US EditionSimone Biles Spars with Riley Gaines on Social Media over Trans Athlete Debate
- Last week, Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles publicly criticized Riley Gaines, a former college swimmer and advocate against transgender athletes in women's sports, over social media posts about a transgender high school softball pitcher in Minnesota.
- The dispute began when Gaines opposed transgender women competing in female sports, prompting Biles to accuse her of bigotry and call her a 'sore loser' and 'truly sick' in response to Gaines' anti-transgender comments.
- At the 2022 NCAA Championships, Gaines finished in a shared fifth position in the 200m freestyle event alongside transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, and she has since advocated for policies aimed at protecting women's sports from what she considers unfair advantages held by transgender athletes.
- On Tuesday, Biles issued an apology on X for making the issue personal with Riley and emphasized the need for sports organizations to develop rules that are both inclusive and fair for all competitors.
- Gaines acknowledged Biles' apology and expressed her readiness to work together toward ensuring fairness and opportunities for female athletes in sports.
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Simone Biles Fails To Stick The Landing Going After Riley Gaines
Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them. George Orwell Or, in the case of Olympic legend Simone Biles, only gymnasts believe in the incendiary issue of trans men competing in women’s sports. Biles, who has made a secondary career as an object of pity, took exception when former swimmer Riley Gaines, an opponent of trans men competing against women, sent a picture of Minnesota softball team that recently won a state title wi…
Riley Gaines fires back at Simone Biles, calls attacks ‘venomous’
Former NCAA swimmer and women’s sports advocate Riley Gaines responded to Olympic gymnast Simone Biles after a fiery exchange on social media over the weekend, calling Biles’s attacks “venomous” and reaffirming her belief that transgender women should not compete in women’s sports. The controversy began when Gaines criticized the Minnesota State High School League for turning off comments on a post celebrating the championship of the Champlin Pa…
Olympians Pick Riley Gaines Over Simone Biles In Trans Athlete Debate
In the ever-evolving national conversation about transgender athletes in women’s sports, former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines Barker continues to be one of the most outspoken voices on the subject. In March 2024, Gaines joined 15 other female college athletes in filing a lawsuit against the NCAA, challenging its policies that permit transgender women to compete in female categories. Known for her advocacy on preserving what she views as fairness in …
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