Simone Biles’ teammates back her MyKayla Skinner shade after Paris Olympics 2024 win

Simone Biles’ teammates backed her after she clapped back at MyKayla Skinner’s comments. Getty Images

Simone Biles’ teammates have her back.

When the athlete celebrated the women’s gymnastics team’s 2024 Paris Olympics win Tuesday with an Instagram dig at MyKayla Skinner, her fellow Team USA members took to the comments section to chime in.

Biles’ shady social media upload came weeks after Skinner, who retired after taking home a silver medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, blasted Jade Carey, Jordan Chile, Hezly Rivera and Suni Lee’s lack of “talent and depth.”

Skinner infamously said the athletes lacked “work ethic.” Getty Images

Biles referenced the diss while celebrating her 2024 Paris Olympics win. Getty Images

She said in a since-deleted YouTube video earlier this month that “besides Simone … the girls just don’t have the work ethic.”

Biles’ referenced the critical review in her Instagram caption, which read, “lack of talent, lazy, olympic champions ❤️🥇🇺🇸.”

Rivera, 16, gushed that she was “so proud” of Biles, while Chiles, 23, commented, “And that’s on periodt!!”

Biles and her teammates held an American flag after their 2024 Paris Olympics win Tuesday. Getty Images

Biles celebrated with Jade Chiles, Jade Carey, Hezly Rivera and Suni Lee at the 2024 Paris Olympics Tuesday. AFP via Getty Images

As for Lee, the 21-year-old reposted the upload to her Story, writing, “Put a finger down if simone biles just ended you 🖐🏼.”

Many of Biles’ followers joked that the eight-time Olympic medalist deserved an additional award just for the diss.

While Skinner, 27, has yet to respond to the clapback itself, she did share a photo of Team USA via Instagram Stories with heart emojis.

Team USA gymnasts celebrated their gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics Tuesday. Getty Images

Biles and her fellow gymnasts held an American flag at the 2024 Paris Olympics Tuesday. Getty Images

Her fellow retirees have been vocal with their support of Biles, with McKayla Maroney’s scathing comment going viral.

“It doesn’t get more iconic than this,” the 28-year-old wrote. “She f’d around n found out fr. Feels like I need to apologize just to redeem my first name.”

Nastia Lukin called Biles’ post a “micdrop” moment, with Laurie Hernandez adding, ““LMAOOOO.”

Chiles, Lee and Rivera publicly applauded Biles’ Instagram post about Skinner. Mykayla Skinner

Skinner previously competed with Biles in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Getty Images

Biles’ husband, Jonathan Owens, echoed Maroney when he commented, “F AROUND AND FIND OUT.”

“F.A.A.F.O.” is the team’s name, his wife shared with Aly Raisman in a Tuesday interview.

Biles, who made history with Tuesday’s win and now holds the record as the most-decorated gymnast, later clarified on X that they are the “golden girls” because they’re the “oldest Olympic team.”

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