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[xxParkerxx]

But maybe "kids these days" aren't raised with the same values we were, or something.

What do you qualify as "kids these days"? I would NEVER do something like that.

 

[JaJa]

The youngest member of Team USA. Simone and America's niece, Ronni Biles.

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this was truly just too cute

 

[Passion]

Skinner’s best move would have been to move on and let it all die down. Every time she opens her mouth she causes trouble.

Did you watch the video? Which part is causing trouble?

She says she sent written apologies and messages to the members of the Olympic team, and that Simone replied to her privately and it seemed resolved. Things calmed down. Then when Simone posted the caption after the team won it brought on a fresh wave of threats of violence against her, her husband, the baby, and her agent. The video was her begging for it to stop.

 

[Sasha]

Anyway, in non-Skinner news, Suni posted a funny Tiktok about the beam final:

 

[MaryClare]

I love Suni so much, she’s the only one I’d hang out with

 

[tempest]

Did you watch the video? Which part is causing trouble?

She says she sent written apologies and messages to the members of the Olympic team, and that Simone replied to her privately and it seemed resolved. Things calmed down. Then when Simone posted the caption after the team won it brought on a fresh wave of threats of violence against her, her husband, the baby, and her agent. The video was her begging for it to stop.

She could have just asked Simone to stop but she chose to tell all of socal media

people threatening her and her family are dumb... I hate most people

 

[rlayt]

Sending a message herself would have been appropriate NOT social media which inflames things. She did it for sympathy. And because she never really thought she was wrong. she thinks the whole world misunderstands.

 

[tempest]

and she plays the victim in a situation she started... she could have kept her thoughts to HERSELF

 

[Passion]

Sounds like she did talk to Simone privately the first time around and that just lead to Simone bringing it up publicly again. So here we are.

I don't understand why anyone cares at all about what Skinner says. I don't understand why so many people who hate Skinner continue to follow her. I stopped following her the day she retired from elite gymnastics. It doesn't matter what she says, she's not part of anything anymore.

 

[rlayt]

I haven’t followers her since around 2015. She pops up often enough in discussions and social media that I know eh as is she’s doing. Yes she just wants attention and will do anything to get it.

 

[brg09]

What do you qualify as "kids these days"? I would NEVER do something like that.

I don't know, maybe 20s and younger?

 

[makam]

Anyway, in non-Skinner news, Suni posted a funny Tiktok about the beam final:

Okay, that Suni video deserves its own gold medal.

 

[Hatsumomo]

She even points her toes when she falls! It reminds me of when I was a kid; I fell off the beam and the coach gave me some free gym swag because I had pointed my toes when falling. Smashed my knee into my neck, so that was sore for a bit.

 

[Kittentoes]

It was the loveliest bean crotching I ever did see.

 

[Kittentoes]

Ok, autocorrect got me there but I'm just leaving it.

 

[MaryClare]

Whitlock and Hepworth recreate the same photo, 12 years on

 

[makam]

It has to be pretty cool seeing the people you helped inspire competing with you. Maybe the stars get tired/bored of the meet and greets and having to take photo after photo but I bet when you get to do something like that, you are happy you took the time.

 

[glamafonic]

SImone's GRWM to NOT compete in bars finals as she put it.



In there she casually refers to never doing a floor routine again after floor finals btw.

 

[wishfulgoddess]

I'm old and pathetic and had to Google "GRWM". I can't keep up with all of these abbreviations.

 

[JaJa]

SImone's GRWM to NOT compete in bars finals as she put it.



In there she casually refers to never doing a floor routine again after floor finals btw.

and casually mentions that her body is "slowly starting to shut down." I think Simone was just done prior to Day 3 of EFs and BB and FX.