"Lack of talent, lazy, Olympic champions," the five-time Olympic gold medalist wrote on Instagram , alongside celebratory team photos.
The post has racked up over 2.5 million likes and 33,500 comments, including one from retired gymnast McKayla Maroney , who also took a dig at MyKayla Skinner.
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McKayla Maroney comments on Simone Biles's Instagram post shading MyKayla Skinner.
Just three hours after Simone shared the victory post, McKayla Maroney couldn't resist joining the fun and took a jab at MyKayla Skinner in the comments.
"It doesn't get more iconic than this. She f'd around 'n found out fr," the 2012 Olympian stated in the comments section, referring to MyKayla. "Feels like I need to apologize just to redeem my first name."
McKayla, there's no need to apologize — you're part of the legendary "Fierce Five" squad that won gold at the 2012 Olympics! If anyone should be apologizing, it’s MyKayla Skinner.
MyKayla Skinner made belittling comments about the U.S. women's gymnastics team.
In a now-deleted YouTube video , MyKayla sparked severe controversy with her remarks about the Team USA gymnastics trials, criticizing the current talent and depth: "Besides Simone, the talent and depth just isn't what it used to be."
"A lot of girls don't work as hard," she added. "The girls just don't have the work ethic."
MyKayla has since apologized for her harsh comments, telling Us Weekly in a statement, "It was not my intention to offend or disrespect any of the athletes or to take away from their hard work. ... I take full responsibility for what I said and I deeply apologize."
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