{"id":54942,"date":"2025-06-10T07:35:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T07:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=54942"},"modified":"2025-06-10T07:35:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T07:35:02","slug":"simon-biles-had-the-audacity-to-tell-riley-gaines-she-looks-like-a-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=54942","title":{"rendered":"Simon Biles had the audacity to tell Riley Gaines she looks like a man."},"content":{"rendered":"

Simone Biles says Riley Gaines looks like a MAN in furious attack on anti-trans commentator<\/h1>\n

USA Olympic hero\u00a0S<\/a>imone Biles<\/span>\u00a0has launched a scathing attack on Riley Gaines, comparing her to a man after the former swimmer criticized a\u00a0Minnesota<\/span>\u00a0high school softball team for competing with a trans player.<\/p>\n

Gaines, 25, has forged a career as a political commentator for OutKick and Fox following her time as a swimmer, where she competed against trans athlete\u00a0Lia Thomas<\/span>. Her campaigning has won praise from\u00a0Donald Trump<\/span>, who welcomed her to the\u00a0White House<\/span>\u00a0before signing the ‘Keeping Men out of Women’s Sports’ executive order in February.<\/p>\n

On Friday, Gaines retweeted a picture of Minnesota team Champlin Park celebrating the state high school title that they won with\u00a0transgender<\/span>\u00a0pitcher Marissa Rothenberger on the team.<\/p>\n

‘Comments off lol,’ Gaines wrote in response to the post. ‘To be expected when your star player is a boy.’<\/p>\n

It sparked a blistering response from Biles, 28, who first criticized Gaines’ view and then compared her appearance to a man. Biles wrote: ‘You\u2019re truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race. Straight up sore loser.<\/p>\n

‘You should be uplifting the trans community and perhaps finding a way to make sports inclusive OR creating a new avenue where trans feel safe in sports. Maybe a transgender category IN ALL sports!!<\/p>\n

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Simone Biles tore into Riley Gaines on social media for her stance on trans athletes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Gaines has consistently campaigned against trans athletes competing in women’s sports<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Biles attacked Gaines on X on Friday night after her latest remarks on trans athletes<\/p>\n

But instead\u2026 You bully them\u2026 One things for sure is no one in sports is safe with you around!!!!!’<\/p>\n

She then tweeted at Gaines again, saying: ‘Bully someone your own size, which would ironically be a male.’<\/p>\n

Gaines replied: ‘This is actually so disappointing. It’s not my job or the job of any woman to figure out how to include men in our spaces.\u00a0You can uplift men stealing championships in women’s sports with YOUR platform. Men don’t belong in women’s sports and I say that with my full chest.’<\/p>\n

She continued: ‘My take is the least controversial take on the planet. Simone Biles being a male-apologist at the expense of young girls\u2019 dreams? Didn\u2019t have that on my bingo card. Maybe she could compete in pommel horse and rings in 2028.’<\/p>\n

Gaines then addressed Biles mocking her appearance, saying: ‘And the subtle hint at “body-shaming” ???? Plzzzz I’m 5’5″.’<\/p>\n

Sage Steele, the former ESPN reporter who has also been a vocal critic of trans athletes, backed Gaines up with a fiery tweet of her own.<\/p>\n

‘Easy to say this @Simone_Biles when you only had to compete against fellow women. Every one of your Olympic medals came competing against fellow women,’ Steele wrote.<\/p>\n

‘Riley Gaines was not only forced to compete against a man, but forced to share a locker room with a man. THAT is SICK. Shocked and disappointed that you\u2019d attack another woman who has done nothing but uplift other women.<\/p>\n

‘If YOU think it makes sense to create a league for trans people, go for it! Use that huge platform of yours! But to attack Riley for what she has done for little girls who want to be the next Simone Biles is\u2026\u2026..sick.’<\/p>\n

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