Mykayla Skinner Opens Up About ‘Death Threats’ Her Manager Received After Simone Biles’ Paris Olympics 2024 Feud

October 22, 2025 | 3:35 PM EDT

Former American gymnast MyKayla Skinner recently shared her thoughts on her public feud with Simone Biles, stating that it was an extremely emotional situation for her. Earlier in June, Skinner accused Biles of bullying and belittling her teammates on the United States team and stating that she had kept quiet about it for the sake of the other athletes.

What Did MyKayla Skinner Say About Her Feud with Simone Biles?

Skinner stated that the entire situation took a toll on her emotionally due to the online criticism she received. In an interview with FOX News, she said that she and her manager received death threats:

“Everyone just says their opinions online, and they don’t care. That was really hard to take, I was getting death threats. My agent at the time was getting death threats and emails sent to her, and they were actually contacting her phone and sending her voice messages and trying to call her. It was just people that were telling me I was a bad mom, and I don’t have a voice. It really did take me down a spiral and I felt like I couldn’t be a mom that I needed to be for my daughter, which was really difficult.”

The Skinner and Biles feud became public during the Paris Olympics, with Skinner stating that the US National team lacked “work ethic”. Biles performed impressively in Paris, winning a team gold medal as well as two individual gold medals in the vault and all-around events, respectively.

Skinner previously accused Biles of bullying teammates on the US team and also showed her support for political activist Riley Gaines when she was caught in a feud with Biles as well. In an interview on FOX News, Skinner said:

“Well, throughout my career, there’s been many times where I have been belittled and bullied by Simone and have wanted to keep quiet for the other athletes. And there’s just been many times through my Olympic journey and through camps, training, everything that we have gone through, have been multiple times where she has come and belittled all of us, and I’ve wanted to stay silent through this because she has a huge platform.”

Skinner and Biles competed together on many occasions, including at the 2014 World Championships and the Rio 2016 Olympics. Skinner once stepped in for Biles in the vault event at the Tokyo Olympics, winning a silver medal.

Article written by Harshavardhan Shankar