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.
