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Shortly after sharing her post, Biles tweeted an update that could also relate to her ongoing battle with her former Olympic teammate.
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Biles' words appear to reference a comment made by Olympic medalist MyKayla Skinner, who sparked controversy with a since-deleted YouTube video.
In her video, Skinner, who stepped in for Simone Biles at the Tokyo Olympics after she dropped out due to the twisties, commented on what she said was a lack of "talent" and "depth" in the upcoming gymnastics fields.
"Besides Simone, I feel like the talent and the depth just isn't like what it used to be," she said. "Just notice like, I mean, obviously a lot of girls don't work as hard."
"The girls just don't have the work ethic," Skinner added , before referencing the U.S. Center for SafeSport, a nonprofit organization, helping to end abuse in athletics. "And it's hard too because of SafeSport. Like, coaches can't get on athletes and they have to be really careful what they say."
Biles had already responded to the remark shortly after Skinner made it. While she didn't mention Skinner by name, she wrote on Threads July 3, "Not everyone needs a mic and a platform."
Skinner apologized for the remarks saying they were "misinterpreted" or "misunderstood."
"A lot of the stuff that I was talking wasn't always necessarily the current team, because I love and support all the girls that made it and I'm so proud of them," she said in a July 3 Instagram Story video.
"It was more going back into my own gym," the 27-year-old continued, adding that the "work ethic is different" compared to when "we were doing gymnastics" with former national team coordinator Márta Károlyi. "And I'm not sticking up for Márta or saying what she did was good, I'm just saying it was different."
Biles' post was praised by Olympians around the world, including her gold medal-winning teammates.
"And that's on periodt!" Jordan Chiles wrote.
"Put a finger down if Simone Biles just ended you," Suni Lee wrote.
"LMAO I LOVE YALL" Laurie Hernandez, who commentated on women's gymnastics at the Olympics, said.
"Micdrop," Nastia Lukin said.
McKayla Maroney, who was a member of the "Fierce Five" Olympic gymnastics team, said "it doesn't get more iconic than this."
"She f'd around found out fr," Maroney said. "Feels like I need to apologize just to redeem my first name."
Maroney's comment harkened back to Biles' response to a question their winning team's nickname.
When asked by Aly Raisman, who was captain of both the 2012 and 2016 gold medal winners, what this year’s nickname was, Biles said FAAFO.
“F-around and find out,” she clarified.
