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USA Today columnist, Nancy Armor, faced a violent reaction during the weekend for a column that defends Simone Biles after the personal attack of the social networks of the Olympic gold medalist against Riley Gaines.
Armor painted Biles as a champion for the transgender community as the American gymnast called Gaines a “thug” for his struggle to protect the sports of women and girls. The columnist also stated: “There is no scientific evidence that transgender athletes have a physical advantage over the athletes of senior women” while they leave in Gaines.
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Riley Gaines and Simone Biles (IMAGN)
It was not mentioned how most Americans feel about transgender athletes who compete in girls and women’s sports. An AP-NORC survey found that seven out of 10 American adults think that transgender athletes should be prohibited by girls and women’s sports.
Even so, Armor implored readers to look more like biles than Gaines.
The reaction to the column was strong. Gaines was among those who reacted.
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Biles went after Gaines when Outkick Podcast host reacted to a transgender pitcher who competed in the Minnesota state softball championship.
The Sports Columnist of USA Today, Nancy Armor, smiles after an interview during a WNBA Draft surveillance party in Studio IX in Brooklyn, New York, on April 14, 2025. (Lucas Boland-Use today)
“@Riley_gaines_ You are really sick, all this campaign because you lost a race. Directly loser,” Biles wrote in X. “You should raise the trans community and maybe finding a way of doing sports even or creating a new avenue where Trans feel safe in sports. Maybe a transgender category in all sports!
“But instead … you intimidate them … a sure thing is that nobody in sports is safe with you!”
Gaines responded to Biles attack.
“This is very disappointing. My opinion is the least controversial version of the planet,” Gaines wrote in response to the publication of Biles. “Is Simone Biles a male apologist at the expense of girls’ dreams? I didn’t have that on my bingo card.
Riley Gaines speaks at the Greenville Convention Center on Friday, June 2, 2023. (McKenzie Lange/Staff/USA Today Network)
“Maybe I could compete in Pommel Horse and Rings in 2028”.
