Alaina Skalina

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**Alaina Quyana-Pearl Skalīna** (Ska-line-a, Skal-I-na, skal-ee-na) is an American gymnast. Her club is Polar America, and trains in Alaska.

## Jr career (2012-2014)

Alaina competed at the 2012 national championships, placing 29th. Although she was not named for the Pan American championships, she did compete at the Autumn championships, placing 8th on vault after falling. She also finished 4th on floor & 6th in the all around. At the 2014 us national championships, she finished 6th. She was named for the youth olympics, but withdrew due to injury.

## Sr career

### 2015-2016

Skalina made her senior debut at the national championships, finishing 5th on vault. She was selected for the pan am games, competing on vault & floor, placing 2nd on the latter, helping the USA win gold. She took to the world championships as well, winning with the team again. In 2016, she competed at the US classic, placing 8th, placing 7th at nationals, and competed at the Olympic trials, but was not named for the Olympic team.

### 2017-2018

Alaina Skalina didn’t compete much for 2 years due to injuries. In 2017, she tore her ACL & lateral meniscus at the us classic. She didn’t make the us national championships, nor the world championships due to the injury. In February 2018, she injured her ankle badly. She recovered in time for the world championships, where she finished 1st with her team.

### 2019

Alaina Skalīna competed at every all around World Cup, winning them all. She returned to the us classic, where she was selected for the Pan American Games. There, she finished 3rd on vault. At the us national championships, she finished 6th. She was named for the world championships. However, in podium training, she tore her ACL and had to withdraw. She was replaced with Isabel Martinez

### 2021

Skalina competed at the winter cup, but injured her ankle on vault. After winning the Honolulu World Cup, Alaina competed at the US classic, & national championships. At the Olympic trials, she was named for the Olympic team. She also stated competing in 2022 for the University of Anchorage.

#### Tokyo Olympics

Skalina competeted on all events. In qualifications, she delivered terrific performances, qualifying for every final except for bars. She struggled in team finals after Team USA finished second in qualifications & Simone Biles hurt her ankle on vault. Because of this, USA settled for silver, the first time since 2008. She also struggled in the all around and placed 8th.

#### Post-Tokyo

On September 27th, Skalina tested positive for COVID-19. She was luckily able to recover in time for the world championships, where she won bronze on floor & won silver on vault & in the all around. She also finished 4th on beam.

### 2022-2023

In 2022, Skalina competed at the US classic that year, placing first. She was slated to compete in the all around at the US championships, but only did bars and beam due to an ankle injury. Despite this, she was named for the world championships, where she led her team to win a historic 6th consecutive gold medal. She also was named for the world championships in 2023. There, Skalina led the US team to another gold medal and finished 7th on vault.
**Gallery**

Skalina at the 2016 national championshipsSkalina at the 2017 US classicSkalina at the 2018 US classicSkalina at the 2018 national championshipsSkalina at the 2018 Orleans CupSkalina at the 2018 world championshipsSkalīna at the 2021 winter cupSkalina at the 2021 US Olympic trialsSkalina at the 2021 world championshipsSkalina at the 2022 US championshipsSkalina at the 2022 world championshipsSkalina at the 2023 US classicSkalina at the 2023 US championshipsSkalina in qualifications at the 2023 world championshipsSkalina in team finals at the 2023 world championshipsSkalina in vault finals at the 2023 world championships

Skalina during podium training at the 2021 Olympic GamesSkalina in qualifications at the 2021 Olympic GamesSkalina in team finals at the 2021 Olympic GamesSkalina in the all around at the 2021 Olympic GamesSkalina in event finals at the 2021 Olympic Games