Olympic gymnast Simone Biles publicly apologized to Riley Gaines on Tuesday, after comparing the former NCAA swimmer turned conservative commentator to a man in an online attack over Gaines’ stance on transgender athletes.

Biles took aim at Gaines after Gaines posted criticism online about the Minnesota state softball champions Champlin Park who won their competition with a transgender pitcher.

Gaines retweeted a picture of the team celebrating on X, writing that the outcome was “to be expected when your star player is a boy.”

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