After retired gymnast MyKayla Skinner criticized the 2024 Olympics team, Simone Biles posted a message stating, 'Not everyone needs a mic.'
After retired gymnast MyKayla Skinner criticized the 2024 Olympics team, Simone Biles posted a message stating,"Not everyone needs a mic."The post came after Skinner sparked controversy in a since-deleted YouTube video for saying,"Besides Simone, I feel like the talent and the depth just isn't like what it used to be.", a nonprofit organization, helping to end abuse in athletics."And it's hard too because of SafeSport.
"Which, in some ways, is really good," she noted,"but at the same time, to get to where you need to be in gymnastics you do have to be, I feel like, a little aggressive and a little intense." And although Skinner has since apologized—saying on her Instagram Story July 3 that she's"sorry for anything that got out of context or seemed hurtful"—her comments have made an impact online."The words that you said cannot be misinterpreted," Vanessa, the 1997 U.S. national all-around champion, wrote."They are just petty and mean. That's all there is to it.
On the final day of competition at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials, Simone Biles secured a spot on her third Olympic team by winning the all-around title. Here's who will join Biles in Paris.
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