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Simone Biles and MyKayla Skinner’s History Explained

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Simone Biles and MyKayla Skinner had a history long before the retired gymnast’s controversial comments about Team USA’s work ethic. “Besides Simone, I feel like the talent and the depth just isn’t what it used to be. I mean, obviously, a lot of girls don’t work as hard. The girls just don’t have the work ethic,” Skinner, 27, said in a since-deleted YouTube video late last month. “A lot of girls don’t work as hard.
Skinner added that the U.S. Center for SafeSport, an independent organization responding “to sexual, physical, and emotional abuse” in the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic movement, makes it harder for coaches to push their athletes to Olympic level.

Simone Biles and MyKayla Skinner’s History Explained

“Coaches can’t get on athletes which in
some ways is really good but at the same time, to get to where you need to be in gymnastics you do have to be … a little aggressive, a little intense,” the Olympic silver medalist explained in June. Skinner since apologized for her statements, saying she had been “misinterpreted” and “misunderstood,” adding that she “wasn’t always necessarily [talking] about the current team.”

Simone Biles’ Family Guide: Meet the Olympian’s Parents and Siblings However, her comments prompted responses from several gymnasts who will represent Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics in July, including Biles, who appeared to respond to her former teammate as well. “Not everyone needs a mic and a platform,” Biles wrote via Threads on Tuesday, July 3.

Biles was one of many gymnasts who testified against Larry Nassar, a USA Gymnastics doctor convicted of first-degree sexual assault. Nassar’s scandal, in which over 250 gymnasts accused him of sexual abuse under the guise of medical treatment, led to the U.S. Center for SafeSport being created. Skinner retired from gymnastics in August 2021 following the Tokyo Olympics, for which she represented Team USA after Biles had to step away due to the “twisties

Keep scrolling to read more about Skinner and Biles’ history: MARCH 2015 Skinner placed second behind Biles at the 2015 AT&T American Cup, held in Arlington, Texas.

Skinner traveled to Rio as an alternate while Biles won her first Olympic gold medals. JULY 2019 Skinner returned to elite-level competition for the 2019 U.S. Classic, where she landed the second-highest vault score behind Biles. AUGUST 2019 The gymnasts met again at the 2019 U.S. National Championships, where Biles and Skinner qualified for the U.S. Women’s Senior National Team, per USA Gymnastics. SEPTEMBER

Skinner and Biles traveled to the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, along with teammates Grace McCallum, Sunisa Lee, Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey.

JUNE 2021 Biles, Skinner, McCallum, Carey, Chiles and Lee were all named to the U.S. Olympic Team following their performance at the National Championships.

JULY 2024 Biles seemingly responded to controversial comments Skinner had made regarding Team USA and their work ethic. Skinner noted that “besides [Biles]” she felt that the “talent and the depth” of the gymnasts “just isn’t what it used to be.”

Biles seemingly responded via Threads, writing, “Not everyone needs a mic and a platform.” Skinner later said her comments had been “misinterpreted” and “misunderstood,” adding she “wasn’t always necessarily [talking] about the current team.”

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