{"id":324809,"date":"2025-06-21T04:09:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T09:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/riley-gaines-open-to-working-w-simone-biles-after-online-spat-over-trans-athletes"},"modified":"2025-12-18T03:10:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T08:10:38","slug":"riley-gaines-open-to-working-w-simone-biles-after-online-spat-over-trans-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/riley-gaines-open-to-working-w-simone-biles-after-online-spat-over-trans-athletes","title":{"rendered":"Riley Gaines Open to Working W\/ Simone Biles After On-line Spat Over Trans Athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n       <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Riley Gaines<\/span><br \/>\n       <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">I am Open To Working W\/ Simone Biles<\/span><br \/>\n       <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">&#8230; On Trans Sports activities Concern<\/span><br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<p>  <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n      Printed June 21, 2025 12:15 AM PDT\n                   <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-baec0b3f81789be3a56117d228016933\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-df499c7c-5c2a-4d58-94c0-becf6e3741c2-197786422-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n   <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-df499c7c-5c2a-4d58-94c0-becf6e3741c2-197786422-play-btn\"><br \/>\n   <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n   <\/button><br \/>\n     <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"ALL - AMERICAN\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/c1\/16by9\/2025\/06\/17\/c189eecdb561472eb4de8f3d32bbddb3_md.jpg\" alt=\"riley_gaines_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" \/>\n     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>     <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-baec0b3f81789be3a56117d228016933--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0c8588293ba8546695587a1912c113ab\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/riley-gaines\/\"><strong>Riley Gaines<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/simone-biles\/\"><strong>Simone Biles<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; working collectively?! Might occur, in keeping with the previous All-American swimmer herself, who tells <strong>TMZ Sports activities<\/strong> she&#8217;d &#8220;completely&#8221; be open to the thought.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0c8588293ba8546695587a1912c113ab--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a495e4f6ffaed70994b2fce2c25511e5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>In fact, this comes on the heels of the 2 athletes&#8217; social media dust-up earlier this month &#8230; which culminated with the 7x Olympic gold medalist apologizing to the previous College of Kentucky swim star for likening her bodily stature to that of a person whereas the ladies debated trans athletes&#8217; participation in youth ladies&#8217; sports activities.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a495e4f6ffaed70994b2fce2c25511e5--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-39a5efa9a6341ddbe646d3089d1366ea\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n     <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20230621_be125f0fbd9b4593b54ce05c0c1c4bb0\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b70786d3-d884-4c4d-a8f1-790b0ef46c30\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/be\/4by3\/2023\/06\/21\/be125f0fbd9b4593b54ce05c0c1c4bb0_md.png\" alt=\"Lia Thomas Riley Gaines\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<p>     <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-39a5efa9a6341ddbe646d3089d1366ea--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-33dd08870eb26486e3b6ef3da6525547\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We spoke to Riley, a political activist and host of Outkick&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/shows\/gaines-for-girls\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Gaines For Girls<\/strong><\/a>&#8220;<strong> <\/strong>podcast, the place we requested her if she&#8217;d be all the way down to crew up with Biles.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-33dd08870eb26486e3b6ef3da6525547--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\" \/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f9e3e10923e12f01ea144e68f6b47c31\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;Completely,&#8221; Gaines mentioned with out hesitation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f9e3e10923e12f01ea144e68f6b47c31--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-242a52cc1a0f2c040942dc22bc42c219\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;Look, Simone is somebody I&#8217;ve regarded as much as, I&#8217;ve revered for therefore lengthy. She has accomplished a lot for ladies&#8217;s sports activities, in fact, for the game of gymnastics, however even broader than that for ladies on the whole.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-242a52cc1a0f2c040942dc22bc42c219--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-26714aec40738116aa05a3ef85da4783\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n     <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250620_19ddcec13e9f46628569e03414607abb\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b70786d3-d884-4c4d-a8f1-790b0ef46c30\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/19\/4by3\/2025\/06\/20\/19ddcec13e9f46628569e03414607abb_md.jpg\" alt=\"simone biles and riley gaines x 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-26714aec40738116aa05a3ef85da4783--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b9ddb40bdf973a94702332cc01e77e01\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Riley then went on to clarify why Biles&#8217; feedback had been so disheartening.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b9ddb40bdf973a94702332cc01e77e01--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a73378316af1b73c2b7b9c1b5ed62e4f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;Her stance felt so deeply visceral to me not due to the non-public assaults, however extra so once more due to how she used her platform, a platform the place younger ladies all throughout the nation, younger ladies like my little sister, who&#8217;s a gymnast, look as much as her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a73378316af1b73c2b7b9c1b5ed62e4f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6f9c644f4150aebf3863edcc76476382\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n     <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250620_e4efa1067fb64fd3ac536a0b4949175b\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b70786d3-d884-4c4d-a8f1-790b0ef46c30\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e4\/4by3\/2025\/06\/20\/e4efa1067fb64fd3ac536a0b4949175b_md.jpg\" alt=\"simone biles and riley gaines x 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6f9c644f4150aebf3863edcc76476382--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-369979f4c9b9aa0a802b4b58e02fba14\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>RG added &#8230; &#8220;Within the blink of a watch, she successfully pulled up the ladder behind her. And once more, a approach that was, I feel, accomplished in haste. I feel there was a number of ignorance to the difficulty when she issued her preliminary tweets on that Friday night.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-369979f4c9b9aa0a802b4b58e02fba14--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a2a19dda60a907846b7dcb59fdfcbb17\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>However, on the finish of the day, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/06\/10\/simone-biles-apologizes-riley-gaines-walks-back-trans-athlete-comments\/\"><strong>SB apologized<\/strong><\/a> for the physique shaming, and Gaines sees a number of worth in a possible partnership with Biles.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a2a19dda60a907846b7dcb59fdfcbb17--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0789614a34cc4502492f716096cd6e48\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n     <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240725_fe5ff415d7b64de9b0068bba2d08cf1d\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b70786d3-d884-4c4d-a8f1-790b0ef46c30\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/fe\/4by3\/2024\/07\/25\/fe5ff415d7b64de9b0068bba2d08cf1d_md.jpg\" alt=\"simone biles\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<p>     <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0789614a34cc4502492f716096cd6e48--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e5fdea36382c14f65a1921f7a45412c6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;I feel [Simone] could be a improbable ally on this battle. Her platform continues to be unimaginable. Her profession has been illustrious, to say the least. 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