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McKayla Maroney doubles down on Simone Biles shading MyKayla Skinner after women’s gymnastics team wins gold
By Riley Cardoza,
3 hours ago
McKayla Maroney is on Simone Biles’ side.
The retired athlete hilariously reacted to Biles and her teammates winning gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics after MyKayla Skinner claimed they lacked “talent and depth,” even calling one “lazy.”
When Biles, Jordan Chile, Jade Carey, Sunisa Lee and Hezly Rivera emerged victorious on Tuesday, Biles fired back at Skinner’s diss via Instagram.
McKayla Maroney joined in after Simone Biles shaded MyKayla Skinner. Getty Images Skinner doubted the Olympians’ “work ethic” earlier this month. Getty Images Simone Biles and her teammates, pictured above during the 2024 Paris Olympics on Tuesday, won gold. LAURENT VU/SIPA/Shutterstock
Maroney, 28, took to the comments section to double down on the shade while gushing over the “iconic” winners.
“She f’d around n found out [for real],” Maroney wrote. “Feels like I need to apologize just to redeem my first name.”
Biles, seen here celebrating via Instagram Monday, clapped back at Skinner. TikTok/@simonebilesowens “lack of talent, lazy, olympic champions,” Biles, pictured above after her Olympics win on Tuesday, wrote. REUTERS
As for Skinner, she re-posted a photo of the Team USA members to her Instagram Story along with multiple heart emojis.
She previously apologized for her comments amid backlash and deleted the YouTube video in which she alleged the gymnasts “didn’t have the work ethic” needed to win.
“It was not my intention to offend or disrespect any of the athletes or take away from their hard work,” Skinner subsequently told her Instagram followers.
Maroney reacted with an Instagram comment. mckaylamaroney/Instagram She joked that Skinner “f’d around and found out.” mykaylaskinner2016/Instagram
“Your hard work and dedication has paid off and I congratulate each and every one of you,” Skinner concluded.
When she and Biles, 27, competed together in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, their team took home silver medals, with Biles also winning a bronze medal for her balance beam routine.
Biles has another bronze medal from the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, during which she also obtained four gold medals.
She joked about wanting to “clear [her] name.” Getty Images Biles, seen here celebrating on Tuesday, is the most-decorated gymnast. Zabulon Laurent/ABACA/Shutterstock
When Biles and her teammates took first place on Tuesday, she surpassed Shannon Miller’s record of seven Olympic medals and became the most-decorated gymnast in history.
“Witnessing history every time you step on the mat 😍🔥,” the 29-year-old NFL player, who married Biles in April 2023, gushed. “So thankful i was there to see it ❤️🤍💙.”
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