Simone Biles Deletes X Account After Clashing With Riley Gaines Over Girls’ Sports

Olympic gymnast Simone Biles appears to have deleted her X account, following massive backlash for her bizarre attack on women’s rights advocate Riley Gaines and the promotion of men in female sports.

When you search @Simone_Biles, X users are now directed to a message that reads “This account doesn’t exist,” instead of Biles’ feed.

Screenshot: X

As highlighted by The Daily Wire, Biles earlier this month suggested Gaines, a podcast host for Outkick, is the size of a man while attempting to boost “trans” athletes.

“You’re truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race,” Biles said to Gaines, for highlighting the inequality of allowing males to participate in female sports. “Straight up sore loser.”

Gaines did not lose to Lia Thomas, a man who competed in women’s collegiate swimming. She tied against the male and then was pushed to the side for a photoshoot so the NCAA could apparently highlight Thomas. Gaines has since become a fierce advocate for girls and women’s spaces and sports.

“Bully someone your own size, which would ironically be a male,” Biles said to Gaines.

The gymnast was hit with fierce backlash over the posts and she eventually apologized. Gaines accepted the apology, writing online, “I accept Simone’s apology for the personal attacks including the ones where she body-shamed me. I know she knows what this feels like. She’s still the greatest female gymnast of all time.” 

Gaines on Monday reacted to Biles’ account being terminated. In a post on X, she noted that Biles had “an incredibly unpopular and morally indefensible take,” got “rightfully ridiculed for it,” issued “a groveling public apology after unrelenting backlash,” and then deleted her account “to pretend it never happened.”

“Sad to see such a phenom go down like this,” Gaines added.

– has an incredibly unpopular and morally indefensible take
– gets rightfully ridiculed for it
– issues a groveling public apology after unrelenting backlash
– deletes account to pretend it never happened

Sad to see such a phenom go down like this https://t.co/AiYir3kRG5

— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) June 23, 2025

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