Riley Gaines
I am Open To Working W/ Simone Biles
… On Trans Sports activities Challenge
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TMZSports.com
Riley Gaines and Simone Biles … working collectively?! May occur, in response to the previous All-American swimmer herself, who tells TMZ Sports activities she’d “absolutely” be open to the thought.
After all, this comes on the heels of the 2 athletes’ social media dust-up earlier this month … which culminated with the 7x Olympic gold medalist apologizing to the previous College of Kentucky swim star for likening her bodily stature to that of a person whereas the ladies debated trans athletes’ participation in youth ladies’ sports activities.
We spoke to Riley, a political activist and host of Outkick’s “Gaines For Women“ podcast, the place we requested her if she’d be all the way down to crew up with Biles.
“Absolutely,” Gaines stated with out hesitation.
“Look, Simone is someone I’ve looked up to, I’ve respected for so long. She has done so much for women’s sports, of course, for the sport of gymnastics, but even broader than that for women in general.”
Riley then went on to clarify why Biles’ feedback have been so disheartening.
“Her stance felt so deeply visceral to me not because of the personal attacks, but more so again because of how she used her platform, a platform where young girls all across the nation, young girls like my little sister, who’s a gymnast, look up to her.”
RG added … “In the blink of an eye, she effectively pulled up the ladder behind her. And again, a way that was, I think, done in haste. I think there was a lot of ignorance to the issue when she issued her initial tweets on that Friday evening.”
However, on the finish of the day, SB apologized for the physique shaming, and Gaines sees a number of worth in a possible partnership with Biles.
“I think [Simone] would be a fantastic ally in this fight. Her platform is still incredible. Her career has been illustrious, to say the least. I think we could do a lot together if she was willing to do it.”
