Riley Gaines
I am Open To Working W/ Simone Biles
… On Trans Sports activities Challenge
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Riley Gaines and Simone Biles … working collectively?! May occur, in line with the previous All-American swimmer herself, who tells TMZ Sports activities she’d “completely” 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 women’ sports activities.
We spoke to Riley, a political activist and host of Outkick’s “Gaines For Girls“ podcast, the place we requested her if she’d be right down to staff up with Biles.
“Completely,” Gaines stated with out hesitation.
“Look, Simone is somebody I’ve regarded as much as, I’ve revered for therefore lengthy. She has completed a lot for ladies’s sports activities, after all, for the game of gymnastics, however even broader than that for ladies generally.”
Riley then went on to clarify why Biles’ feedback had been so disheartening.
“Her stance felt so deeply visceral to me not due to the non-public assaults, however extra so once more due to how she used her platform, a platform the place younger women all throughout the nation, younger women like my little sister, who’s a gymnast, look as much as her.”
RG added … “Within the blink of a watch, she successfully pulled up the ladder behind her. And once more, a manner that was, I believe, completed in haste. I believe there was lots of ignorance to the difficulty when she issued her preliminary tweets on that Friday night.”
However, on the finish of the day, SB apologized for the physique shaming, and Gaines sees lots of worth in a possible partnership with Biles.
“I believe [Simone] can be a incredible ally on this battle. Her platform continues to be unbelievable. Her profession has been illustrious, to say the least. I believe we might do loads collectively if she was keen to do it.”
