Olympian Suni Lee is responding to MyKayla Skinner ’s criticism following the 2024 Paris Olympics . Suni—who won two individual bronze medals and took home gold in the team all-around alongside Simone Biles , Jade Carey , Jordan Chiles and Hezly Rivera —shared her thoughts on her former teammate’s since-deleted YouTube video criticizing the gymnasts for lacking “work ethic.” "We have a lot of love for her,” Suni told Glamour in an interview published Oct.
3. “It’s frustrating to see her put us down because she knows, basically, about every single thing that we’ve all been through.” And the 21-year-old—who battled two forms of kidney disease ahead of the 2024 Games that resulted in her body swelling and gaining 45 pounds “in a span of two weeks”—added, “It was more annoying because of all the things that I’ve been through.
" Back in July, MyKayla said in a YouTube video that “the talent and the depth just isn't like what it used to be” and that “a lot of girls don't work as hard” compared to her time competing in the 2016 Rio Olympics. MyKayla also commented on what she sees as difficulties as a result of SafeSport, a nonprofit organization created in order to help end abuse in athletics. “Coaches can't get on athletes and they have to be really careful what they say,” she said.
“Which, in some ways is really good, but at the same time, to get to where you need to be in gymnastics you do have to be, I feel like, a little aggressiv.
