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Olympics 2021: Simone Biles shows love for fellow 'Olympic grandma' MyKayla Skinner amid exit

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MyKayla Skinner's Olympic journey has effectively come to an end. The 24-year-old had one of the best overall meets of her career, but she failed to qualify for an event final.

Skinner finished with a 55.398 in the all-around competition, fourth among all Americans, behind Simone Biles (57.731), Sunisa Lee (57.166) and Jade Carey (56.265). She wowed on vault, scoring a 14.933 on her Cheng and a 14.866 on her Amanar, but finished third behind Biles and Carey in her strongest event.

While Skinner was rightfully emotional after falling short of her ultimate goal, support for the gymnast poured in. First and foremost, from her teammate Biles:

Last week, 24-year-old Biles took to Twitter to share a picture of her alongside her fellow "Olympic Grandma" Skinner.

To be considered old at 24 years of age ... what a concept.

In addition to the gymnastics GOAT, Skinner garnered support from former Team USA Olympians Missy Marlowe and Kathy Johnson Clarke:

Team USA collectively struggled in qualification (by its standards) and opted out of media availability. The U.S. (170.562) finished behind the Russian Olympic Committee team (171.629) in the standings, marking the first time since 2010 that the U.S. didn't win the qualifying round at either the Olympics or World Championships, which also happens to be the last time the Americans didn't go on to win the team title.