Simone Biles RIPS MyKayla Skinner with BRUTAL Instagram post after Team USA wins gymnastics gold in
READ MORE: Biles fires back at ex-teammate who slammed Paris Olympic team
READ MORE: Simone Biles admits she had ‘something to prove’ in Paris
Simone Biles appeared to clap back at critics – including a former teammate of hers – after winning the team gold medal for women’s gymnastics at the Paris Olympics.
Biles, along with Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, and Jade Carey, dominated the field – winning by nearly five-and-a-half points over Italy.
On her Instagram after the accomplishment, Biles posted a picture of the team with a brutal caption.
‘lack of talent, lazy, olympic champions,’ the post read.
That appears to be a specific dig at a former Team USA gymnast, MyKayla Skinner, who criticized the team’s makeup in the run-up to the games.
TRENDING
French diver sends Olympics fans WILD with very tight swimming trunks
453.8K viewing now
Simone Biles RIPS MyKayla Skinner with BRUTAL Instagram post
275.5K viewing now
Watch moment boxer Imane Khelif batters opponent
224.5K viewing now
The members of the USA women’s gymnastics team after winning the team gold medal in Paris
Simone Biles captioned her celebration post with a veiled shot at a former Team USA member
MyKayla Skinner, a member of the 2020 Olympic team, criticized the 2024 team’s work ethic
RELATED ARTICLES
Mother of little girl, seven, stabbed to death in Southport calls for end to violence as community rallies to clear up trail of devastation left by rioters after knifeman killed three at dance class
Lauryn Goodman’s neighbours near the influencer’s £2.4m mansion given to her by Kyle Walker reveal what they REALLY think after explosive court documents revealed shopping list of extravagant demands
Fury as Chancellor Rachel Reeves admits she WILL hike taxes in Budget on October 30 – with IHT, pensions relief and capital gains in the firing line
Angela Rayner denies wanting to ‘concrete over’ the countryside as she unveils plans for ‘new towns’ after announcing extraordinary move to force councils to deliver 1.5m homes – with one Tory-controlled area forced to build SEVEN TIMES more houses
In a now-deleted YouTube video, Skinner blasted the team of Biles, Chiles, Lee, Carey, and Hezly Rivera for not having the right ‘work ethic’.
‘Besides Simone, I feel like the talent and the depth just isn’t like what it used to be,’ the 27-year-old said.
‘The girls just don’t have the work ethic,’ Skinner continued before referencing the US Center for SafeSport – a non-profit organization set up to reduce sexual abuse of minors and athletes in US Olympic sports.
‘And it’s hard too because of SafeSport. Like, coaches can’t get on athletes and they have to be really careful what they say.
‘Which, in some ways, is really good. But at the same time, to get to where you need to be in gymnastics you do have to be, I feel like, a little aggressive and a little intense.’
In the immediate aftermath of that, Biles clapped back at Skinner, writing on Threads, ‘not everyone needs a mic and a platform’.
Biles and a number of other gymnasts, including Chiles, Lee, and Carey, all blocked Skinner on social media after her comments.
Skinner would later go on to apologize for her comments.
Skinner, who won a silver medal on vault at the 2020 Games in Tokyo after stepping in for Biles, recently criticized the 2024 Olympic gymnastics roster for not having ‘work ethic’
Biles blocked Skinner after her criticisms, despite the gymnast issuing an apology
RELATED ARTICLES
Ben Affleck’s cruel birthday blow to Jennifer Lopez revealed as it emerges he snapped up $20.5M bachelor pad on the day she turned 55
Huw Edwards pleads guilty to making indecent images of children: Former BBC star faces jail over pictures including two of a child under nine sent to him by another paedophile on WhatsApp
Heartbreak for Harry and William as their uncle Lord Robert Fellowes dies aged 82: Late Queen’s trusted private secretary helped guide monarch through turbulent times and death of his sister-in-law Diana
‘I want to formally apologize to Team USA and to our gymnastic community for my comments during my recent YouTube episodes of the gymnastics Olympic trials. It was not my intention to offend or disrespect any of the athletes or to take away from their hard work,’ Skinner’s apology from July 6 read.
ADVERTISEMENT
She continued, ‘Upon reflection I was comparing the ‘Marta [Karolyi] era’ to the current era.
‘I am coming to terms that I have not fully dealt with the emotional and verbal abuse I endured under Marta that perhaps led to my hurtful comments. I take full responsibility for what I said and I deeply apologize.’
Skinner would finish her apology by wishing the gymnasts luck in Paris and that she would be ‘cheering you all on!’
A number of people left comments under the post – with some recognizing who its intended target was.
‘NEVER A DOUBT’, wrote American Olympic skiing sensation Mikaela Shiffrin.
‘F AROUND AND FIND OUT,’ wrote Biles’ husband and Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens – who also commented ‘Gold medalist’.
‘This caption is also worthy of a gold medal,’ wrote one Biles fan.
Simone Biles holds an American flag celebrating her Olympic Gold victory in Paris
Simone Biles tastes her gold medal after winning the team event in Paris, France
Another said, ‘Lol she’s probably so jealous that you guys won.’
‘IN THAT FKN ORDER LACK OF TALENT & LAZY OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS,’ wrote another fan. ‘Simone you a menace for this caption.’
Biles and Skinner both represented Team USA at a number of competitions – including at the 2020 Olympic Games.
They picked up Olympic medals in Tokyo, despite Biles withdrawing from several events with a case of the ‘twisties’ – a mental block that that sees a gymnast lose control of their body during a twisting skill in midair.
But now she has her redemption: winning a second team Olympic gold and her fifth overall Olympic gold medal.
Reflecting on the achievement, Biles told DailyMail.com that the pressure in Paris was different to the past, but her experience helped guide her through.
‘In 2016 we were destined to win gold and everybody said we were destined to win gold, so whenever we went out there we did our job and we did win gold.
‘We were a little young and naïve so it didn’t hit the way that it does now. Now that I am much older and we have so much more experience and we are out here really having fun and enjoying what we are doing.
Simone Biles competes on the balance beam in the women’s team final in Paris, France
‘So I think it is just different and it is not to say that I wasn’t shocked that we won because it was still super surprising, my first gold medal ever. It was so exciting. But I think the pressure was so on for us to win gold so we did just did what we were supposed to do.
‘Even going into tonight, we just did what we had to do, but it just felt a little bit different. It was super exciting, we had fun out there and we just did our gymnastics.
Simone added: ‘We’re super excited. We’re honored to represent the US every time we get on a world stage but accomplishing that gold and that goal was just an amazing feeling.
‘I think we all had something to prove from Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and tonight we did just that.
‘It means the world. This was our goal going in, even though we didn’t share it with everybody because it’s just a personal thing that we were working on. But I think for everybody it’s what we came here to do. And we’re super excited to walk away with that gold medal.’