The retired gymnast, 27, sparked outrage and confusion throughout a two-hour watch occasion on YouTube, the place she inserted herself right into a hypothetical scenario. Referring to the trials the place three ladies—Skye Blakely, Shilese Jones, and Kayla DiCello—suffered devastating accidents that in the end prevented them from becoming a member of Group USA in Paris. Skinner urged that if she had been to come back again, she “in all probability [w]ould’ve made that Olympic workforce.”
“Not saying something to the ladies that obtained injured, but when I may come again, I feel I’d have the ability to do it. And I feel I in all probability may’ve made that Olympic workforce.”
Half 1: The gymnastics group can not let these feedback to be swept underneath the rug. I shall be as respectful as doable to @mykaylaskinner however as an alternative of partaking in significant dialog she blocks anybody who holds her accountable for her phrases. pic.twitter.com/Y69pwCxnUG
— Riley W (@gymguyri) July 3, 2024
“Apart from Simone,” Skinner continued. “I really feel just like the expertise and the depth simply isn’t what it was once. I imply, clearly, lots of ladies don’t work as exhausting. The ladies simply don’t have the work ethic.”
Skinner even criticized SafeSport for limiting how powerful coaches may be on athletes, suggesting that there are contributors on all ranges to producing subpar individuals and rivals within the sport. Seemingly in response to the outlandish feedback made by her former teammate, the seven-time Olympic medalist posted on Threads, “not everybody wants a mic and a platform.”
Simone Biles, 27, is heading to the 2024 Paris Olympics after profitable the all-around competitors on the U.S. Gymnastics Trials in Minneapolis. Becoming a member of Biles on the ladies’s roster, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, and newcomer Hezly Rivera.
Gina Chiles, mom of Jordan Chiles posted on X, “Whoa. She actually stated that out loud and posted it. That’s one thing….”
To handle the backlash, Skinner posted an apology on her Instagram Tales on July 3, stating, “Hey guys, simply needed to pop on right here actually fast as a result of I do know we did the recap on YouTube and I really feel like lots of you guys had misinterpreted or misunderstood precisely what I meant or stated.”
“Numerous the stuff that I used to be speaking about wasn’t at all times essentially concerning the present workforce as a result of I really like and help all the ladies that made it and I’m so happy with them. It was extra about going again into my very own fitness center and simply the work ethic is totally different in comparison with after we had been doing gymnastics within the Marta (Karolyi) period.”
She then added, “And I’m not sticking up for Márta or saying what she did was good…I’m simply saying it was totally different. So anyway, sorry for something that obtained out of context or appeared hurtful; that was by no means my intention and significantly, all through the video.”
MyKayla was not initially chosen to affix the workforce after the U.S. Olympic Trials forward of the Tokyo Video games. Nonetheless, she was later invited to take part within the particular person rounds after Simone withdrew from occasions as a consequence of her expertise with “twisties.”
