MyKayla Skinner Says Harsh Comments About U.S. Gymnastics Team Were ‘Misinterpreted’
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Skinner’s perceived criticisms drew fierce backlash across social media — and even Simone Biles appeared to hit back.
MyKayla Skinner is clarifying her eyebrow-raising take on the U.S. women’s gymnastics team ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris.
On Wednesday, the former Olympian posted a short video to her Instagram Stories in which she claimed her recent comments about Team USA had been “misinterpreted.”
“A lot of the stuff that I was talking about wasn’t always necessarily about the current team, because I love and support all the girls that made it, and I’m so proud of them,” Skinner, 27, explained in the clip. “It was more about going back into my own gym. Just, the work ethic is different compared to when we were doing gymnastics in the [former team coordinator] Márta [Károlyi] era.”
Skinner described herself as “so pumped” for the members of the current team. “I love those girls and I’m seriously so happy for them, so I would never do anything to make them feel otherwise,” she said.
“Sorry if that came out wrong,” she concluded. “That was not my intentions at all.”