MyKayla Skinner is throwing herself at the feet of Simone Biles! Back in June, MyKayla sparked major controversy in the gymnastics community by criticizing athletes of her former sport while watching the Olympic trials.
She claimed that aside from Simone, girls just don’t have “the talent and the depth” or the “work ethic” like they used to — blaming this largely on the US Center for SafeSport, an organization helping to prevent abuse against athletes.
Like, WTF?! Related: ‘World’s Sexiest Athlete’ Causes Controversy With Teammate Over Relay Race She later apologized, and things seemed — well, if not all good then at least peaceful.
That is until Simone and her teammates Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey, and Hezly Rivera won the gold medal in the team finals at the Paris games.