Suni Lee has go nan latest USA gymnast to propulsion shadiness astatine MyKayla Skinner amid Simone Biles' bitter feud pinch their erstwhile Olympic teammate.
Biles and Lee led USA to triumph successful nan teams last astatine nan Paris Olympics connected Tuesday, capturing their first golden medals of nan Games pinch an awesome people of 171.296.
After nan win, Biles couldn't defy leaping to her teammate's defense while taking purpose astatine an aged 1 successful Skinner, who precocious sparked contention by questioning nan existent American squad's 'work ethic' and dedication to their craft.
The eight-time Olympic medalist shared a photograph of herself, Jordan Chiles, Hezly Rivera, Jade Carey and Lee holding a USA emblem aloft pinch nan caption: 'lack of talent, lazy, athletics champions'.
And to show her support for Biles, Lee joined her chap USA prima successful mocking Skinner by penning successful nan comments section: 'put a digit down if simone biles conscionable ended you' on pinch a manus emoji.
Suni Lee (left) has go nan latest USA gymnast to propulsion shadiness astatine MyKayla Skinner amid Simone Biles' bitter feud pinch their erstwhile Olympic teammate
Biles deed retired astatine Skinner (pictured) aft nan ex-gymnast precocious questioned USA's 'work ethic'
The 21-year-old appeared to beryllium referencing a TikTok inclination wherever users put a digit down erstwhile a speaker says a connection that applies to them.
Jordan Chiles, Biles and Lee's USA teammate, besides wrote: 'and that’s connected periodt!!'
Skinner made her arguable remarks earlier this period successful a now-deleted YouTube video.
'Besides Simone, I consciousness for illustration nan talent and nan extent conscionable isn't for illustration what it utilized to be,' MyKayla, who won an Olympic metallic badge astatine nan 2020 Tokyo Games, said successful nan video.
'The girls conscionable don't person nan activity ethic.'
Despite Skinner excluding her from that sadistic assessment, Biles ignited a feud pinch her ex-gymnastics buddy by appearing to deed backmost astatine her connected societal media astatine nan time.
The USA Olympic fable took a thinly-veiled swipe astatine her by penning connected Threads: 'not everyone needs a mic and a platform'.
Biles referenced Skinner's arguable return aft their Olympic teams triumph connected Tuesday
Lee backed her teammate successful nan comments conception by suggesting she 'ended' Skinner
Both Lee and Biles inspired USA to triumph successful nan teams last astatine nan Paris Games this week
And aft her excavation connected Instagram this week, Chiles revealed that Biles has now been blocked by Skinner connected nan social-media platform.
After sharing a photograph online showing Skinner's blank Instagram page appearing connected a mobile phone, Chiles added nan caption: 'When she blocks Simone.'
Biles had besides hinted connected X that she nary longer has entree to Skinner's societal media posts aft writing: 'oop I've been blocked.'
She isn't nan only existent and erstwhile Team USA personnel poking nosy astatine Skinner aft Tuesday's golden medal-winning performance. USA gymnastics royalty McKayla Maroney has go embroiled successful nan bitter feud arsenic well.
'It doesn't get much iconic than this,' Maroney wrote connected Instagram successful consequence to Biles' post. '[Skinner] f'd astir n recovered retired fr.'
Maroney past joked astir sharing a moniker pinch Skinner.
Biles and Skinner person known each different for rather immoderate clip and antecedently sewage connected well
But nan USA fable suggested connected Wednesday that she has been blocked by her ex-teammate
Biles' existent teammate Jordan Chiles shared a photograph online showing Skinner's blank IG page
'Feels for illustration I request to apologize conscionable to redeem my first name,' she wrote.
While they whitethorn not person been nan closest of friends, Biles and Skinner person known each different for rather immoderate clip and antecedently sewage connected good aft they some represented USA astatine nan 2014 World Championships successful Nanning.
They besides some picked up Olympic medals successful Tokyo 7 years later contempt Biles withdrawing from respective events pinch a lawsuit of nan 'twisties' - a intelligence artifact that that sees a gymnast suffer power of their assemblage during a twisting accomplishment successful midair.
Skinner picked up her metallic successful nan vault arena aft Biles took a backseat, marking 1 of her top achievements arsenic a gymnast aft besides winning 4 golds successful nan World Championships.