Overview

• On June 23, Biles deactivated her X account after facing intense backlash for her targeted remarks toward Riley Gaines.
• The dispute began on June 6 when Gaines criticized a Minnesota high school softball team for featuring a transgender pitcher.
• After calling Gaines “truly sick” and suggesting she “bully someone your own size,” Biles issued a public apology on June 10 for getting personal.
• Gaines accepted the apology and signaled openness to future collaboration despite their opposing stances on trans athletes in women’s sports.
• Following her exit from X, Biles posted on Instagram Story: “Strength is what we gain from the madness we survive.”