2011–2012: Career beginnings Skinner was the junior individual all-around champion of the 2011 American Classic. She was named to the
junior U.S. national team after finishing 10th in the all-around and second on vault at the National Championships. Skinner became age-eligible for senior-level competition in 2012 and was added to the
U.S. senior national team. She was a member of the winning U.S. squad at the
City of Jesolo Trophy in March. In June, she finished 15th all-around at the
U.S. Nationals and third on vault.
2013–2015: Early success Skinner competed at the Fiesta Bowl in 2013, winning every individual event except for the floor exercise, where she tied for eighth place. At the 2013
P&G Championships, she placed third on vault and floor, and finished sixth in the all-around. In 2014, Skinner competed at the
City of Jesolo Trophy, helping the U.S. win gold as a team. She won the gold medal for individual vault and floor exercises and placed fourth in the all-around. Skinner competed at the
Pan American Championships in
Mississauga, Canada. She helped the U.S. team place first in the team competition. She placed first in the individual all-around competition with a score of 56.850, including first on vault, scoring 15.037, seventh on balance beam, scoring 13.475, and first on floor exercise, scoring 14.750. Skinner won a gold medal with the U.S. in the team competition at the
2014 World Championships in
Nanning, China, contributing a score of 15.775 on the vault and 14.666 on the floor. In the event finals, Skinner won a bronze medal in the vault, with a score of 15.366, and placed fourth in the floor exercise final, scoring a 14.700, losing a second bronze medal to
Aliya Mustafina, who had a score of 14.733. Skinner placed second to
Simone Biles at the
2015 AT&T American Cup in
Arlington, Texas in 2015 with a score of 57.832. At the
U.S. Classic on July 25, 2015, Skinner finished 7th in the all-around, scoring 55.500. She finished 12th on the balance beam, scoring 12.800. ninth on the balance beam, scoring 13.500, second with a 15.100 on vault, and placed 10th on bars with a score of 14.100. As a senior national team member, Skinner was invited to the 2015 Worlds Selection Camp in September and October. On October 8, she was named an alternate to the USA team for the
2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
2016: Olympic alternate Skinner finished 10th in the all-around and won a silver medal on vault and a bronze medal on floor exercise at the 2016 U.S. National Championships, earning her an invitation to the
U.S. Olympic Trials. At the Olympic Trials, Skinner finished fourth in the all-around and was named an alternate to the
2016 Olympic team. She was invited to attend the June national team training camp. Skinner returned to elite competition at the
2019 U.S. Classic. With a score of 14.900, she tied for second with
Carey on vault behind
Biles. She placed 11th on balance beam and 14th on floor exercise. At the
2019 U.S. National Championships, Skinner competed in all events and tied for ninth with
Grace McCallum and was added to the national team. In September, Skinner competed at the U.S. World Championships trials, where she placed fourth all-around behind
Biles,
Sunisa Lee, and
Kara Eaker. She placed fourth on the balance beam behind Biles, Eaker, and
Morgan Hurd. She was named as an alternate for the
2019 World Championships in
Stuttgart, Germany.
2020–2021: Postponed Olympic Games Skinner competed at the
International Gymnix meet in
Montreal in March 2020 with
Emily Lee,
Lilly Lippeatt, and
Faith Torrez. She placed second in the all-around behind Lee and won gold medals in the vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise titles to help the U.S.A team win gold. In January 2021, Skinner revealed that she was hospitalized with
pneumonia that resulted from
COVID-19. In March, Skinner attended at a national team camp and was named to the national team. Skinner competed at the
U.S. Classic in May 2021, where she finished first on vault and 10th in the all-around. Skinner was one of five gymnasts featured on the
Peacock docuseries ''Golden: The Journey of USA's Elite Gymnasts''. At the
National Championships, Skinner won silver on vault. She was added to the national team and qualified to compete at the
Olympic Trials. Skinner finished fifth in the all-around at the Olympic Trials and was selected to represent the U.S. in the non-nominative spot at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, meaning she would compete as an individual instead of on the four-member U.S. team. The decision to include Skinner was controversial because Carey's strengths in vault and floor exercise matched those of Skinner, instead of having the second gymnast be proficient on bars and beam. As a result of the decision, Carey and Skinner would compete against each other and cause the U.S. to be eligible for fewer medals. At the
Olympic Games, Skinner performed the all-around during qualifications, hitting all four of her routines. Despite finishing 11th place in the all-around and fourth place on the vault, she did not qualify for either final due to two-per-country limitations.
Biles,
Lee, and
Carey finished ahead of her in the all-around and on vault. Skinner took Biles' place in the vault final when Biles dropped out due to mental health issues. Skinner finished second, winning the silver medal with an average score for her, Cheng and Amanar vaults of 14.916. On July 3, Skinner announced that she would retire from competitive gymnastics after the Olympics. She returned to the University of Utah to complete her degree in broadcast journalism. == Collegiate gymnastics career ==