Olympic gymnast Simone Biles and former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines feuded on Friday evening after Biles accused Gaines of being a “bully” for opposing men in women’s sports, an accusation she made while critiquing Gaines’ appearance.
Earlier on Friday, Gaines had commented on a post about the Champlin Park Rebels girls’ softball team in Minnesota, which recently defeated Bloomington Jefferson to win the state championship, according to a report from Fox News.
That was because junior pitcher Marissa Rothenberger, a male claiming female identity, threw a shut-out that led his team to victory.
Gaines noted that the post about the win had “comments off,” meaning users could not freely discuss the situation. Gaines said it was “to be expected when your star player is a boy.”
Comments off lol
To be expected when your star player is a boy https://t.co/2qY2onUhNW
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) June 6, 2025
That remark prompted the tirade from Biles.
“You’re truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race. Straight up sore loser,” Biles said in reference to Gaines competing against Lia Thomas, another male claiming to be a female, in her college swimming days.
“You should be uplifting the