or right before trials
Please stop hating on MyKayla. She made a regretful comment and subsequently apologized for it. Move on with your life.
@@treeofsunshine6665 i wouldn’t say it’s hate on my part. Just a critique.
@@ChalkboxTalkSorry about that, I should have been more clear. My statement was directed towards the comments section.
@@treeofsunshine6665 oh lol that’s fair
No...... At some point, you have to think before you speak. Everyone is sick of her.... It's beyond annoying..... STFU
@@treeofsunshine6665 That would be true if she didn't have a history of bad behaviour. Stop trying to stifle critiques of her bad behaviour. She is an adult now.