Megan Skaggs
Megan Skaggs | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Megan Stephanie Skaggs | |||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Skaggs | |||||||||||||
Country represented | ![]() | |||||||||||||
Born | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | May 7, 1999|||||||||||||
Hometown | Marietta, Georgia, U.S. | |||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||
Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2015 | |||||||||||||
Club | Gymnnastics Academy of Atlanta | |||||||||||||
College team | Florida Gators (2018–21) | |||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Jenny Rowland | |||||||||||||
Assistant coach(es) | Owen Field, Adrian Burde | |||||||||||||
Former coach(es) | Jacobo Giron, Elena Pankratova | |||||||||||||
Choreographer | Jeremy Miranda | |||||||||||||
Retired | March 31, 2016 (elite)[1] | |||||||||||||
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Megan Stephanie Skaggs (born May 7, 1999 in Atlanta) is an American artistic gymnast.[2] She was added to the US national gymnastics team in 2015,[3] and she made her international debut at the 2015 City of Jesolo Trophy finished eighth in the all-around.[4] She competed at the 2015 Pan American Games and won a gold medal with the team.[5] She won a silver medal on beam behind Canadian Ellie Black.[6]
On March 31, 2016, she retired from elite gymnastics.[7] She signed the National Letter of Intent to the University of Florida and the Florida Gators gymnastics program on November 10, 2016.[8]
References[]
- ^ TripleTwist [@TripleTwistGym] (31 March 2016). "Megan Skaggs retires from elite!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Megan Skaggs Biography". The Official Website of Megan Skaggs. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Women's Artistic Gymnastics National Teams". USA Gymnastics. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "2015 City of Jesolo Trophy Final Results". The Gymternet. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "U.S. women win team title at 2015 Pan Am Games". USA Gymnastics. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "USA wins five medals on final day of artistic gymnastics at Pan Am Games". USA Gymnastics. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ L [@toeontkatchev] (31 March 2016). "According to her instagram, @MeganSkaggs_ is retiring from elite. Best of luck Megan!!