While defending trans athletes in sports, Biles made a comment about Gaines' body that she later retracted with an apology. Yet the vitriol that followed the exchange continued to escalate in the comments, leading Biles to deactivate her account. She is still active on Instagram, where the gymnast posted a graphic seemingly addressing the incident.

Simone Biles has reportedly decided to step away from X following her highly-publicized online feud with former college swimmer Riley Gaines over the topic of transgender athletes. The superstar Olympian swiped back at Gaines,

Olympic gymnast Simone Biles has deactivated her X account following a heated exchange with former swimmer Riley Gaines regarding transgender athletes competing in women's sports. The deletion occurred on Sunday after several weeks of public disagreement between the two athletes.