Simone Biles slams Riley Gaines for opposing males in women’s sports even as males dominate girls’ gymnastics in this state

Olympic gold medalist and gymnast Simone Biles has defended the inclusion of males in women’s sports even as they have dominated her sport in one blue state. 

Biles slammed former NCAA All-American women’s swimmer and women’s sports activist Riley Gaines after she posted about a male softball pitcher in Minnesota leading his team to a state title last week. 

“@Riley_Gaines_ You’re truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race. Straight up sore loser,” Biles posted on X. “You should be uplifting the trans community and perhaps finding a way to make sports inclusive OR creating a new avenue where trans feel safe in sports. Maybe a transgender category IN ALL sports!! But instead… You bully them… One things for sure is no one in sports is safe with you around!!!!!” 

The post came in response to Gaines quoting a Minnesota State High School League post and writing, “Comments off lol. To be expected when your star player is a boy.” 

Although Biles attempted to make the issue of males competing in girls’ sports about Gaines, girls’ gymnastics has been dealing with the issue for years. In one state, boys have won many state championships, for example. 

Massachusetts is the only state allowing boys who identify as girls to compete in girls’ high school sports if their school lacks an equivalent boys’ team. The decision arose from a 1979 Supreme Judicial Court interpretation of the state’s Equal Rights Amendment.  

Since 2018, boys have won every Massachusetts girls’ gymnastics individual state title in the vault. Daniel Barskiy (Winchester) took the title in 2018 and 2019; Kevin Theodoro (Framingham) followed in 2020; Andrew Znoj (Mansfield) won in 2024; Divier Ramos (Methuen) was victorious in 2022, 2023 and 2025; and Ramos also won the floor state title in 2022 and 2025.  

With no individual state title meet in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, boys have won seven vault titles in seven consecutive seasons and nine girls’ gymnastics state titles since 2018. 

Generally fewer than 2% of the girls’ gymnastics competitors in any given season are boys. During the 2023-2024 season, they were just 22 of the 1,203 competitors – about 1.83%, according to the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. 

Males have won girls’ sports state championships in field hockey, gymnastics, softball and track and field so far this school year.