The twisties happen when a gymnast is in midair and loses their sense of where they and how they’ll land, making the move risky. Biles described it as being "lost in the air." For example, when Biles was suffering from the twisties in Tokyo, what was meant to be a 2.5 rotation in...
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With eight Olympic medals, Simone Biles is now the most decorated American gymnast of all time. She also has five different gymnastics skills named after her, and she is pretty much the only person that can do them — only one other athlete has completed one of these feats. Considering that...
Simone Biles made her name in the sport of gymnastics by soaring to improbable heights. But the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 saw her crashing to an emotional low. She was suffering from “the twisties,” a condition in which a gymnast loses spatial awareness. As Biles herself put it,...
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Mental health is part of a winning strategy Simone Biles' absence gave another athlete a chance to shine. 18-year oldSunisa Leebecame the first Asian-American woman to win an all-round gymnastics Gold, following her superb display in the solo event. Biles then returned to close out Team US...
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GYMNASTICS Simone Biles can wrap up her remarkable time in Rio with a fourth Olympic gold medal when she competes in the floor exercise at 2:47 p.m. Biles has already earned three golds and a bronze, though her chance to become the first female gymnast to capture five golds in a single...