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.

Biles appears to have deleted her account on X following a public feud with Gaines, in which she described the conservative activist as "truly sick."

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,