So much for taking the high road! MyKayla Skinner has blocked Simone Biles after she called her out for her gymnastics diss!
If you haven’t been following this Olympics saga, MyKayla — a former gymnast — said in a since-deleted video last month that the athletes coming up these days have no “talent,” “depth,” or “work ethic” — aside from Simone, that is.
BTW, she was saying all this about some of her former teammates, too! So freaking rude! She, of all people, should know how hard these women have worked to get here! Related: Olympian Aly Raisman Hospitalized Twice For ‘Complete Body Paralysis’ MyKayla also slammed initiatives put in place to protect gymnasts from abuse, something that has deeply plagued this sport, claiming it’s making coaches be less “aggressive” and “intense” and therefore the athletes are worse off.
Cause apparently that’s the only coaching style that makes someone successful. SMH. She was already wildly slammed on the internet and apologized for her comments, but after Team USA secured the gold medal on Tuesday, Simone clapped back at the controversial remarks, captioning an Instagram post: It was a cryptic reference, but most people picked up on it!
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