Simone Biles blocked by ex-teammate MyKayla Skinner amid online feud, Internet labels it 'villain arc'

PARIS, FRANCE: Simone Biles revealed she has reportedly been blocked on social media by her former USA gymnastics teammate MyKayla Skinner as their online feud continues to escalate.

"Oop I’ve been blocked," read Biles' post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, July 31.

Simone Biles and MyKayla Skinner's online feud

The issues between Simone Biles and MyKayla Skinner began when Skinner criticized USA Gymnastics' Olympic roster in a since-deleted YouTube clip.

In the video, she claimed that "besides Simone, the 'girls just don't have the work ethic' or 'talent'."

After winning team gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Tuesday, July 30, Biles responded to Skinner's remarks on Instagram with a pointed message, "Lack of talent, lazy, olympic champions."

To further confirm Biles being blocked by Skinner, her current teammate Jordan Chiles shared a picture showing Skinner's blank Instagram page appearing on a mobile phone, captioning it, "When she blocks Simone."

MyKayla Skinner faces backlash over comments about former teammates

Skinner has faced backlash for her remarks about her former teammates.

"Besides Simone, I feel like the talent and the depth just isn't like what it used to be," the gymnast, who won silver on the vault at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, said on YouTube.

"The girls just don't have the work ethic," Skinner continued before referencing the US Center for SafeSport - a non-profit organization set up to reduce sexual and emotional abuse of athletes in US Olympic sports.

"And it's hard too because of SafeSport. Like, coaches can't get on athletes and they have to be really careful what they say," the 27-year-old said.

"Which, in some ways, is really good. But at the same time, to get to where you need to be in gymnastics you do have to be, I feel like, a little aggressive and a little intense," Skinner added.

Responding to the remarks, Skinner wrote on Threads, "Not everyone needs a mic and a platform."

Following the backlash, Skinner issued an apology for her comments, according to Daily Mail.

Internet mocks MyKayla Skinner for blocking Simone Biles on social media

After Simone Biles took to social media to reveal that she has reportedly been blocked by MyKayla Skinner, netizens mocked Skinner as they expressed the gymnast is "jealous."

"Villain arc lol," a user wrote while another user tweeted, "It's a rule that you can't block the goat."

"Jealousy is a bad look on her," a netizen commented while someone remarked, "The trash usually takes itself out."

"She should’ve never stepped foot in the kitchen if she can’t handle the heat," a user opined and an individual tweeted, "When you get blocked after speaking truth, that’s when you know you’re doing something right."

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