Megan Skaggs
| Megan Skaggs | |||||||||||||
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| — Gymnast ♀ — | |||||||||||||
| Full name | Megan Stephanie Skaggs | ||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Meg | ||||||||||||
| Country represented |
 United States | ||||||||||||
| Born |
May 7, 1999 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| 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) | Irina Podgornaya, Jacobo Giron, Elena Pankratova | ||||||||||||
| Retired | March 31, 2016[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
- ↑ https://twitter.com/TripleTwistGym/status/715671392126181376
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/rudipunchfront/status/715659693524443136
- ↑ http://floridagators.com/news/2016/11/8/pair-of-standout-gymnasts-sign-with-gator-gymnastics-team.aspx?path=gymnastics
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