In a heartfelt comment, McKayla Maroney celebrated Simone Biles’ latest milestone, becoming the most decorated gymnast in history. “It doesn’t get more iconic than this… She f’d around n found out fr. Feels like I need to apologize just to redeem my first name,” Maroney wrote, expressing admiration and humor under Biles’ Instagram post.
However, this celebration has also highlighted a recurring confusion among gymnastics fans. Many have mistakenly associated Maroney with controversial comments by MyKayla Skinner, another gymnast with a similar name.
To clarify, MyKayla Skinner, who went viral for criticizing Biles and her teammates as “untalented and lazy,” is not the same person as McKayla Maroney, the gymnast known for her “not impressed” meme face from the 2012 Olympics.
The confusion is understandable. Both gymnasts share nearly identical names and birthdays, and both have won silver medals on vault at different Olympics (Maroney in 2012 and Skinner in 2021). Yet, their personalities and public personas couldn’t be more different.
Maroney remains one of the most universally liked figures in gymnastics, revered for her athletic prowess and positive influence. She has consistently been an exemplary role model, making her unjust association with Skinner’s comments particularly unfortunate.
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