Whew. Call the judges. This isn’t just a gymnastics feud — it’s basically The Real Olympians of Vault County, and it’s messier than a leotard full of glitter and regret.
So here’s the sitch: Olympic gymnast MyKayla Skinner, 28, has vaulted out of the shadows to throw some serious shade at her former teammate and GOAT-in-chief Simone Biles, also 28. And honestly? It’s giving Mean Girls: Balance Beam Edition.
Skinner popped up on the Fox News-y vibes of One America News (which is like if cable news drank Monster and listened to Kid Rock) to declare that Simone “belittled, dismissed, and ostracized” her back when they were Olympic teammates. Girl, did she take your chalk or your man? We need details.
But wait—it gets spicier.
MyKayla is now out here publicly stanning Riley Gaines, the former swimmer turned full-time anti-trans commentator, because apparently the world needed more people fighting about who can jump higher in spandex. Biles had clapped back at Gaines earlier, calling her a “sore loser” and suggesting maybe, just maybe, bullying trans kids wasn’t the Olympic sport Gaines thought it was.
Simone’s exact quote (and yes, she went there) was:
“You’re truly sick… No one in sports is safe with you around!!!!!”
💅 Drag her, Simone.
Anyway, MyKayla said “not on my watch!” and posted a dramatic statement where she basically said, “Simone made me feel like a background extra in my own life,” and that the pressure to stay silent was so big it could’ve done a floor routine on its own.
She also tried to backflip into martyr mode, saying:
“We should be lifting each other up, not tearing one another down.”
Which would be sweet if she wasn’t also simultaneously trashing the entire 2024 USA women’s gymnastics team in a deleted YouTube video where she claimed:
“The girls just don’t work as hard anymore.”
Okay grandma, let’s put the protein shake down.
Simone, of course, responded with the energy of someone who’s been on Oprah, Wheaties boxes, and space-level anxiety meds, simply saying on Threads:
“Not everyone needs a mic and a platform.”
😬 Mic. Dropped. Into a pit of chalk dust.
Let’s not forget: all of this chaos is happening in the middle of a real political fight over trans athletes in sports. A 16-year-old trans track star, AB Hernandez, just won big in California, and the actual U.S. government is now involved. Meanwhile, the girlies are out here doing triple flips and Twitter beefs like it’s a new Olympic event.
🎭 TL;DR:
Simone Biles is out here defending the trans community and being unbothered in gold medals.
MyKayla Skinner is in her feelings, her group chat, and probably a HomeGoods scented candle aisle.
Riley Gaines is still mad about losing a swim meet.
And honestly? We just want to see the Group Floor Routine version of all this. Sponsored by Red Bull.
#GymnasticsGate #SimoneSlammedBack #VaultGirlDrama #SupportTransAthletes 🥇💥💅
I wanted to follow up from my last tweets. I’ve always believed competitive equity & inclusivity are both essential in sport. The current system doesn’t adequately balance these important principles, which often leads to frustration and heated exchanges, and it didn’t help for me…
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) June 10, 2025