The real reason McKayla Maroney just hit back at MyKayla Skinner so hard she wanted to 'redeem' her 1st name

Why McKayla Maroney backed Simone Biles in response to MyKayla Skinner's remarks about the US gymnastics team's work ethic.

McKayla Maroney on the floor exercise during the women's P&G Gymnastics Championships. / David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports

McKayla Maroney offered fans an explanation of her comment where she backed Simone Biles in what appears to be a response to MyKayla Skinner's previous comments about the US women’s gymnastics team’s work ethic.

Following the team’s gold medal victory at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, July 30, Maroney took to Biles’ Instagram post to add her own commentary.

In the caption of her celebratory post, Biles wrote, “Lack of talent, lazy, Olympic champions,” which many interpreted as a direct response to Skinner’s earlier remark that the team’s “depth isn’t what it used to be.” 

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Maroney congratulated the 27-year-old Olympian and added a playful jab in the comments, saying, “It doesn’t get more iconic than this... She f’d around n found out fr. Feels like I need to apologize just to redeem my first name.”

obsessed with all the US gymnasts of past and present, men and women, chiming in to drag mykayla skinner in the comments of simone’s post. suni and mckayla maroney went for BLOOD. pic.twitter.com/Uwa7V0wTek

— emma (@beifongluvr) July 31, 2024

The 28-year-old later explained her cheeky note, sharing a screenshot on her Instagram Story of the comments along with "commented this mostly bc i knew it would make simone do my favorite laugh/scream."

Earlier in the month, Skinner had stirred controversy by suggesting that the current team lacked the same level of “talent” as Olympic champion Biles in a now deleted YouTube video.

Despite her earlier controversial remarks, Skinner did show support for the team after their win. She posted a photo of the victorious US team on her Instagram Story, accompanied by three heart emojis.

oop I’ve been blocked 👀🫢😂

— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) July 31, 2024

However, the drama didn’t end there. On Wednesday, uly 31, Biles shared a cryptic tweet, “oops I’ve been blocked,” leading fans to speculate that Skinner was the one who blocked her. 

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