00:00Simone Biles just shaded Mikaela Skinner again after she and the U.S. women's gymnastics team
00:06won gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and Skinner responded by blocking her former teammate.
00:12Mikaela Skinner is a U.S. gymnast who famously competed alongside Biles at the 2020 Tokyo
00:18Olympics. Skinner stirred up controversy and backlash after she made comments criticizing
00:23the work ethic of the U.S. women's gymnastics team in a YouTube video published back in June.
00:29In the now-deleted video, Skinner commented,
00:32"'Besides Simone, I feel like the talent and the depth just isn't what it used to be.
00:36I mean, obviously, a lot of girls don't work as hard. The girls just don't have the work ethic.'"
00:42Simone Biles, who needs no introduction, seemingly responded on July 3 on Threads, writing,
00:48"'Not everyone needs a mic and a platform.'"
00:51And although Skinner has since apologized for her comments,
00:55it seems Biles isn't quite done shading her former teammate.
00:59The U.S. women's gymnastic team won gold this week at the 2024 Paris Olympics,
01:04and Biles commemorated the win with an Instagram post of the Golden Girls showing off their bling.
01:08In the caption, Biles wrote,
01:10"'Lack of talent. Lazy Olympic champions.'"
01:13Seemingly still poking fun at Skinner's comments.
01:16Fans loved Biles' post and shared their reactions in the comments,
01:20but it seems Skinner may not have been as amused.
01:23On the morning of July 31, Biles' current teammate Jordan Chiles
01:27shared this pic of what we can only assume is Biles' phone,
01:31which appears to show Skinner has blocked Biles on Instagram.
01:36Fans are still rallying behind Biles and her team,
01:39with many sharing that they are loving keeping up with the gymnast's drama.
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