Overview

• Riley Gaines’s criticism of a Minnesota high school softball team’s transgender pitcher prompted Simone Biles to label her a “truly sick” “sore loser” and propose a separate transgender sports category.
• Gaines countered by resurfacing Biles’s 2017 tweet acknowledging male athletic advantages to argue her current stance was hypocritical.
• Widespread social media backlash and athlete commentary coalesced against Biles, a shift Gaines highlighted in interviews on OutKick and national radio.
• Gaines has consistently defended her position on fairness and safety for female athletes while inviting Biles to a public discussion on the issue.
• The high-profile exchange has intensified the broader conflict between inclusivity for transgender competitors and equitable competition in women’s sports.