This is EXTREMELY SAD for Simone Biles & Her Husband!

what Simone biles just did is beyond insane Olympic champion is now facing extreme backlash for wearing rival team gear at Bears game she literally wore a Green Bay Packers themed jacket at her husband Jonathan Owens preseason game with the Chicago Bears [Music] the incident occurred on August 17th when biles attended the game at Soldier Field where her husband now plays after making the switch from the Packers to the Bears during the off seon sporting the jacket which featured Owen's likeness wearing Packers gear biles drew the eye of Bears fans who felt her attire was inappropriate for the occasion many took to social media to voice their displeasure criticizing her choices disrespectful especially considering the deep-seated Rivalry between the Bears and the Packers one fan wrote that biles needed to throw the Packers themed jacket in the trash and even criticize the bear security for allowing her on the field one particularly disgruntled fan suggested biles should be stripped of all her medals for the sartorial misstep and even wondered how security allowed her onto the field wearing it former NFL quarterback Chase Daniel ackn knowled the situation stating on social media Simone biles gets a pass because she's one of the greatest Olympians but it's still one of the oldest rivalries in football another fan remarked biles wearing Packers attire at Soldier Field is just ridiculous despite the outcry biles made light of the situation by posting pictures of herself at the game on Instagram with the caption Bear Down using the Bear's battlecry it's ridiculously unaware of your surroundings and insulting to her husband one ex user posted her post was accompanied by images of her embracing Owens who contributed to the Bear's convincing 273 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals some Bears fans pointed to those tweets and wondered whether biles was being factious about her husband's move to Chicago and whether she wore a Packers jacket to purposely irk them however biles seemed nothing but excited about visiting her hubby at Soldier Field biles's support for her husband aligned with her previous enthusiasm when he signed with the Bears expressing her excitement about not needing to book connecting flights to see him I'm so excited about not having a connecting flight to go and see my husband ha she tweeted in March she followed up that tweet with another writing also I just love the city of Chicago the couple's marriage which occurred after the Tokyo Olympics has been characterized by Mutual support during biles's recent Olympics run Owens received permission from the Bears to cheer for her showcasing their dedication to one another in March Owens signed a 2-year deal with the Bears worth $4.5 million after spending just one season with the Packers at the time biles took to X to express excitement about her husband's move to the windy city the 11-time Olympic medalist also claimed to love the city of Chicago after her husband agreed to join the Bears as a free agent although many Bears fans expressed outrage over her wardrobe Choice Packers fans seemed to Revel in the controversy with some celebrating B's outfit as a sign of continued loyalty love the Packers jacket we miss you here one fan commented showing how polarized the reactions can be even amid the criticism biles appeared unfazed smiling and continuing to wear the jacket as she supported Owens from the sidelines the incident has sparked discussions about the Fierce loyalty often displayed by football fans and how personal relationships sometimes conflict with Team rivalries pundits and fans alike continue to debate whether biles's fashion Choice was merely innocent support for her husband or if it was insensitive to the passionate fan base of the Bears Owens who had great success during his time with the Packers may also find himself straddled between these rival fan bases particularly as the season progresses while biles continues to attract attention for her athletic prowess this wardrobe incident serves as a reminder of the pressures and expectations surrounding celebrity athletes off the field with the NFL season set to kickoff soon both biles and Owens will be under the spotlight whether they like it or not but it seems they will continue to support each other through thick and thin plenty of fans are left to ponder how much influence Sports rivalries should have on personal attire choices especially when heartfelt support for loved ones is involved Owens had skipped most of the Bears training camp to travel to Paris to watch his wife dominate at the Paris Olympics biles did not disappoint becoming the first North American woman to win two Olympic allaround and Vault titles and the first woman from any country to achieve the splendid feat since Vera caslavka in 1964 and 1968 the 27-year-old also became only the second woman to win two Olympics allaround at least two World all-around titles she also clinched the silver medal on floor and another gold as part of Team USA's star studded team nicknamed Golden Girls biles was ultimately rewarded with the honor of being team USA's official flag bearer for the closing ceremony at the end of the 2024 Paris Olympics don't call and visit Simone B's biological mother breaks silence on her adopted parents Shannon biles threw a party after her daughter spectacularly returned to form at the Paris Olympics however there was one problem the 27-year-old 7x Olympics gold medalist barely has a connection with her estranged mother and wasn't part of the celebration as it turns out shanan is seeking forgiveness and is still coming to terms with giving up her children for adoption all those years ago Simone biles and her siblings Adria Tevin and Ashley had a tough start in life in her 20 21 Facebook Watch series Simone versus herself one reason she's never been fond of cats luckily their grandparents Ronald and Nelly biles stepped in and adopted Simone and Adria when they were six while Ronald's sister Harriet took in Tevin and Ashley now years later Shannon biles has broken her silence on the painful decision to give up her daughters to their adoptive parents Nelly and Ronald biles Ronald and Nelly decided that it would be best for Simone biles and her sister to stay away from their biological mother while she was battling addiction and working to get better when we signed the adoption papers it was like my dad flipped a switch on me no communication don't call and don't visit that's how it was in the beginning 52-year-old Shannon biles opened up about the past exclusively to Daily Mail how do you handle the fact that this is brought up every four years I'm over it already you know I mean I can't keep dwelling on it whenever she's ready she's ready and I'm here you know I want her to be able to come to me and say you know okay let's have a sit down cuz there some things I want to know so I just have to have patience I want to let her know that I love her I'm very proud of her you know but I'm just still waiting you know I would like to sit down and talk to you and answer any questions you may have you know I don't know what you've been told or but you know I want you to hear the real deal I was an addict I will always be an addict but there's just a way that you have to learn how to stay away from people places and things and change your routine and just change your life live your best life you know if I need to know anything I'll call my Dad hey Dad what's going on with someone how's everybody doing you know he keeps me posted so you don't have like a direct number that you can even reach out to her I do but I won't why not I'm just I want her to reach out to me you know she's 27 now she's married I would like to have been a part of that but I just I just have to wait for her it took me six years before I saw my children again Shannon added shanon officially signed the papers for her children to be adopted in 2003 when biles was 6 years old this was 3 years after biles and her siblings were placed in foster care because of their mother's issues with addiction Ronald biles wanted shanan to stay away from her children due to issues she was facing so that they were not impacted it was hard to give up my kids but I had to do what I had to do she said Shannon confessed to relentlessly arguing with her parents when they adopted her daughters she later understood why Ronald and Nelly biles made the right decision I was still using and he didn't want me coming in and out of their lives when I wasn't right added the 52-year-old at one point when biles and her siblings were living in foster care in Ohio their grandfather came to know about it he brought all of them to Texas only to have them head back to their mother less than a year later however shanan was unable to care for them and her parental rights were terminated leading to the adoption of her children Simone biles has rarely mentioned her biological mother in public in fact according to a report from the Associated Press in 2015 biles is quick to correct anyone who mentions Shannon her mother the relationship between biles and her biological mother is far from deal and this is something Shannon is Keen to correct I would like to make amends with Simone personally I'm just waiting for her and Adria I speak to Adria more than I speak to Simone I would just ask her to forgive me Shannon said the fractured relationship with her daughter has meant Shannon has missed out on some of the most important moments of her daughter's life such as her wedding to NFL star Jonathan Owens but shanan is Keen to let the past be p and wait for Simone to take a step toward Recon ilation shanan invited friends and neighbors to her house in Ohio to celebrate her daughter's success in Paris can we move forward don't judge me on my past let's move forward I'm waiting for the opportunity but I'm waiting on her to be able to come to me let's sit down I just have to be patient she added Shannon is sober today and has said that she isn't the same person as before over the years Shannon had racked up debt and had just $34 to her name on a prepaid card according to to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition filed in October 2018 slowly she has been able to turn around her life and since 20122 has stayed out of any trouble she now works as a cashier at the grocery store Save A Lot for Simone biles separation from her mother may not have been easy but with her adopted parents taking care of her she was able to realize her dreams Simone biles found the loving home that fueled her rise to gymnastics greatness shortly after Ronald and Nelly biles adopted the girls the then six-year-old fell in love with gymnastics during a daycare field trip since then her adoptive parents have stood behind her as pillars of support it's been a long journey but their support means the world to me Simone bil said in April 2024 ahead of her historic Olympic comeback the only time Ronald and Nelly missed one of her competitions was during Tokyo 2020 thanks to covid-19 restrictions fast forward to today and Simone now 27 is the most decorated gymnast in history adding three Golds and a silver to her collection in Paris including the coveted all-around gold she knows none of it would have been possible without Nelly and Ronald's unwavering dedication being separated from my biological mom being placed in foster care before I officially got adopted by my grandparents it just set me up for a better route life biles revealed in 2021 she has often mentioned the role her adopted parents played in her success and thanked them for their support now after years of estrangement Simone biles's biological mother hopes to one day reconnect with her daughters and seek their forgiveness and be a part of their lives what do you think about this complex journey and Shannon biles's wish share your thoughts in the comments below this is how the crowd's shushing may have sabotaged Simone B's final routine the Redemption tour did not end with a golden Encore for Simone biles by the time she entered bery arena for the beam and floor exercise finals on Monday she was drained mentally physically all of it it's what this event does what this sport does the American gymnast made a rare mistake on the beam as she missed out on Olympic gold Simone biles appeared to complain about the crowd inside paris's buy Arena after she missed out on a medal in the gymnastics beam final biles proceeded to fall off the beam halfway through which prompted a number of gasps from the crowd the American regained her composure after the fall to complete the beam routine and earn a score of 13100 that being said biles was far from happy with the circumstances surrounding the Fall In fact when she rejoined her coach and teammates at the seating area she complained about the crowd inside paris's bery Arena widespread reports suggest biles accused them of making unnecessary noises as she took to the beam throwing her hands in the air it appears she told them to stop shushing before adding why are they all shushing as soon as I'm going they're like shushing so much so today like you could hear some of the Android ring tones going off the photo clickers whatever that was and so you know you're trying to stay in your Zone and then people start cheering and then the shushing gets louder so really they should be shushed because they're louder than them I don't know it was really weird and awkward USA teammate sunisa replied I don't know why are they the Olympic gymnastics organizers telling them to it appears shouts of come on Simone were heard while she performed which brought shush sounds from people in the audience you can watch the events unfold below Craig Heap the BBC commentator who was reporting on the event said he'd never seen Simone biles look so angry in his life she was not happy something has gone on in the arena he said Simone is not happy at all it just goes to show she is a human being all the other ladies in that final have made mistakes she's not Invincible heap's co- commentator Matt Baker clarified she's talking about the atmosphere she's talking about shushing the feeling in here is like a cauldron when the gymnasts are on oh my word some Olympic fans have taken a conspiratorial view of the balance beam f a video that has been circulating on social media has some fans crying foul after all four of the athletes who failed to stay on the bar appeared to lose their footing in a similar spot on the beam now they all fell in a similar spot on the beam one supporter wrote on X another said so the best gymnasts in the world all fell on the exact same spot definitely not sus someone has definitely tampered with the beam said a third onlooker a fourth joked someone did witchcraft because no way all of them fell exactly on the same spot B's score took an age to come through but when it did her total of 13100 was not enough to finish in the top three she commented on the odd beam final after the event conclusion and implied the atmosphere could have been to blame for the errors the beam final is always the most stressful the 27-year-old said usually we have music or back background noise whatever that may be we do better in environments with noise going on because it feels most like practice people start cheering and then people start shushing gets louder but then they should be shushed because they're louder it was really weird and awkward we've asked several times for some music or background noise I'm not really sure what happened there not our favorite none of us liked it yes it was an odd beam final beam final is always the most stressful um but usually we have like music or background noise whatever that may be and honestly we do better in environments when there's noise going on because it feels most like practice so today like you could hear Euros sport commentator and former British gymnast Denia Francis suggested that the chosen manufacturer may have been to blame she said the beam is looking terribly slippy today maybe they thought these girls are the best in the world and they made it smaller she joked the equipment is gnova my personal preference as a gymnast was my least favorite these gymnast may be training on different brands of equipment after losing her balance at the end of an aerial series biles placed Italy's alato deservedly won Gold with a score 14366 whil China's Joe yakin took home a silver medal with 14100 Manila esposo of Italy picked up the bronze with 14 Simone biles didn't think she'd even be here a couple of years ago will leave Paris and perhaps her final Olympics with three Golds and a silver and something perhaps even more valuable peace I accomplished way more than my wildest dreams not just at this Olympics but in the sport the 11-time Olympic medalist said so I can't be mad at the performances competing then walking away with four medals I'm not mad about it bil certainly didn't look mad during the awards ceremony after the floor exercise the first one of her career at a major competition that ended with her looking up at someone else instead she and good friend and bronze medalist Jordan chilos bowed to Rebecca Andrade the Brazilian who has spent the last three years as the best gymnast in the world not named biles it was just the right thing to do bil said she's Queen then the three black women posed together on the podium 4 days after biles Andrade and sunis who is mong American stood in the same spot following the all-around their Collective success is symbolic of a sport that is becoming more diverse and more inclusive at the highest level led by someone who still describes herself as Simone biles from Spring Texas who flips for a long time the flipping is what separated biles from everyone else her routines are packed with so much difficulty that a wobble here or a step out of bounds there ultimately hasn't mattered it did in what could be the final routine of her career bothered perhaps by a left calf injury she aggravated during qualifying last week biles wasn't at her best during a 75c set that features music from pop icons Taylor Swift and Beyonce and the hardest tumbling passes ever done by a woman twice at the end of the passes that feature elements bearing her name in the sports code of points her feet landed on Blue boundary costing her valuable TS and creating just enough room for Andrade score a 14.1 66 to stand when a 14133 and the number two indicating she was still in second flashed next to B's name a packed Arena that included NFL icon Tom Brady let out an ooh of surprise biles was not one of them I'm not very upset or anything about my performance at the Olympics she said I'm happy proud and even more excited that it's over whether it's fully over she's not saying though Chili's may have offered a hint as they talk to reporters afterward with Chile's leaning over and saying under her breath I'm going to miss you man so will gymnastics the Olympics too bil's 11 career medals at the Olympics seven gold two silver two bronze ties czechoslovakia's vera caslavska for the second most by a female gymnast in Olympic history a chance at making it a dozen ended earlier on Monday when biles fell during the beam final finishing fifth she was hardly the only one four of the finalists came off during their routines which were done in a quiet Arena that is typically a wall of sound during competition not this time after the International Gymnastics Federation had the in-house DJ hit pause during event finals which B said made it really weird and awkward the silence and intermittent shushing didn't bother Italy's Alice damato who finished off a breakout Olympics for the Italians silver medalists in the team competition by putting together a steady set that seemed immune to the pressure or the moment Joe yaken of China earned silver with a 14100 just ahead of bronze medalist Manila Esposito of Italy biles praised damato and Esposito for providing building blocks that she believes will help Inspire young girls in Italy to take up the sport it's something biles has done during her long stay in the spotlight she's in no hurry to make any decision on if it's time to let someone else step forward she offered Never Say Never her when asked over the weekend if Los Angeles 2028 is a possibility she will be 31 then an age when most gymnasts have long since retired yeah being in a good mental spot seeing my therapist every Thursday it's kind of religious for me so that's why I'm here today yet considering the Gap that still exists between herself and nearly everyone else in the sport save for Andrade who pushed biles as hard as she's been pushed anything is possible that is for later for now there is merely appreciation the critics that pounced after Tokyo 2020 have gone quiet so have whatever inner demons remained I couldn't have asked for a better Olympic Games a better support system she said thank you Paris what do you think about the atmosphere during the beam final was it fair or distracting for the athletes Simone biles blasted fans who criticized her husband for wearing her gold medal calling naysayers effing miserable and asking them to leave her family alone the controversy began on Tuesday July 30th shortly after Simone biles and Team USA won the all-around team gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics Instagram that evening with his arm around biles and her gold medal around his neck biles helped USA land its first Gymnastics Gold of the Paris games on Tuesday when she and teammates Sunni Lee Jordan Charles and Jade Cary saw off Italy and Brazil in the F were left fuming on social media when Owens B's husband of the last 2 years was seen proudly wearing her medal on Tuesday night in a post celebrating his wife the NFL player posed next to her with the gold around his neck and wrote witnessing history every time you step on the mat congrats baby on becoming the most decorated American gymnast in Olympic history just wow eight of them so thank thankful I was there to see it several users blasted Owens for his odd behavior on the night while content creator Kira Bray even told him to take it off in a video which racked up 2.5 million views on Tik Tok take her metal off after all of the take her medal off was it you Mr Simone biles who was flying through the air yesterday was it you who spun like a top 30 times in the air and landed without stumbling no you were taking notes in the audience and I thought that was cute I was going to give him a pass I thought him keeping swear in the audience was kind of cute and I was going to I was going to take it easy on him to open Instagram why is why is her metal around your neck for the picture for the picture that you post after after all we after all we we' learned nothing what a choice what a choice in in the audience he does look like pretty studious though and like he's like really paying attention let her wear the metal for the picture that you post after everything that's gone on that could be a pretty simple PR move he's like this is my only time to wear a gold medal around my neck so I guess I'll just take this chance now not like I already got made fun of by the entire internet for trying to overshadow my wife and undermine her accomplishments even I don't think he means to I really don't think he means to I think he's just like I don't know somebody took the picture and thought this makes sense given the history this is a good idea whoever took the picture is a hater these people just need more friends who will tell them what things appear to be if they want to avoid the comments cuz go look at the comments on that that picture all of them are like wow odd choice I don't even remember your name Mr Simone biles like it's like it's egging it on however biles took to the comments section to hit out at brog and other users for criticizing her husband branding them so effing miserable crazy thing is I put my metal on every single one of my family members and took pictures she wrote so don't ever make assumptions biles then added like y'all are so miserable leave us alone Owens is out in Paris with biles this summer after being granted time off from practice with the Bears to watch biles in action she showed her appreciation for him by commenting on his photo of them together means the world you're here but despite his heartwarming words Owens was blasted by fans online for wearing the metal one wrote you do realize that is not your metal right another put but why are are you wearing it how odd I knew he was gone we her medal like he won it said a third user a fourth commented that's Simone's gold medal you're holding not yours my guy while one simply told him give the medal back baby that's not yours Owens not only received criticism for his metal wearing Antics however fans were also quick to reference an Infamous 2023 interview in which he claimed to have not known who biles was when they first met on a dating app I had some likes on my Instagram you know and I'm like I'm like oh this might be I'm like okay so I see what's up and then I still waited I'm like man I'm going wait I'm going wait till I you know take a shower and everything then I come back to my phone and then she messaged me on the app like hey you know what I mean and I'm man that's up man this got to be fake like I don't know just I didn't know who she was at the time but like the first thing that I saw was that she just had a bunch of followers so in my mind I'm like okay she got to be good if I promise you I'm I'm a real life story when she won Olympics I was in college and we didn't have NBC we didn't have Olympics CH and we're in Camp we're in Camp like the football player was reminded of those comments after Dawning his wife's Olympic gold this week one user said but you didn't know who she was right another wrote do you know who she is now lamu while a third posted now he knows about gymnastics Owens has previously been criticized for his remarks about their relationship in December 2023 he claimed during an episode of the pivot podcast that he didn't know who biles was when they first met on membership based dating app Rya in 2020 when he was asked if he believes he's the catch in their relationship Owens replied I always say that the men are the catch his remark about being a catch sparked the most criticism among fans who pointed out that owens's wife was a successful Olympian was really the catch in our always say we the man the catch man I always say we the catch yeah so she really booked you she did though what you say cuz I I was told Alex Cooper on the call her daddy podcast in April that she found Amusement in the viral reaction to her husband's comments but also confessed how hurt she was over it I thought it was hilarious at first and then they hurt my feelings she explained and then one night I broke down and I'm like why are you guys talking about my husband like this like you don't know him you don't know who he is and if anybody's met him they know he's the sweetest guy and will do anything for anybody bil's added because for me it's like talk about me all you want but don't come for my family never because I've been in the Limelight long enough where I can brush things off have my little Pow Wow about it in May she once again addressed the backlash directed towards her husband after fans went to the comments of her Instagram photos with him and reminded her that she was the prize in the relationship I'm going to quickly address this the joke was never a joke y'all are blatantly being disrespectful to my relationship and my husband so I'm going to go ahead and say this one time respectfully off biles replied to the backlash on her Instagram story and if you keep commenting or tweeting at me I'm just going to block you simple as that and no I don't need to touch grass or whatever TF y'all suggest so far in 2024 biles has won three gold medals at the 202 4 Paris Olympics one in the team finals one in the individual allaround and one on the Vault this brings her total medal count to 10 seven of which are gold she is officially the most decorated American gymnast in Olympic history what do you think about Simone's Fierce defense of her husband share your thoughts in the comments biles and Owens were married on April 22nd 20123 in a courtroom ceremony they later shared video of a destination wedding in Cabo San Lucas Mexico in May 2023 we had to get married legally here in the US since our wedding will be a destination wedding biles told Vogue during an episode of biles docu series Simone versus herself Owen said that one of the things he was most impressed by was biles's commitment to her craft her work ethic was the first thing that caught my eye I'd never watched gymnastics before when I first met I honestly didn't know who she was the coolest thing for me is that I get to witness someone who is literally at the Pinnacle of their sport it's motivating just to see that and the impact that she has on people he said despite their different sports biles and Owens have a lot in common when it comes to navigating their careers as professional athletes luckily as biles told people in 2021 the pair can always count on each other for support oh he's always so supportive she shared of Owens even if I wake up in the morning and I'm like I'm tired do I have to go jokingly he's like don't say that you can do it this is your dream Owens told Texas monthly that biles is equally supportive and that the couple constantly motivates each other she'll be telling me don't be a baby you're all right we're both super competitive he shared adding that B's work ethic inspires his own when I see her getting up and going to practice every morning it motivates me even more it's a great feeling when the person you're in a relationship with understands what you're going through when biles became the youngest person to ever receive the presidential medal of freedom in July 2022 Owens was right there with her to cheer The Athlete on words can explain how proud I am of you he wrote on Instagram this has been such a surreal experience to watch you receive your presidential medal of freedom and be the youngest to ever receive one at that in August 2023 Owens showed his support for biles after she competed at the US Classics her first time competing since she appeared in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics Simone biles just fired back at my Kaya Skinner you won't believe what happened next when Simone biles posted a congratulatory message to the US women's gymnastics team following their big win on July 30th her caption might have seemed a little surprising to folks not in the know the text lack of talent lazy Olympic Champions followed by a string of emojis to be clear after the day Team USA had dominating in the team finals to clinch their first team gold since 2016 B certainly was not calling out teammates Sunni Lee Jade KY Jordan Charles and Hesley Rivera or herself for slacking instead the caption was seemingly an epic clapback at a comment made by former Olympic teammate Michaela Skinner confused we're here to clarify Hint it all started with a YouTube video Skinner a 27-year-old Arizona native is a former Elite gymnast she competed alongside biles at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games in 2021 not as a member of the five-person team but as an individual event specialist and went on to win a silver medal in the vault she has since retired from gymnastics and runs a YouTube channel that documents her transition away from professional sports and just to be clear Skinner is a different person from Michaela mariny the Olympic medalist whose disappointed face became a huge meme during the 2012 London Games and Michaela shiffrin the two-time Olympic gold medalist in Alpine skiing skinners Feud as lots of outlets are calling it with the Team USA gymnastics team started earlier this summer in a since deleted YouTube video after the Olympic team selection on June 30th Skinner threw some not so subtle shade at the current crop of gymnasts according to CNN I feel like the talent in the depth just isn't like what it used to be just noticed like I mean obviously a lot of girls don't work as hard the girls just don't have the work ethic a lot of the um stuff that I was talking about wasn't always necessarily about the current team cuz I love and support all the girls that made it and I'm so proud of them besides Simone I feel like the talent and the depth just isn't like what it used to be she said in the video CNN reported a lot of girls don't work as hard she added the girls just don't have the work ethic and she seemed to blame the US Center for safe sport an organization established in the wake of the Larry Scandal that handles allegations of abuse across Olympic sports coaches have to be really careful about what they say which in some ways is really good but at the same time to get where you need to be in gymnastics you have to be a little aggressive and a little intense Skinner said according to the Associated Press gymnastics Whistleblower Rachel Den Hollander the first woman to publicly accused Nar of sexual abuse responded on July 5th in a post on X the platform form formerly known as Twitter She Wrote This is precisely why continued education is desperately needed when an athlete reminisces about one of the most abusive coaches in gymnastics history suggesting her abusive model was necessary for work ethic we have a problem understandably Skinner's comments weren't too well received by anyone else either not everyone needs a mic and a platform biles wrote in a July 3rd post on threads that racked up more than 18,000 likes initially Skinner defended herself according to CNN in an Instagram Story video she claimed that she had been misinterpreted or misunderstood later on however she changed course taking to X to make a public apology in a July 6 statement addressed to Team USA and our gymnastics Community Skinner wrote that she wanted to take full responsibility for what I said it was not my intention to offend or disrespect any of the athletes or to take away from their hard work she added you bet and they included several other former and current Team USA gym s all of whom commented on bil's July 30th Instagram post I'm so freaking proud of you 16-year-old Hesley Rivera the youngest member of the Paris women's gymnastics team wrote and Lori Hernandez who competed alongside biles at the 2016 Rio games and is currently a Paris games commentator for NBC also chimed in writing El May o I love y'all other commenters referenced the so-called Feud more explicitly Mike drop NASA Lucan a retired gymnast and five-time Olympic medalist wrote later adding so FK and proud caption goes crazy Steven nooris kick whose pommel horse routine helped the men's gymnastics team snag a bronze medal on July 29th rad in part put a finger down if Simone biles just ended you Lee another member of the Paris team wrote and likely referring to Skinner Michaela wrote in part feels like I need to apologize just to redeem my first name even USA Gymnastics entered the fry posting a comment that consisted of three face with Handover mouth emojis and other athletes did too retired Alpine skier and three-time Olympic medalist Lindsay vaugh wrote ha let the haters hate while you badasses go get medals followed by five gold medal emojis in fact at this point it seems like the only person who hasn't weighed in on the post at least publicly is Skinner herself but sometimes there's truth to the old cliche that actions speak louder than words on the afternoon of July 31st biles took to X to share an parent update with her followers oop I've been blocked she wrote followed by yet more emojis whose site are you on Simone or Michaela