{"id":2444633,"date":"2025-06-09T05:53:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T09:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/riley-gaines-and-simone-biles-battle-on-social-media-over-transgender-athletes-washington-examiner-2\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T05:56:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T09:56:56","slug":"riley-gaines-and-simone-biles-battle-on-social-media-over-transgender-athletes-washington-examiner-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/riley-gaines-and-simone-biles-battle-on-social-media-over-transgender-athletes-washington-examiner-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Riley Gaines and Simone Biles battle on social media over transgender athletes &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">30<\/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%2Friley-gaines-and-simone-biles-battle-on-social-media-over-transgender-athletes-washington-examiner-2%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=2444633&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>In a recent exchange on social media,Olympic gymnast Simone Biles and former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines clashed over the inclusion of transgender athletes in sports. The dispute was sparked when Gaines criticized Minnesota&#8217;s Champlin Park High School softball team,which won the state championship,claiming it included a boy who identifies as a girl as a star player. Biles responded by calling Gaines &#8220;sick&#8221; and a &#8220;sore loser,&#8221; urging her to support the transgender community and advocate for inclusivity in sports rather than denigrating it. Gaines, in turn, referenced a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >previous social media post<\/a> from Biles, highlighting what she perceived as hypocrisy in Biles&#8217;s current stance compared to her past comments about biological advantages in sports. As of the latest updates,Biles has not responded to Gaines&#8217;s rebuttals.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Riley Gaines and Simone Biles battle on social media over transgender athletes<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2141711\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Olympic gymnastics champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/simone-biles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Simone Biles<\/a> and former collegiate swimmer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/riley-gaines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Riley Gaines<\/a> were involved in a war of words on X over the weekend regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/transgender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">transgender<\/a> athletes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Biles, the most highly decorated gymnast in U.S. Olympic history, began the feud when she scolded Gaines for criticizing Minnesota&rsquo;s Champlin Park High School softball team, which won the 2025 Class AAAA state championship in the female sport, for having what Gaines claimed was a boy, who identified as a girl, as the team&rsquo;s star player.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3435160\/mike-pompeo-national-guard-troops-la-riots-common-sense\/\">Former Secretary of State calls sending National Guard troops to LA riots &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-candidates-look-to-use-common-sense-pitches-to-expand-hold-on-ohio-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"House GOP candidates look to use \u2018common sense\u2019 pitches to expand hold on Ohio - Washington Examiner\">common sense&#038;rsquo<\/a>;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3433870\/history-israel-decision-arm-anti-hamas-militia-risk\/\">History shows Israel&#8217;s decision to arm anti-Hamas militia filled with risk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3434396\/crypto-2026-war-chest-congress\/\">Crypto builds 2026 war chest to protect foothold in Congress<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Comments off lol,&rdquo; Gaines <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/riley_gaines_\/status\/1931057465887728023?s=46\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in an X post announcing the Minnesota softball team&rsquo;s championship announcement. &ldquo;To be expected when your star player is a boy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biles called the former NCAA swimmer &ldquo;sick&rdquo; and a &ldquo;sore loser.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Riley_Gaines_<\/a> You&rsquo;re truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race. Straight up sore loser. You should be uplifting the trans community and perhaps finding a way to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/simone-biles-body-positivity-video-comes-back-to-bite-her-after-insulting-riley-gaines\/\" title=\"...&#039; &#039;Body Positivity&#039; Video Comes Back to Bite Her After Insulting ...\">make sports inclusive<\/a> OR creating a new avenue where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/simone-biles-insults-riley-gaines-with-vile-remark-about-her-physical-appearance\/\" title=\"... Insults ... with Vile Remark About Her Physical Appearance\">trans feel safe<\/a> in sports. Maybe a transgender&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pjpzuZ0AlO\">https:\/\/t.co\/pjpzuZ0AlO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Simone_Biles\/status\/1931129527679308054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;re truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race,&rdquo; Biles <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/simone_biles\/status\/1931129527679308054?s=46\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posted<\/a>. &ldquo;Straight up sore loser. You should be uplifting the trans community and perhaps finding a way to make sports inclusive OR creating a new avenue where trans feel safe in sports. Maybe a transgender category IN ALL sports!!&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But instead,&rdquo; Biles said, &ldquo;You bully them.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One things [sic] for sure is no one in sports is safe with you around!!!!!&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Biles then accused Gaines of bullying transgender athletes. In an additional post on X, the gymnast told Gaines to &ldquo;bully someone your own size, which would ironically be a male.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gaines responded in several posts on X, providing an analytical breakdown of Biles&rsquo;s comments. One included a post by Biles herself from October 2017 in which the gymnast appears to acknowledge that males have a biological advantage over females in athletic competitions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/riley-gaines-and-simone-biles-battle-on-social-media-over-transgender-athletes-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... and ... on ... over .... - Washington Examiner\">ahhhh good thing guys<\/a> don&#8217;t compete against girls or he&#8217;d take all the gold medals !! &#129351; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gto13RzC8Y\">https:\/\/t.co\/gto13RzC8Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Simone_Biles\/status\/918328165478666240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 12, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Ahhhh good thing guys don&rsquo;t compete against girls or he&rsquo;d take all the gold medals,&rdquo; Biles said in the 2017 social media post.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3434025\/dnc-vote-david-hogg-fate-unites-incumbent-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DNC VOTE ON DAVID HOGG&rsquo;S FATE UNITES DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The irony of Biles&rsquo;s words from 2017 was not lost on Gaines. She commented about it, highlighting what she said felt was hypocrisy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oop don&rsquo;t you hate it when your past self completely undermines your current nonsensical argument?<\/p>\n<p>How has 2025 Simone reconciled with the fact 2017 Simone was a &#8216;truly sick bully&#8217; by her own standard? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aQjKuNSmMh\">https:\/\/t.co\/aQjKuNSmMh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/1931706202913747115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Oop don&rsquo;t you hate it when your past self completely undermines your current nonsensical argument?&rdquo; Gaines <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/riley_gaines_\/status\/1931706202913747115?s=46\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asked<\/a>. &ldquo;How has 2025 Simone reconciled with the fact 2017 Simone was a &lsquo;truly sick bully&rsquo; by her own standard?&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As of Sunday night, Biles has not responded to any of Gaines&rsquo;s posts or made any other social media posts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2141711\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2141711\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riley Gaines and Simone Biles clash on social media over transgender athletes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2444634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP23109769968537-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37041,32317,33412],"class_list":["post-2444633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-riley-gaines","tag-simone-biles","tag-transgender-athletes"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP23109769968537-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2444633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2444633"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2444633\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2444637,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2444633\/revisions\/2444637"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2444634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2444633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2444633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2444633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}