Mykayla Skinner.Photo: Mykayla Skinner/instagram
MyKayla Skinneris finally getting her well-deserved vacation!
The 24-year-old gymnast — who vaulted her way to a silver medal at theTokyo Olympics— is visiting Universal Studios Florida with her husband, Jonas Harmer.
On Friday, the pair shared several photos and videos to their respective social media pages as they roamed the theme park, starting with the popular “Wizarding World of Harry Potter” attraction.
Harmer also scooped up his wife while they posed near the Jurassic Park River Adventure ride.
Skinner had only just arrived back hone in Arizona on Thursday from Tokyo, but choose to jet off on her getaway with her husband rather than jointeam USA’s gymnastson their press tour.
“The rest of the team is doing media in New York but MyKayla chose to come straight home to go on vacation with me,” Harmer wrote, in a post on Instagram.
“For now I am excited to finally enjoy some alone time with my wife…” he said in another. “Gymnastics has had its fair share for long enough now 😊 I love you MyKayla!”
Mykayla Skinner.Mykayla Skinner/instagram
Ahead of her return back home, Skinner expressed to PEOPLEhow much a vacation means to her.
She then told PEOPLE she’s “so excited for the next chapter of my life,” including finishing her last year of school at the University of Utah, moving into her new home and possibly starting a family with Harmer.
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“I am doing communications in journalism to do sports broadcasting. I’d love to go into that kind of stuff,” the athlete said, “but I also want to enjoy life for a little bit and vacation, just enjoy it for once.”
“I feel like I haven’t really gotten to do that. I feel like anytime I have a vacation, I’m stressed, or ‘I got to go back in the gym,’ like I’m going to miss so much time that I need to be working on improving,” Skinner said. “For me, I’m just really excited to have a life.”
Mykayla Skinner/instagram
Though she wanted to get away, Skinner couldn’t escape gymnastics for very long.
During her trip, she bumped into a giant photo of fellow Team USA gymnastSimone Biles, the athlete’s pic appearing on a banner at Universal Studios.
“Hey @simonebiles,” Harmer captioned a photo of his wife pointing at Biles, 24.
Skinner owes a lot to Biles. Afterinitially failingto qualify for any of the event finals in Tokyo, Skinner wonher silver medalwhen she replaced Biles in the women’s individual vault event.
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“Words can’t describe how much she inspires and motivates me and how proud I am of her,” he continued.
source: people.com
