Riley Gaines reveals gymnast sister's reaction to Simone Biles' personal attack

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Riley Gaines revealed successful the latest occurrence of her podcast what her sister thought of Simone Biles’ idiosyncratic onslaught connected her arsenic the statement implicit trans athletes successful women’s and girls’ sports escalated. 

Neely Gaines is an elite-level gymnast and was a Tennessee authorities champion successful 2023. Riley Gaines spoke connected OutKick’s "Gaines for Girls" podcast astir however they would enactment retired unneurotic aboriginal successful the mornings adjacent with her younger sister’s hectic schedule.

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Riley Gaines waves to the crowd

Then-University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines reacts aft finishing tied for 5th with transgender University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas  in the 200 Freestyle finals astatine the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships connected Mar. 18th, 2022, astatine the McAuley Aquatic Center successful Atlanta Georgia. (Rich von Biberstein/Getty Images)

Gaines said that her sister is simply a immense instrumentality of Biles but the Olympic great’s societal media posts aimed astatine the erstwhile NCAA All-American swimmer stunned her.

"So, I saw her this greeting and she astir had tears successful her eyes with this interior dilemma that she was facing," Gaines said. "She looks up to maine truthful overmuch arsenic I would ideate galore younger sisters bash to their older sisters. She ever tells me, ‘I privation to beryllium conscionable similar you.’ She’s arsenic acceptable arsenic tin be. 

"… But she loves Simone Biles and she saw maine this greeting and she’s like, ‘Riley, like, I thought you guys were connected the aforesaid team. I thought you and Simone were warring for the aforesaid things and amplifying and promoting the thought of women successful sports what this looks like.’ And she said, ‘Clearly, you guys are not.’ She said it was each her gym could speech astir – however atrocious Simone Biles treated maine and the connection that she sent to those young girls. It breaks my heart."

Biles went aft Gaines arsenic the fairness successful women’s sports advocator reacted to a transgender pitcher competing successful the Minnesota authorities softball championship.

Simone Biles wins all-around gold

Simone Biles stands astatine the grant ceremonial with her golden medal. (Marijan Murat/picture confederation via Getty Images)

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"@Riley_Gaines_ You’re genuinely sick, each of this campaigning due to the fact that you mislaid a race. Straight up sore loser," Biles wrote connected X. "You should beryllium uplifting the trans assemblage and possibly uncovering a mode to marque sports inclusive OR creating a caller avenue wherever trans consciousness harmless successful sports. Maybe a transgender class IN ALL sports!!

"But instead… You bully them… One things for definite is nary 1 successful sports is harmless with you around!!!!!"

Gaines responded to Biles' attack.

"This is truthful disappointing. My instrumentality is the slightest arguable instrumentality connected the planet," Gaines wrote successful effect to Biles’ post. "Simone Biles being a male-apologist astatine the disbursal of young girls’ dreams? Didn’t person that connected my bingo card.

Riley Gaines testifying

Riley Gaines is sworn successful during a House Oversight Subcommittee connected Health Care and Financial Services proceeding connected Capitol Hill December 5, 2023 successful Washington, DC.  (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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"Maybe she could vie successful pommel equine and rings successful 2028."

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