Simone Biles has seemingly clapped back at criticism from former teammate MyKayla Skinner following the US gymnastics team’s victory at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.

Biles, 27, shared photos of herself and teammates Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey and Hezly Rivera celebrating their gold medal performance in the team gymnastics final, with the caption “lack of talent, lazy, olympic champions.”
The Instagram post appears to be a response to controversial comments from Skinner, 27, who criticized the Team USA gymnasts in a YouTube video following the team selection on June 30.
“Besides Simone, I feel like the talent and the depth just isn’t like what it used to be,” she said in the video, which has since been deleted.
“A lot of girls don’t work as hard,” she added. “The girls just don’t have the work ethic.”
Biles appeared to respond in a post on Threads which read “not everyone needs a mic and a platform.”
Skinner then posted a video defending her comments on Instagram Stories, claiming that she had been “misinterpreted or misunderstood.”
However, she later apologized in a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, amid an online backlash.
“It was not my intention to offend of disrespect any of the athletes or to take away from their hard work,” she wrote.
“I take full responsibility for what I said and I deeply apologize.”
Skinner and Biles both competed for Team USA at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Skinner retired after winning a silver medal on vault at the Games.
After winning the team gold on Tuesday, Biles now holds the most Olympic medals of any US gymnast in history, adding to her title as the most decorated gymnast of all time.
News
Justin Bieber ‘PUSHES HAILEY AWAY’ On Grammys Red Carpet? Lip Reader EXPOSES ‘TENSE’ Interaction
Justin Bieber ‘PUSHES HAILEY AWAY’ On Grammys Red Carpet? Lip Reader EXPOSES ‘TENSE’ Interaction A Moment Caught in the Spotlight: The Grammys Red Carpet Drama The Grammy Awards red carpet is always a highly anticipated event, with celebrities and artists…
Denzel Washington & Samuel L. Jackson Reveal Why They Would Never Work With Tyler Perry
Denzel Washington & Samuel L. Jackson Reveal Why They Would Never Work With Tyler Perry The legacy of Tyler Perry is currently facing its most severe reckoning, shifting from aesthetic critiques of “coonery and buffoonery” to grave legal and moral…
Denzel Washington & Samuel L. Jackson Reveal Why They Would Never Work With Tyler Perry
Denzel Washington & Samuel L. Jackson Reveal Why They Would Never Work With Tyler Perry The legacy of Tyler Perry is currently facing its most severe reckoning, shifting from aesthetic critiques of “coonery and buffoonery” to grave legal and moral…
Denzel Washington & Samuel L. Jackson Reveal Why They Would Never Work With Tyler Perry
Denzel Washington & Samuel L. Jackson Reveal Why They Would Never Work With Tyler Perry The legacy of Tyler Perry is currently facing its most severe reckoning, shifting from aesthetic critiques of “coonery and buffoonery” to grave legal and moral…
Brother Bilal Confirms Jada Pinkett Crimes With Epstein
Brother Bilal Confirms Jada Pinkett Crimes With Epstein The Hollywood Smile: Masking the Scent of a Rotting Industry The image of Will Smith walking through a crowd with a wide, carefree grin used to be the gold standard of American…
Brother Bilal Confirms Jada Pinkett Crimes With Epstein
Brother Bilal Confirms Jada Pinkett Crimes With Epstein The Hollywood Smile: Masking the Scent of a Rotting Industry The image of Will Smith walking through a crowd with a wide, carefree grin used to be the gold standard of American…
End of content
No more pages to load