Simone Biles claps back at ex-teammate after ‘lazy’ accusations, gets blocked

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'Lack of talent, lazy Olympic champions,' top gymnast Simone Biles posts on Instagram alongside a photo of her triumphant American teammates.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/sports/simone-biles-claps-back-ex-teammate-lazy-accusations-united-states-gymnastics-team-gets-blocked/

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00:00Lack of talent, lazy Olympic champions, top gymnast Simone Biles posts on Instagram alongside

00:06a photo of her triumphant American teammates.

00:09Biles is referencing commentary made by 2020 U.S. Olympic gymnast Michaela Skinner.

00:14"'Besides Simone, I feel like the talent and the depth just isn't like what it used to

00:18be,' Skinner, 27, said in a now-deleted video.

00:21"'The girls just don't have the work ethic.'"

00:24Biles' post prompted Skinner to block the iconic gymnast.

00:28Skinner's words back in June drew a landslide of backlash from the gymnastics community.

00:32She later apologized.

00:33Skinner, who felt she was unfairly left off the 2016 Rio squad, was selected to represent

00:39the U.S. as an individual in Tokyo, where she earned a silver medal in the vault.

00:44Biles will go for her ninth Olympic medal and second of the Paris Games in Thursday's

00:48all-around final.

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