The U.S. women’s gymnastics team won gold at the Olympics in Paris Tuesday, capping off a “redemption tour” after falling to Russia in the Tokyo Games.
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Simone Biles used a photo of the U.S. women’s gymnastics team proudly hoisting the American flag after winning Olympic gold Tuesday to push back against a former teammate, McKayla Skinner, who drew controversy several weeks ago for questioning the “talent and the depth” and work ethic of this year’s team.Key Facts
Hours after Team USA won the gold medal in women’s gymnastics, stand-out star Biles posted several group photos to Instagram with the caption “Lack of talent, lazy, olympic champions ❤️????????????.”
The caption seemed to be a direct clapback to Skinner, 27, who said in a now-deleted YouTube video weeks ago she didn’t feel this year’s team was up to snuff, adding, other than Biles, “obviously a lot of girls don’t work as hard, the girls just don’t have the work ethic.
