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Skyler Russell
Skyler
Information
Full name

Skyler Patrick Russell

Endurance, 5th place
Hometown

Phoenix, AZ

Age

14

Team

Orange Team

Partner

Chelsea Myers

Arrived

Right to Stay

Left

Eruption

Skyler is a very smart kid, having been in the Scientific Olympiad and a participant in the Scholastic Bowl at his school. He is also passionate about fencing and practices for eight hours a week. He believes his analytical skills will allow him to endure in this game.

—DiscoveryKids.com bio

Skyler Patrick Russell (September 27, 1987 to October 16, 2020 ) was a former contestant on Endurance. He competed alongside his partner Chelsea Myers as the Orange Team.

Endurance[]

Skyler was one of the contestants that made it through the Right to Stay. In the partner selection, he was selected to be with Chelsea, who was as quiet as he was, despite the List dictating he was supposed to partnered with Layla. He aimed to keep a low profile in hopes people would not notice his team when it came to decisions on who to target. 

In Tilt, Orange was the third team out when Chelsea slipped from his hands. Blue won the mission. Skyler was part of the short-lived Brotherhood Alliance along with Brandon (Purple), Trevor (Green) and Aaron (Blue). It was broken when the Orange Team was handed over the Samadhi by the Blue team. Orange was unable to win the following temple mission: Knotted Up. Orange though was not sent to temple the following day even though Blue won again as Blue wanted to make sure Green was eliminated but were uncertain Orange was strong enough to beat them (they sent Gray who, to the surprise of everyone, lost to Green). 

In Plant the Flag, Skyler was the runner for his team while Chelsea grabbed the flags. They trailed the other teams, having only a single flag planted by the time Yellow planted their fourth and final. At the rock, he completed a survey about their feelings about the other teams. Orange was spared the samadhi though their former brotherhood allies, Purple, got it instead. In Squeeze Play, Skyler got one question right which prevented him from getting squeezed out like Chelsea. Ashley though got them all correct, winning Red the mission. They choose to send Orange to temple against Purple. Skyler predicted his teams chances of coming back are 50/50 though it might perhaps be better since his team has the luck pyramid piece. At temple, Orange picked wood against Purple's water, winning the first round. Purple though stuck with water, beating Orange's fire in the second round. In the tiebreaker, Orange picked Fire which defeated Purple's Wood, keeping them in the game though eliminating an ally.

Portrayal[]

At the beginning of the season, he was seen by the other contestants as quiet, and having some plans in mind. Some of the contestants worried because he could be strategizing something for the future.

Quotes[]

  • "It's a lot colder than I thought it would be. It's very windy, and I don't like cold weather." 
  • "I want the sun to come out!" 
  • "Dead Bodies" 
  • "Sabrina's worst quality is that she doesn't seem to have any morals, and she would do almost anything to win." (Eruption)
  • "It's impossible to beat... the three strongest teams; it's hard to fight against that." (Eruption)


Post-Endurance[]

  • Skylar later appeared on the A&E series Intervention.
  • He has had a son.
  • Skyler passed away on October 16, 2020.

Trivia[]

  • Skyler cited in the Endurance Reunion that if he played the game over again, he would do it like Sabrina.
  • Revealed on the Endurance Reunion Special that he was surprised he made it through the Right To Stay elimination as he had thrown up on the boat ride to the island.





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