Riley Gaines and MyKayla Skinner send message to Simone Biles on women's sports debate after SCOTUS ruling

Key Points:

• MyKayla Skinner, former US Olympic gymnast and teammate of Simone Biles, has publicly allied with Riley Gaines in support of the Supreme Court ruling upholding state laws protecting women's sports from transgender athlete participation.
• Skinner expressed hope that Simone Biles and other elite female athletes will join the movement to safeguard opportunities for biological female athletes, emphasizing the importance for her daughter and future generations.
• Riley Gaines, a prominent advocate against transgender athletes in women's sports, renewed calls for Biles and other top athletes like Caitlin Clark and Serena Williams to publicly support the cause following the Supreme Court decision.
• The feud between Biles and Gaines began in June 2025 after Biles criticized Gaines on social media for opposing a transgender softball pitcher; Biles later apologized, but both Skinner and Gaines believe Biles’ initial comments reflected her true stance.
• The Supreme Court ruling is seen by Gaines and Skinner as a major legal victory for the "Save Women's Sports" movement, though it stops short of requiring all states or schools to ban transgender athletes from female sports teams.