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    1. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank Jul 27

      I thought it was pretty lame for Simone Biles to bail on her teammates over just "mental stress," but once I saw what her actual problem was - aerial disorientation - I understood. Gymnasts, like pilots, can die from that.

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    2. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank Jul 27

      Athletes have to walk it off & gut through injuries a lot. That's true of mental as well as physical problems. But in each case, there are things you can play through & things you shouldn't.

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      Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank Jul 27

      If you saw the reaction from Biles when they showed it on TV, you could see the instant it went wronghttps://nypost.com/2021/07/27/simone-biles-was-lost-in-the-air-before-devastating-olympics-landing/ …

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        1. Jacob Patton‏ @BlazingSky2 Jul 27
          Replying to @baseballcrank

          This is it, exactly. People don't realize just how dangerous gymnastics are, and if something is impeding your ability to judge things, you're better off not performing.

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        1. Tom‏ @AppliedGiftedEd Jul 27
          Replying to @baseballcrank

          Odds that Simone wins a medal in an individual event this Olympics? 1:5,000. She withdrew from an event Not The Games

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        1. Casey Mattox‏Verified account @CaseyMattox_ Jul 27
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          It seems to me like she looks to her right just before she lands. Totally lost.

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        2. Aly‏ @anom_alyy Jul 27
          Replying to @baseballcrank

          None of the people ragging on her have seen the vault. Clearly has no idea where she is in the air. Super dangerous.

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        3. DynamitePhil‏ @dynamite_phil Jul 27
          Replying to @anom_alyy @baseballcrank

          Why do u think they put a mat out to land on?!?!

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        2. DynamitePhil‏ @dynamite_phil Jul 27
          Replying to @baseballcrank

          That is what the mat is there for!

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        2. Courtney Ramsey‏ @CRamsey_4 Jul 27
          Replying to @baseballcrank

          You can see while she was in the air how terrified she was. While it isn’t fair to say because it is a team event, her vault knocked them to silver. Even with Biles getting her qualifying scores on the other three events, the US would not make up 3.5 points. Based on her reaction

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        3. Courtney Ramsey‏ @CRamsey_4 Jul 27
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          in the air, she may have been correct when she said that the team may have been knocked out of metal position entirely if she competed and failed.

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        1. Susan Helbig‏ @SusanHelbig Jul 28
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          Watching the team competition early in the Games, Simone looked frightened & terribly nervous as did a few teammates that are close to her. I was surprised, knowing the mental toughness she possesses to have achieved what she has. I think she did try to "tough it out."

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