Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee graces the cover of Glamor magazine. lee winkler
“We have a lot of love for her, but it's frustrating to see her put us down because she basically knows everything we've all been through. Because I'm here,” Lee told the outlet.
“It was even more annoying because of everything I was going through,” she continued.
Skinner, a silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, made the comments in a since-deleted YouTube video shortly after the women's gymnastics roster was announced in July.
“Aside from Simone, I feel like the talent and depth is different than it was before,” Skinner said at the time. “They don't have a work ethic.”
Suni Lee of the United States celebrates after winning the bronze medal in the women's gymnastics individual uneven bars final at Bercy Arena during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Sunday, August 4, 2024. AP
Biles immediately disputed his former teammate's statements.
“Not everyone needs a microphone and a platform,” Biles wrote in the thread.
Lee also joined the fray at the time with his own now-deleted comments.
Team USA celebrates winning the gold medal at the women's gymnastics team finals held at Bercy Arena during the 2024 Summer Olympics, from left: Jade Carey, Suni Lee, Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Hesley Rivera, 20247 Tuesday, March 30th in Paris, France. AP
“If Simone Biles stopped you, put your finger down,” Lee wrote.
After the U.S. won gold in the team event in late July, Biles appeared to criticize Skinner again, captioning an Instagram post, “Lack of talent, laziness, Olympic champion.” ❤️🥇🇺🇸”
Mr. Skinner eventually apologized for his comments.
Mikayla Skinner of the United States poses for a photo with her vault silver medal after the gymnastics finals at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, August 1, 2021. AP
“I would like to formally apologize to Team USA and our gymnastics community for my comments in a recent YouTube episode about Olympic Gymnastics judging.” she wrote on Instagram. “It was never my intention to offend or belittle the athletes or take away from their efforts.”
Suni Lee still fuming over MyKayla Skinner’s Olympic comments
Suni Lee is still not happy about comments from former Olympic gymnastics teammate Mikayla Skinner.
In July, before the Olympics, Skinner asked about the depth and work ethic of the women's gymnastics team beyond Simone Biles.
Lee revealed the comments still sting. In an interview with Glamor magazine.
“We have a lot of love for her, but it's frustrating to see her put us down because she basically knows everything we've all been through. Because I'm here,” Lee told the outlet.
“It was even more annoying because of everything I was going through,” she continued.
Skinner, a silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, made the comments in a since-deleted YouTube video shortly after the women's gymnastics roster was announced in July.
“Aside from Simone, I feel like the talent and depth is different than it was before,” Skinner said at the time. “They don't have a work ethic.”
Biles immediately disputed his former teammate's statements.
“Not everyone needs a microphone and a platform,” Biles wrote in the thread.
Lee also joined the fray at the time with his own now-deleted comments.
“If Simone Biles stopped you, put your finger down,” Lee wrote.
After the U.S. won gold in the team event in late July, Biles appeared to criticize Skinner again, captioning an Instagram post, “Lack of talent, laziness, Olympic champion.” ❤️🥇🇺🇸”
Mr. Skinner eventually apologized for his comments.
“I would like to formally apologize to Team USA and our gymnastics community for my comments in a recent YouTube episode about Olympic Gymnastics judging.” she wrote on Instagram. “It was never my intention to offend or belittle the athletes or take away from their efforts.”
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