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Legendary artistic gymnast Simone Biles' former teammate, MyKayla Skinner, recently shared her thoughts on Riley Gaines' pregnancy. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics silver medalist sided with Gaines on her involvement in a feud with Biles over transgender athletes.
Riley Gaines is one of the leading voices advocating for women rights and participation of transgenders in women sports. On the other hand, Biles is one of the greatest female artistic gymnasts of all time, with 30 World Championship medals. She is also a recipient of four Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Awards.
Skinner, a four-time Pan American Championship gold medalist, replied to Gaines' official Instagram post about her pregnancy, adding:
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"Congrats!!!!! The best adventure to come!"
Through her Instagram post, the conservative political activist wrote:
"surprise! we're 26 weeks pregnant! God is SO good all the time."
Riley Gaines is one of the leading voices advocating for women rights and participation of transgenders in women sports.
11-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles was entangled in a debate with Gaines on social media over transgender athletes' participation in sports. After Gaines shared her thoughts on a transgender softball player, Biles responded and accused the activist of being a "bully."
Their online feud began, which also attracted a response from Skinner, who supported Gaines. Through her official statement, Skinner sided with Gaines and shared her thoughts on One America News.
Simone Biles apologizes to activist Riley Gaines
The Laureus World Comeback of the Year Awardee, Simone Biles, apologized to former twelve-time NCAA All-American, Riley Gaines, for issuing personal remarks on her over their online feud. Through her X post dated June 10 she said:
"I wanted to follow up from my last tweets. I’ve always believed competitive equity & inclusivity are both essential in sport. The current system doesn’t adequately balance these important principles, which often leads to frustration and heated exchanges, and it didn’t help for me to get personal with Riley, which I apologize for.
"These are sensitive, complicated issues that I truly don’t have the answers or solutions to, but I believe it starts with empathy and respect. I was not advocating for policies that compromise fairness in women’s sports. My objection is to be singling out children for public scrutiny in ways that feel personal and harmful."
For her significant contribution to the sport, Biles was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2022.
