Simone Biles Seemingly Responds To Olympian MyKayla Skinner’s Comments About Olympic Team 

I guess she didn’t realize others could respond to an “opinion,” but to flat out lie and gaslight in an apology, makes her even a bigger a-hole.

She LITERALLY said “that girl who fell twice and still got second” referring to Suni and literally went personal by person bashing them in the *now DELETED* video. Oh I wish someone would reupload it to prove what she said was to be rude, mean and a bully. She thinks she’s 2002 Simon Cowell but even he changed GURL it’s 2024 mean is not cute!

Honestly I think the depth in USA gymnastics has actually gotten deeper over the last few years. Skinner would not have been a factor these days. She was a mediocre gymnast who got lucky that Simone pulled out so she could compete in vault. She isn’t the brightest person and has always been the type to put her foot in her mouth. The way she kept going on about Suni’s body type was unnecessary as well.

Not her promoting toxicity in gymnastics culture smh

For her to question the work ethic of a gymnast makes me wonder if you even know your own sport. These young women have to committed in order to be succesful. You have to put in the time at an early age and be consistent throughout. It's not a sport where you can coast on raw talent. It has to be developed from a young age. You have to put in the time and effort. How dare you question their work ethic

Talk about gaslighting at its finest. Why did I support her during her comeback?

Suni has no work ethic? You try getting back into elite gymnastics after having kidney problems

No one misunderstood a thing … her live was raw

I appreciate the diversity of the Olympic gymnastic teams this year: male and female. They've been so fun to watch. I don't know who this 'MyKayla' is.

that's why she got unfollowed by the whole team

What the hell kind of comment is that. Under the karoles athletes were abused

Sweetie, nobody “misinterpreted” what you said. Just apologize and go back to being obscure.

I dont get these people who lament not being able to abuse others and get away with it. She's upset women aren't actively being SA by USA gymnastics anymore? Good luck to any kids she has.

SafeSport is not just involved with gymnastics, but plenty of other national and international sports and organizations. Some of the main requirements include not traveling / lodging alone with minors as a singular adult, having another adult present when in a closed door meeting / training session with an athlete, no exchange of phone calls/ emails/ texts of a personal nature with athletes... Sure...let's get rid of those completely nonsensical rules...🤨😒

Weird, because after watching the trials, I thought this is probably the strongest team ever! 4 of them could medal in individual events, even in the all-around. What more could you hope for?

can you imagine being an athlete/coach/parent at her gym right now LOL. She completely shit on them in her apology. Just messed up.

Bad work ethic = seeing gymnasts injured out of the Olympic Trials and saying, “Huh! Now I wish I had tried for a comeback! I bet I could have made it.” -McKayla Skinner

Honestly? This team is an amazing story of work ethic, dedication, perseverance and the blossom of youth with Hezly. Yes, we will definitely miss Shi and Skye and Kay, But the team we have is amazing. 4 of these athletes know what this is like and have the experience to crush it. With their support, Hezly will have more confidence. Skinner is just mad she didn’t stay in the game.

That doesn’t sound like an apology.. that is a cowardly excuse… she knows what she said.. doesn’t Suni have an Olympic gold medal and MyKayla does not? Work ethic, uh huh…

She should’ve just sat there and ate her food

She always says something about the WOC gymnasts doesn’t she?

Suni is the Olympic all-around champion, Jade is the floor gold medalist and would have likely medaled on the vault if she didn't have a misstep, not to mention here vaults have more amplitude and have better form than Skinners. If you put those three up in a three up, three count scenario, they will have some of the highest scores, if not the highest scores in the competition. Chiles is a very consistent, solid athlete all-around athlete with more overall difficulty than Skinner, and Hezly is the junior champion, better than Skinner on bars and beam. The events that Skinner could have contributed with in the team competition - Vault and Floor are already accounted for.

Sounds like jealousy

There is no room in anything she said for misinterpretation. The fact that she tries to justify the abuse that used to occur under USAG and the Karolyis is simply shocking. There is no place for abuse in any sport and it isn’t going to turn out better athletes. If it wasn’t for Simone Biles coach then there would have been no Simone had she been under the full control of the Karolyis. Not everyone flourishes under that kind of abuse. Simone struggled under the Karolyis and it was only her coach which stepped in to protect her which stopped her going under completely. Those women on the current team have worked so hard and come through their own individual struggles to get onto the team. They earned their place on the team and she had no right to question their place nor does she have the right to fat shame or judge their performance. From what I remember of her performance she was always trying to push the boundaries but it was always a mess and she could never pull it off.

You wouldn't even know MS was an Olympian/NCAA athlete. I think it's merely sour grapes because three have successfully sandwiched NCAA careers between two Olympic Team memberships. The salt is real on the 2x Alternate, who has leveraged her career quite well. It seems she holds deep resentment for the blessings, lacking in gratitude for the favor bestowed upon her in exchange for relishing in favor of others. Being an alternate who bagged a silver medal on vault is not to spat on. Many Olympians return home with the experience and are grateful for achieving qualifications when so many can only dream of putting together a successful journey towards it. But it all goes to show you that you can have a bucket of sand and someone who owns an entire paradise island can still envy your bucket of sand.

She might’ve gotten away with the apology if she hadn’t singled out Simone. By doing that, you’re automatically including every other gymnast in your complaint

Temu's jealousy is so intense 😂.

They are always "misunderstood" after they do what they do ... smh... as if everyone else are the idiots and everyone somehow misunderstood you

Anyone remember the movie " "Stick It"? Excellent movie. It's about young gymnasts sticking their landing in competitions...There's always that one girl pissing and moaning about everyone else cause she thinks she's so great🙄

She’s so Rude and Back peddling…Who Is she talking about then?

Is this an AI voice or an actual broadcast journalist? Technology is freaking me out.

I’m excited for this team. It seems to be a well rounded team of All-Arounders and that’s amazing. Holding space everyone stays in perfect health and nails all their routines. ❤❤❤

Good for Simone!

Everybody showing their real colors and what they felt for each other all this time.

In Mykaylas whole carreer She has 6 Medals LOL!! The jealousy is obvious

Did MyKayla forget that she mentioned each gymnast (except Simone Biles) by name when criticizing them?

Taste like sour grapes to me.

Go away you has been

Mckayla skinner was the one bragging about how she was able to eat everything she wanted and how it didn’t affect her gymnastics, and how she just took a year of gymnastics because she was bored of it🤦🏻‍♀️

The athletes are already too tough on themselves, hence the injuries. And much of the 2024 team is the same as the 2020(2021) team. I'm not sure why she would say what she did.

Mykayla Skinner is pathetic. She has always been an alternate. 2014 is the only world team she made where she actually competed. She won only 1 individual medal at worlds; a bronze on vault. She made the 2016 Olympic team as an alternate and thought she should have made the main team over Gabby Douglass, despite the fact she had nothing to offer the team. Her two “strengths” of vault and floor were covered. And her execution is horrible. Tim Dagget said it right: her routines were too hard for her. She has no empathy or sympathy for the young women that were injured and only saw that she might - have finally- made the main team! And she wouldn’t have. Hezely Rivera might not have the highest difficulty but her execution is amazing. She still would have been picked over Skinner even if Skinner came in 5th.

Simone didn't even need to respond....

No one misinterpreted. Take a good look in the mirror, girl.

McKayala made such nasty comments about these girls, I couldn't even continue watching the video. Shawn Johnson also did a "Live Olympic Trials Reaction" and the difference was stark. It was clear that the difference in mindset is why Shawn made the team and snagged the all-around silver and McKayla never even made an Olympic team. She should focus on raising her daughter and work on herself. She has a terrible mindset. She says things to seek attention and stir up controversy. Bitter is not a good look!

Jealousy, jealousy, jealousy is a "B"

You said exactly what you meant so get out of here with that when you got backlash you are just trying to clean up what you said and what you meant I'm so sick of people are always saying stuff and then you got to come back and apologize learn how to keep your mouth shut if you can't say something nice just keep your mouth shut

No one knows who she is !

Who is this?

Suni got bronze on bars. Not beam. I swear news outlets always get something wrong when reporting on gymnastics

She is unrecognizable! How much of plastic surgery did she have? I really like this 2024 team. Sunny Li, Jade and obviously the legend Simon! Can’t wait to watch them soon !!

Mykala just ruined herself . Such a dumb thing to say

Not out of context.

Skinner was & still is a mean girl. No one remembers a second place mean girl.

She had to realize what she said. & saying it now during the upcoming Olympics. Lol, so she's basically calling the new team sorry

Simone is 27 born 3/14/1997 and is the oldest female Artistic Gymnast to make the US Women's Gymnastic team for the Olympics in 72 yrs. since Marian Barone did aged 28 for Helsinki Olympics in 1952 and only the 2nd Woman Of Color to make 3 consecutive Olympic teams behind Dominique Dawes who did so for Barcelona 1992 Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 and was a couple months short of her 24th birthday when the team won Bronze in Team All Around at Sydney on Sept 20th 2000 individual all around medals were awarded on 21st September and the individual Apparatus medals were handed out on Sept 23 and 25th if I remember Correctly it would be nice to see the men's team win team all around Gold again they haven't in 40 yrs. since Los Angeles in 1984 though that team did have some Icons on it such as Bart Conner Tim Daggett and Mitch Gaylord. also Women on Uneven Bars do the Gaylord Flip and connect it to a release move like a Hindorff or Khorkina not another flip like a Comaneci named after Nadia who is married to Bart Conner and they have an 18 year old son Dylan who is also a Gymnast not the only former Olympians child to be eligible for the team this year so was Dominique Moceanu's Daughter Carmen born Dec 25th 2007 and her son Vincent is eligible for the men's team in 2028 as he was born March 13th 2009 naturally guys are taller/heavier than the girls for instance Simone Biles is 4 Ft 8 in and 104 LBs while Bart Conner when he was competing was 1.6764 m or 5 Ft 6 in and 140 LBs of course you shrink with age and injury Bart is 5 Ft 3 in now of course Simone like Shannon Miller is a 7 time Olympic Medalist 4 Gold 1 Silver 2 Bronze while Millers are 2 Silver 3 Bronze 2 Gold funny enough Miller's highest score in 1992 was on uneven bars 9.96 .4 off of Gold on that event and .2 off silver which was Tatiana Gutsu of Unified team who was 6 mos. older than Miller their birthdays are Sept 5th 1976 and March 10th 1977 respectively also Tatiana was 4 Ft 11 in while Miller was 4 Ft 6 in tall at 15 years old and was 5 Ft 1 in in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics had Shannon Miller not dislocated her knee at the trials in 2000 she would've made her 3rd Olympic team and won team Bronze again and maybe Gold on Beam and Floor which would've given her 10 medals which would've tied her for 3rd place with Agnes Keleti of Hungary and Polina Ashtakova of Soviet Union instead of in a 6 way tie for 6th place with 7

Black Excellence And She Mad? Ooh

IF people misunderstood what you were saying it's because you weren't clear....the onus is on the person speaking to make sure that his or her perspective is understood properly.....She should have clarified that she was talking about gymnasts that she has seen where she works or does gymnastics but I'm skeptical....I think she got checked by the greatest most decorated gymnast in the world and now she is walking her comments back......while trying to protect her ego at the same time....This is a non apology She basically said sorry u misunderstood what I meant....but we didn't....

“not everyone needs a mic and a platform”; end of the alt-wrong in an instant.

Well since Suni, Jade, Hezley, and Simone unfollowed you on social media, I guess they 'misunderstood' you too??? Keep showing your true colors McKayla. I prefer the enemy we can see.

Nope, she tried it and failed. Stop throwing stones and hiding your hands.

It takes guts to come out and say you sorry. Don't be too harsh

Who is she?

She isn't sorry. She needs to stop talking.

Says the woman who went to the Olympics and won 2nd place

If you're going to have an opinion that's fine but don't apologize for it because you just come across as fan insincere

The only reason she has her silver is because Simone stepped aside

JEALOUS!!!! Typical Behavior of them

If she had made herself more clear the first time she would’ve to do it now. Say what mean and mean what say 🙄

Id really like to give Makayla the benefit of the doubt, but this was really bad. I do not think she purposely meant to hurt anyone. But she was a little judgmental and opinionated. But sport has changed.She's absolutely right and granted.There's probably some snowflakes out there.However, the girls that made the team and all of the ones that I see trained so hard for almost their entire lives.And they deserve the accolades they recei.Don't think there's a work ethic issue. The sport has changed for the longevity of the athlete as well as their current competitive health and well being

She shouldn’t have apologized cause she meant what she said. Stand on it! So now she looks like an even bigger a-hole and seems jealous.

she shouldn't have to apologize for 95% of people taking her words completely out of context. she was speaking her truth from her experience.

I think yall making her comments bigger than what they were. All she's saying is that it was harder to get selected for the olympic team years ago than it is now ... what's wrong with that? It's the truth. Even the tone from the sports newscasters has changed in recent years. It IS weird to see gymnasts fall and STILL go to the Olympics. 🤷🏾‍♀️

Lmao if she wasn’t saying anything suspicious, her video wouldn’t have gotten deleted #fake #cancelled

Apologize for telling the truth? I’m sick of this generation and how sensitive they are 🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️😑😑😑

She’s just sad she lost followers & friends

This someone desperately wanting attention no matter what!

😊I am all about…… Truth, Transparency, Accountability, Strength, and Simone Biles of TEAM USA truly represents: “All-Of-That”……. I ❤her for that!!!!!!!! Amen🙏🏾

I don’t know her

Envious mediocre gymnast! She was a good tumbler and vaulter, but had horrible forms!

GO CANADA DON'T LIKE BILES😂😂😂😂😂😂

White women being white women

Geez, people want to start drama all the time, like no one can say what they feel or want anymore because 100% of the world population doesn’t agree. So we should cancel all social media and news outlets. Mykayla voiced her opinion and not everyone should agree, I don’t agree with a lot of things a lot of other people say and I move on with my life and forget about it.

The quality of gymnastics isn‘t the same as in 2012 or 2016. it has decreased drastically. she was right about that. But still rude and unnecessary.

Mykayla might have mean girl vibes but she isn't wrong about the lack of work ethic. All those falls and injuries are not typical for pro gymnasts who have been training properly.

I mean it’s her opinion

At this point only a transgender gymnast can beat Simone Biles

Not going to be a popular opinion but she is entitled to speak out about how she feels and Simone is entitled to respond she needs to toughen up a little bit which I hope she doesn't because she doesn't need all the stress getting to her

She’s aloud to have an opinion…this nation is way too sensitive nowadays

I think she is just telling the truth to be honest.

I agree with Skinner

She's 100% correct!!! What's the problem?

I'm so tired of people apologizing for saying something that they truly believe! Although I am not a gymnast, I 100% believe her!! I've heard people in many other sports fields say the exact same thing! Folks need to stop being so sensitive and emotional when someone gives "their" opinion about something! Dang!!

Now she's defending them, after running from them and letting her country and her so called, teammates down and on there own... Please ... U had 1 fall and withdrew she couldn't take someone being better then her .

MyKayla, everything you threw in gymnastics was atrocious, your ill form and your all stars cheerleading bows need to take several seats