MyKayla Skinner is calling on her former teammate Simone Biles for help. The 27-year-old former Olympian posted an Instagram video shortly after Simone, 27, and the rest of Team USA closed out the gymnastics portion of the Paris Olympics. In the clip, MyKayla pleaded for Simone to tell her fans to stop bullying her on social media.
“I love our country and don’t want to take anything away from our athletes,” MyKayla captioned the Instagram post on Tuesday, August 6. “Let’s use this time to build each other up, not tear others down.”
In the clip, the gymnast began by noting that she “sincerely hoped that this topic wouldn’t need to be revisited, but unfortunately, things have really gotten out of hand lately.”
While pointing out that it’s “one thing to disagree with me regarding something I have said or a point I was trying to make,” MyKayla pointed out that it’s “something else entirely when that turns into cyber bullying or even worse.”
The 2020 vault silver medalist went on to explain that she was “here” because, “about four weeks ago, I made a comment about work ethic and what seems to be taking pace with the rising generation.”
