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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 concept.
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 right down to group up with Biles.
“Completely,” Gaines mentioned with out hesitation.
“Look, Simone is somebody I’ve seemed as much as, I’ve revered for therefore lengthy. She has completed a lot for ladies’s sports activities, in fact, for the game of gymnastics, however even broader than that for ladies on the whole.”
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 ladies all throughout the nation, younger ladies like my little sister, who’s a gymnast, look as much as her.”
RG added … “Within the blink of an eye fixed, she successfully pulled up the ladder behind her. And once more, a manner that was, I believe, completed in haste. I believe there was plenty 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 plenty of worth in a possible partnership with Biles.
“I believe [Simone] could be a improbable ally on this struggle. Her platform continues to be unbelievable. Her profession has been illustrious, to say the least. I believe we may do quite a bit collectively if she was keen to do it.”
