Ex US gymnast MyKayla Skinner begs taunting Simone Biles to call off cruel attacks
Simone Biles has been competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics where she has managed to scoop up several medals in gymnastics
Ex US gymnast MyKayla Skinner has begged taunting Simone Biles to call off her cruel attacks.
She has been urging her followers to put an end the online bullying and death threats amid the pair's feud. The former athlete took to social media to share a video where she talked about the trolling she had been receiving.
Speaking on Instagram, MyKayla said that she and her family have been the target of death threats over the last few days. She said: "I sincerely hoped that this topic wouldn't have to be revisited, but unfortunately things have really gotten out of hand lately. So, to Simone, I am asking you directly and publicly to please put a stop to this."
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The feud between the two gymnasts began when Skinner questioned the US gymnastics squad. She said in an interview: "Besides Simone, I feel like the talent and the depth just isn't like what it used to be."
When the team became all-around Olympic champions, Biles then shared a photo with the caption: "lack of talent, lazy, olympic champions." Since then Skinner has said that she has been targeted by online bullies.
Explaining the situation, MyKayla said: "Why I'm here is because four weeks ago, I made a comment about work ethic and what seems to be taking place with the rising generation,' Skinner said at the top of her Instagram video. To be totally clear, I take 100 percent for poorly articulating the point I was trying to make,' she continued. 'The last thing I wanted was to cause harm or offend our US Olympic Team. I know these women are incredible - the very best of the best. And almost all of them are my former teammates, who I have enjoyed very much cheering on the last few years
"I posted a video apology on Instagram and I followed up with a written apology and I sent individual messages to each of the women on the team. Only Simone had responded, and she told me that she was proud of me. You guys can imagine my surprise last week when I was celebrating our team winning gold, just to see this all brought up all over again by a caption on an Instagram post."
She added: "If Simone truly believes that I called our team lazy and lacking talent and that's how she really feels, I am really heartbroken over it. But not just heartbroken because it isn't how I feel… but heartbroken because Simone's latest [social media] post and others that followed it fueled another wave of hateful comments, DMs, articles and emails – hate that includes death threats to me, my family and even my agent.
"My family and my friends don't deserve to be caught in the crossfire here. They've done nothing. So, to Simone, I am asking you directly and publicly to please put a stop to this. Please ask your followers to stop. You have been an incredible champion for mental health awareness, and a lot of people need your help now.
"We've been hurt and attacked in ways that I am certain you never intended. Your performance, the team's performance and the Olympics in general should be a time when we support one another and lift each other and our country up. I love our country and I love our team and I hope we can move on and move forward and cheer on the rest of our teammates and our athletes together."
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