Overview

• MyKayla Skinner publicly accused Simone Biles of belittling and ostracizing her behind the scenes during their time as teammates on Team USA.
• Skinner endorsed Riley Gaines’s call to bar transgender athletes from women’s sports, saying she speaks out to protect fairness for her daughter’s generation.
• She said she endured online harassment without support and received no response when she reached out to Biles during periods of public backlash.
• Simone Biles initially labeled Riley Gaines a “sore loser” for opposing transgender participation and later issued a public apology for those remarks.
• The dispute highlights ongoing tensions over transgender participation and recent executive orders on fairness policies in women’s athletics.