The University Of Utah: Three Utah Gymnasts Headed To Tokyo Olympics

Press release from The University of Utah:

June 28, 2021

Leaving it all out on the floor, Utah’s trio of gymnasts capped off a terrific weekend and finished in the top-seven of the all-around standings following Sunday’s competition. McCallum finished fourth overall in the all-around (112.564) at the Olympic Team Trials this weekend to solidify her position on the team, while Skinner finished in fifth place (112.264) and Eaker placed seventh (111.097).

McCallum’s consistency was displayed throughout the weekend as she finished fourth on floor, and fifth on the uneven bars and balance beam. She posted the second-best floor score on the first day of the competition and the third-best score on bars Sunday night. With her consistency paying off, McCallum was one of two positions filled by the selection committee at the end of the night.

Skinner, who made the decision to put her college career on hold and return to elite gymnastics for this exact moment, will compete as an individual in Tokyo after shining on vault and floor particularly. Skinner placed second on vault at the Olympic Team Trials and seventh overall on floor to earn an individual spot and complete her dream to become an Olympian.

Selected as an alternate, Eaker finished second on the balance beam after she shined on the event both days. She also performed excellent on floor, placing sixth overall to aid in her seventh-place finish in the all-around.

Below is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic competition schedule for the three Utah gymnasts:

• July 25: Women’s Qualification
• July 27: Women’s team final
• July 29: Women’s all-around final
• Aug. 1: Women’s vault and uneven bars final
• Aug. 2: Women’s floor exercise final
• Aug. 3: Women’s balance beam final

For updates on McCallum’s, Skinner’s and Eaker’s Olympic journeys, follow @Utahgymnastics on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

This press release was produced by The University of Utah. The views expressed here are the author’s own.