MyKayla Skinner opens up on joining 'Save Women's Sports' movement after Simone Biles feud

US Olympian Medalist McKayla Skinner opened up on the war of words with Simone Biles her former teammates ahead of the 2024 Olympics, and why she joined the "Save Women's Sports" movement.

EXCLUSIVE: MyKayla Skinner helped Team USA win a women's gymnastics silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics after Simone Biles had to pull out with a case of the twisties.

But by the Paris Games last summer, she had become an easy target for USA Gymnastics fans. 

On July 3 of last year, Skinner posted a video about the 2024 U.S. Olympic women's gymnastics team and made controversial comments about the team's "talent and depth." The video ignited viral backlash from fans and even former teammates. Biles wrote, "Not everyone needs a mic and a platform," in a social media post that same day.

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Mykayla Skinner of Team United States poses with the silver medal following the Women's Vault Final on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on August 01, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.  (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Skinner apologized for the comments and insisted they were "misinterpreted." But it didn't stop the online attacks from flooding her inbox and her mind. 

"Words were twisted, things were said that I did not mean, so yeah, it was a super scary, difficult time. I love those girls more than anything, so it was just really sad to see what happened and the way that they attacked and came at me was super devastating," Skinner told Fox News Digital. 

At the time, Skinner was a new mother. 

"I was still nursing at the time. And I just got so depressed, because obviously I said some hate," she said. "I was getting death threats. My agent at the time was getting death threats and