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Utah’s MyKayla Skinner was the Pac-12's dominant gymnast last year. What will she do for an encore?

Related Topics: Pac-12 Conference, Gymnastics

The precision with which MyKayla Skinner performs her gymnastics isalmost robot-like. But rest assured, the Utah sophomore is indeed human,going so far as to admit she, like many, can feel pressure.

Weighing on her a bit now is the awareness matching what she achieved in her rookie year is a huge challenge.

Skinner enjoyed a freshman year like few have, becoming the NCAAall-around runner-up, winning the NCAA floor exercise title and thePac-12 all-around, floor and vault titles. She also had 43 victories,which included a school record 12 all-around wins and hit 56-of-56routines.

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