Suni Lee hits out at Mykayla Skinner over former gymnast’s bitter Olympics feud with Simone Biles
Months after Suni Lee and the rest of the Team USA women’s gymnastics squad were targeted by MyKayla Skinner, Lee has hit back at her former teammate, still angry at the critical comments.
Lee, Skinner, Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles were all on Team USA for the Tokyo Olympics.
Skinner retired from gymnastics after the 2021 Olympics, but went out of her way to criticize this year’s team for what she perceived as a different “work ethic” than she was used to.
Lee and her teammates did not directly address Skinner’s comments, which she was forced to clarify and later apologize for. They subtly referenced it in social media posts ahead of the Paris Games.
More than two months after gymnastics competition was halted at the Olympics, Lee Skinner has made a direct call, largely because he understands the grind of competing in high-level sports better than most.
Team USA’s Suni Lee has called out former teammate MyKayla Skinner for her past comments
Skinner criticized the Paris version of the team for their “work ethic” before the Olympics started
“We love her very much, but it’s frustrating to see her abandon us because she actually knows everything we’ve been through,” Lee said. Glamour. “It was more annoying because of everything I’ve been through.”
Lee had two types of kidney diseases that shortened her college career at Auburn. She also had to miss several months of training due to the illness.
The three-time Olympic medalist only returned to full-time training for the Olympics in January, six months before the Olympic trials in her home state of Minnesota.
Lee also revealed to Glamor a week before the trials that she had been on an IV after a relapse of her kidney disease.
Skinner has since blocked Biles on Instagram since the Olympics ended, with Lee’s comments possibly sparking the same outbreak.
Lee has not stated whether she plans to continue her gymnastics career ahead of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.