What Are the ‘Twisties’? Simone Biles Experienced a Dangerous Issue Before Olympics Withdraw
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usmagazine.comSimone Biles narrowly escaped getting seriously hurt during her Tokyo Olympics vault rotation on Tuesday, July 27, due to a case of the “twisties.” While most viewers don’t know what that means, to gymnasts, it is a scary experience that many have dealt with.So, what are the twisties?
The term describes a moment in which the athlete loses control of their body as they spin through the air doing some sort of twist motion.
In some cases, the gymnast does an unplanned twist, whereas in Biles’ case, she stopped midway through her twist, slipping on her landing.Instead of performing a two and a half twisting vault as part of the team competition on Tuesday, Biles’ mind stalled midair and she ending up completing one and a half twists.
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