Riley Gaines has amassed a following since becoming the face of the fight against biological males in women’s and women’s sports. Of course, there are many criticisms of this as well.
One of her biggest names is Keith Olbermann, with whom Gaines had a verbal war on X (formerly Twitter) a few months ago.
Olbermann said the “stupid” and “failed” Gaines, who holds 12 national championships and SEC records, is “a big fan of swimming.”
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But the problems didn’t stop there, as Olbermann called her a “transphone” with a “destroying reputation.”
She recorded herself in a video in response to Olbermann’s post. show off her trophy She earned numerous honors including All-SEC First Team, three SEC titles, second place nationally, SEC Community Service Award, and SEC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She also qualified for the U.S. Olympic trials in Tokyo.
Gaines hopped on Joe Rogan’s podcast this week, and the two revisited the exchange between her and the former ESPN and MSNBC host.
Riley Gaines recalls when she became an advocate for women’s sports. “What exactly are we clapping for?”
“While I am extremely proud to have finished my career as a 12-time All-American, five-time SEC Champion, SEC record holder, SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and SEC Community Service Leader of the Year, I could go on and on. “Does this old man want to attack me? He still lives in the basement with his mother. I said to my father, ‘Who is this man?’ I had to ask. I don’t even know who he is,” Gaines said.
Gaines actually broke the glass trophy in the video, but she said the SEC sent her a new trophy.
“They’re like, ‘We’re really sorry you had to waste your time against Keith Olbermann and destroy your trophy. We wanted to send you a new trophy,'” she said. “If nothing else, I got more. Thank you, Keith Olbermann.”
“I feel like my motto is, most of the time, I live by it: ‘Don’t beat them down. Don’t pay attention to someone if it’s obviously something they’re fighting over. ” Gaines said. “But when it came to him, I literally couldn’t resist.”
Riley Gaines speaks at Penn State University. (Riley Gaines)
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Gaines decided to become an advocate for fairness in women’s sports shortly after competing against Thomas at the 2022 National Championship.
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