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.

Olympic gymnast Simone Biles appears to have deleted her X/Twitter account following a feud with anti-trans campaigner and former swimmer Riley Gaines. Screenshots shared by The Daily Beast show that Biles’ X account,