{"id":2320775,"date":"2024-08-07T19:13:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T23:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/simone-biles-defends-slamming-mykayla-skinner-amid-death-threats-being-sent-to-former-teammate\/"},"modified":"2024-08-07T19:15:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T23:15:43","slug":"simone-biles-defends-slamming-mykayla-skinner-amid-death-threats-being-sent-to-former-teammate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/simone-biles-defends-slamming-mykayla-skinner-amid-death-threats-being-sent-to-former-teammate\/","title":{"rendered":"Simone Biles Defends Slamming MyKayla Skinner Amid Death Threats Being Sent to Former Teammate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsimone-biles-defends-slamming-mykayla-skinner-amid-death-threats-being-sent-to-former-teammate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2320775&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a public disagreement between former Olympian gymnasts \u200bSimone Biles and\u2064 MyKayla\u2064 Skinner.\u200b The conflict began when Skinner criticized younger Team USA\u2064 gymnasts, leading \u2064Biles to defend her\u2064 teammates on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>. Following Biles&#8217; response\u2014which included a pointed post about the younger gymnasts\u2014Skinner\u200d faced backlash from Biles&#8217; fans, resulting in harassment \u2063and death \u200bthreats towards\u200c her and her family. In response, Skinner publicly\u200d requested Biles \u200bto intervene\u200c and \u200chelp stop the \u2063hate, emphasizing the \u200cimpact\u200c of Biles&#8217; words\u200d on the situation.\u200b Biles \u2062justified her actions as necessary to empower her younger\u2064 teammates and to show them the importance\u2064 of standing up for \u200bthemselves. Skinner later claimed \u200bthat \u2064Biles&#8217; post was responsible for the wave of online abuse she experienced. This saga highlights the complexities of social \u200dmedia dynamics and the responsibility that comes \u2064with having a large following.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Sending a social media snottygram former Olympic gymnast MyKayla Skinner&rsquo;s way was necessary, gymnast Simone Biles says.<\/p>\n<p>Skinner took to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C-VTyXsJFp6\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> Tuesday to beg Biles to call off her followers, claiming that she and her family have been subject to harassment and death threats.<\/p>\n<p>The saga began in June, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-olympic-teammate-begs-simone-biles-mercy-amid-torrent-hate-please-put-stop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skinner<\/a> sniped at Team USA, questioning the work ethic of some younger gymnasts.<\/p>\n<p>Biles did not respond publicly until after the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-olympic-teammate-begs-simone-biles-for-mercy-amid-torrent-of-hate-please-put-a-stop-to-this\/\" title=\"Former Olympic Teammate Begs Simone Biles for Mercy Amid Torrent of Hate: &#039;Please Put a Stop to This&#039;\">gymnastics team won<\/a> the team gold medal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;lack of talent, lazy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympians-hawk-vaccines-to-fight-pandemic-created-by-olympics-host-country\/\" title=\"Olympians Hawk Vaccines to Fight Pandemic Created by Olympics Host Country\">olympic champions<\/a>,&rdquo; Biles wrote on &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C-ESNIFIQ8l\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Biles said a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/simone-biles-appears-take-shot-former-teammate-winning-gold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poke at Skinner<\/a> was important so the team&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disgraced-gymnastics-doctor-larry-nassar-stabbed-in-prison\/\" title=\"Larry Nassar, disgraced gymnastics doctor, stabbed in jail.\">young gymnasts<\/a> could witness a lesson in power.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s important because you have to teach them to use their voices,&rdquo; Biles said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/simone-biles-says-important-stand-up-for-her-teammates-2024-olympics-exclusive-8691288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And if not, you&rsquo;re a voice for the voiceless, which is OK,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just felt like it was right in that moment to stand up for them, because they&rsquo;re so young and they haven&rsquo;t fully stood in their power yet,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Biles later said Skinner blocked her on Instagram after the post.<\/p>\n<p>Biles said that &ldquo;for somebody to stand up, I know it meant a lot for [my teammates].&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">No let&rsquo;s get this right. Mikayla Skinner decided to talk about Simone&rsquo;s teammates in a very disrespectful manner so Simone Biles stood up for them like the leader she&rsquo;s always been. There&rsquo;s no &ldquo;bullying&rdquo; here. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M17IIihtdE\">https:\/\/t.co\/M17IIihtdE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grace (@gracesporttakes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gracesporttakes\/status\/1819428822879514957?\">August 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Biles spoke to People on Tuesday, which was the same day Skinner posted her plea.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/simone-biles-criticized-divisive-race-comment-winning-second-gold-paris-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biles<\/a> has not made any public comments concerning Skinner&rsquo;s plea.<\/p>\n<p>Skinner, who had earlier apologized for the comment, said Biles&rsquo;s post triggered the wave of hate against her.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The MyKayla Skinner backtracking storyline is wild. True, nobody should be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-nominee-worked-with-blm-to-push-false-claim-that-white-man-murdered-7-year-old-black-girl\/\" title=\"ICE Nominee Worked With BLM to Push False Claim That White Man Murdered 7-Year-Old Black Girl\">receiving death threats<\/a>. Also true, you called the team lazy and less talented than before. Own up to it.<\/p>\n<p>How do you publicly ask Simone Biles anything when you blocked her? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/byYunQehOO\">pic.twitter.com\/byYunQehOO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Danny Bennett (@RealDannyB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealDannyB\/status\/1820963651257241990?\">August 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Simone&rsquo;s latest post and others that followed it fueled another wave of hateful comments, DMs, articles and s. Hate that includes death threats to me, my family and even my agent. My family and my friends don&rsquo;t deserve to be caught in the crossfire here. They&rsquo;ve done nothing,&rdquo; she said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To Simone, I am asking you directly and publicly to please put a stop to this. Please ask your followers to stop. 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On Tuesday, Skinner posted on Instagram asking Biles to intervene with her followers, stating that she and her family have faced harassment and death threats. This situation escalated in June when Skinner criticized Team USA, questioning the dedication of some younger gymnasts. Biles only addressed the issue publicly after the U.S. gymnastics team secured a gold medal, posting about &#8220;lack of talent&#8221; and &#8220;lazy Olympic champions.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Biles emphasized that addressing Skinner was crucial for teaching young gymnasts about empowerment. She stated, \u201cIt\u2019s important because you have to teach them to use their voices&#8230; I just felt like it was right in that moment to stand up for them.\u201d Following Biles&#8217; post, Skinner blocked her on Instagram but later acknowledged that Biles\u2019 actions meant a lot to her teammates.<\/p>\n<p>Biles clarified that there is no bullying involved; rather, she stood up for her teammates after Skinner&#8217;s disrespectful comments towards them. 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