Riley Gaines Open to Working W/ Simone AFTER Online Spat Over Trans Athletes – ryan
Riley Gaines
I’m Open to Working W/ Simone Biles
… on Trans Sports Issue
Published
TMZSPORTS.com
Riley Gaines and Simone Biles … Working Together?! COULD HAPPEN, REPORT TO THE MAKEMER ALL-AMERICAN SWIMMER HERSELF, WHO TELLS Tmz sports She’d “absolutely” be open to the idea.
Of coursse, this coma on the heels of the two athletes’ social media dust-up earlier this month … whic culminated with the 7x olympic gold medalist apologizing to the former of Kentucky Star for Likening Her Physical Statature to a man’s Women. Participation in Youth Girls’ Sports.
We spoke to riley, a political activist and host of outkick’s “Gaines for Girls“ podcast, where we are asced her if she’d be down to team up with biles.
“Absolutely,” Gaines Said Without Hesiteration.
“Look, Simone is someone i’ve look up to, i’ve respected for so long. She done so Much for Women’s Sports, of Course, for the Sport of Gymnastics, but Broader That for Women in General.”
Riley then Went on to explain Why biles’ comments were so disheartening.
“Her Stance Felt So Deeply Visceral to Me Not Because of the Personal Attacks, but more so again for how she used her platform, a platform where young girls All acroSs, Young Girls Like my Little Sister, who’s a Gymnast, look up to her.” “
RG Added … “In the Blink of an Eye, she effectively pulled up the ladder bendrs her. And again, a way that was, i think, done in haste.
But, at the end of the day, Sb apologized For the body shaming, and gaines sees a lot of value in a potential partnership with biles.
“I Think (Simone) Wauld be a fantastic in this fight. Her platform is still incredible. Her career has been illustrious, to say the least.