“Lack of talent, lazy, olympic champions,” wrote Simone Biles on her Instagram page moments after Team USA won the Olympic gold medal at the 2024 Paris event. The comment seemingly references controversial comments made by ex-team member MyKayla Skinner on a since-deleted YouTube video released on June 30, 2024.
“Besides Simone, I feel like the talent and the depth just isn’t like what it used to be,” Skinner said. “A lot of girls don’t work as hard. The girls just don’t have the work ethic.”
The beef between the two continued after Biles responded on Threads, “not everyone needs a mic and a platform.” Causing their respective fanbases to clash and forcing Skinner to deliver an apology via Instagram.
