Oops! Former Olympic Gymnast MyKayla Skinner Blocks Simone Biles

Olympic gymnast Simone Biles said she was blocked on social media by her former teammate MyKayla Skinner, and Biles’ current teammate Jordan Chiles confirmed the news in an Instagram post.

“Oops, I got blocked,” Biles wrote on her X channel on July 31, without naming anyone. Chiles posted a screenshot of Skinner’s Instagram profile on her Instagram, which read, “No posts.” For those that missed Chiles’ story, presenter Chenue Her had fans on X. In the screenshot, Chiles wrote, “When I block Simone.”

Biles’ post on X, which has racked up greater than 45 million views, even prompted fast food chain Wendy’s to slide in a retort. “Her feed will just be empty… she blocked everyone,” Wendy’s commented.

The Biles-Skinner drama apparently began after Skinner threw some shade at Team USA gymnasts in a YouTube video that has since been deleted. But within the clip posted by user X, Skinner, who competed within the Tokyo Olympics, said, “Outside of Simone, I feel like the talent and the depth isn’t what it used to be,” she said. “Just recognize that, I mean, obviously, a lot of girls don’t work as hard anymore.”

Biles began using Threads a couple of days later and apparently threw shade at her former US teammatewriting: “Not everyone needs a microphone and a platform.”

On July 6, Skinner publicly apologized to Team USA gymnasts on her Instagram page. “I did not intend to offend or disrespect any of the athletes or belittle their hard work.”

Biles and Chiles posed for a photograph July 30 with their teammates from the U.S. gymnastics team, who won gold within the team final. first medal on the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024.

“No talent, lazy, Olympic champions,” Biles wrote under the post, which also featured Jade Carey, Suni Lee and Hezly Rivera. Former Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney chimed in with what gave the impression to be more shade for Skinner: “She f**ked and found out about the fr. I feel like I need to apologize to get my first name back,” Maroney wrote, together with Biles’ husband, Jonathan Owens, who wrote the identical thing.

“Be careful, she might block you, lol,” Wendy joked.