Current:Home > InvestOlympics 2024: Simone Biles Reveals She’s Been Blocked by Former Teammate MyKayla Skinner -TrueNorth Capital Hub
Olympics 2024: Simone Biles Reveals She’s Been Blocked by Former Teammate MyKayla Skinner
View
Date:2025-04-14 01:18:31
Simone Biles is flipping a switch on MyKayla Skinner’s latest moves.
Hours after MyKayla showed her support for the Team USA gymnasts’ latest win at the 2024 Olympics, Simone shared her former teammate has blocked her.
“Oop,” Simone wrote on X, formerly Twitter, July 31. “I’ve been blocked.”
And in case it was unclear just exactly who the 27-year-old was talking about, her teammate Jordan Chiles set the record straight by sharing a snap of MyKayla’s Instagram account under which Jordan wrote, “When she blocks Simone.”
The latest update comes after Simone celebrated her latest gold medal win in Paris, seemingly calling out MyKayla’s previous comments disparaging the rest of the gymnasts on the American team. Alongside a photo of the athletes—including Jordan, Suni Lee, Jade Carey and Hezly Rivera—Simone wrote on Instagram July 30, "Lack of talent, lazy, olympic champions."
Her fellow gymnasts shared some cheeky responses under her Instagram post. “Put a finger down if Simone Biles just ended you,” Suni commented alongside an open palm emoji, while Jordan simply wrote, “And that’s on periodt!!”
Meanwhile, Olympian McKayla Maroney, who competed with Simone at the Summer Games in 2012, also shared her thoughts while celebrating the win. “It doesn’t get more iconic than this,” she wrote. “She f’d around n found out fr. Feels like I need to apologize just to redeem my first name.”
Simon seemingly referenced MyKayla’s reaction to the gymnastics trials. In a now-deleted YouTube video, she said, "Besides Simone, I feel like the talent and the depth just isn't like what it used to be."
"A lot of girls don't work as hard," she explained at the time. "The girls just don't have the work ethic."
Her video received intense scrutiny online and the 27-year-old issued an apology, saying that her comments were “misinterpreted or misunderstood.”
"A lot of the stuff that I was talking about wasn't always necessarily about the current team, because I love and support all the girls that made it,” MyKayla said on her Instagram Stories earlier this month. “I'm so proud of them.”
But Simone wasn’t impressed with her apology, sharing on Thread at the time, “Not everyone needs a mic and a platform.”
Now, keep reading to see the U.S. women’s gymnasts spring into action and land on gold at the 2024 Olympics.
Jordan Chiles, Hezly Rivera, Simone Biles, Jade Carey and Suni Lee celebrated after winning gold.
The Team USA gymnasts had some fun with their medals on the podium after winning the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team Final.
Sunisa Lee and Jordan Chiles waved the national flag around the arena to celebrate their win.
The team was all smiles after hearing they had won the gold.
Biles looked confident as she performed her floor routine.
Lee shined during her uneven bars routine.
Biles reacts after finishing her routine on the uneven bars.
Chiles and Biles enjoyed a sweet moment together during the competition.
Biles soared during the vault competition.
Chiles had the best reaction after finishing her routine on the uneven bars.
After falling during her floor routine at qualifiers, Carey returned to the arena for the team finals, where she dominated the vault competition.
Lee delivered a jaw-dropping floor routine for Team USA.
It was another strong performance from Biles on the uneven bars.
After completing her incredible floor routine, Chiles broke down in tears.
Biles hit the balance beam in style.
Jordan Chiles fell while competing on the balance beam, but battled back to finish her routine.
The Olympian's husband Jonathan Owens, who took a break from NFL training camp to fly to Paris, and mom Nellie Biles cheered her on in the crowd.
Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics daily on NBC and Peacock until the summer games end with the Closing Ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 11, at 7 p.m. ET/PT.veryGood! (55343)
Related
- A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
- Gunmen in Ecuador fire shots on live TV as country hit by series of violent attacks
- Searches underway following avalanche at California ski resort near Lake Tahoe
- How Jennifer Lopez Poked Fun at Her Past Marriages in Latest Music Video
- Federal appeals court upholds $14.25 million fine against Exxon for pollution in Texas
- ‘3 Body Problem’ to open SXSW, ‘The Fall Guy’ also to premiere at Austin festival
- What's next for Michigan, Jim Harbaugh after winning the college football national title?
- The bird flu has killed a polar bear for the first time ever – and experts say it likely won't be the last
- Selena Gomez's "Weird Uncles" Steve Martin and Martin Short React to Her Engagement
- Secret tunnel found in NYC synagogue leads to 9 arrests after confrontation
Ranking
- What to watch: O Jolie night
- Biden’s education chief to talk with Dartmouth students about Islamophobia, antisemitism
- Court sends case of prosecutor suspended by DeSantis back to trial judge over First Amendment issues
- Boeing CEO says company is acknowledging our mistake after Alaska Airlines door blowout
- Travis Hunter, the 2
- Panel of judges says a First Amendment challenge to Maryland’s digital ad tax should be considered
- Program to provide cash for pregnant women in Flint, Michigan, and families with newborns
- Music streams hit 4 trillion in 2023. Country and global acts — and Taylor Swift — fueled the growth
Recommendation
Civic engagement nonprofits say democracy needs support in between big elections. Do funders agree?
California Gov. Newsom proposes some housing and climate cuts to balance $38 billion budget deficit
These Are the Top Must-Have Products That Amazon Influencers Can’t Live Without
First time filing your taxes? Here are 5 tips for tax season newbies
All That You Wanted to Know About She’s All That
Volunteer Connecticut firefighter hailed as hero for quick action after spotting house fire
Paul Giamatti's own high school years came in handy in 'The Holdovers'
Nebraska lawmaker seeks to block November ballot effort outlawing taxpayer money for private schools