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    The Washington Post‏Verified account @washingtonpost 28 Jul 2021

    In the Olympic team final, Simone Biles planned to perform a 2½-twisting vault, but her mind stalled after just 1½ twists: “I had no idea where I was in the air. I could have hurt myself.” This is what “the twisties” are and why they're so dangerous:https://wapo.st/3l6ligC 

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      2. The Washington Post‏Verified account @washingtonpost 28 Jul 2021

        The twisties are like the yips in other sports: Gymnasts lose control of their bodies as they spin through the air. They might twist when they hadn’t planned to, or stop midway. And after experiencing the twisties once, it’s very difficult to forget.https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2021/07/28/twisties-gymnastics-simone-biles-tokyo-olympics/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …

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      3. The Washington Post‏Verified account @washingtonpost 28 Jul 2021

        The mind-body disconnect of “the twisties” can be dangerous, even for someone of Simone Biles’s caliber. She performs some of the world’s hardest skills, including a double-twisting double tuck dismount off beam and a triple-twisting double tuck on floor. https://wapo.st/3l6ligC pic.twitter.com/LiMElrNn1O

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      4. The Washington Post‏Verified account @washingtonpost 28 Jul 2021

        When Biles mentioned that she had struggled with the twisties, former gymnasts flooded social media with empathy. Some detailed injuries they suffered. One person called the twisties “the scariest, most uncontrollable sensation.” https://wapo.st/3yd6hgD pic.twitter.com/cYKN3kTisL

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      1. Not so Proudbrit  🇬🇧 🇪🇺‏ @jv_uk2011 28 Jul 2021
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        She has made the right decision to withdraw!

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      1. GC4*‏ @GodzChild4eva 28 Jul 2021
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        Yeah she made the right decision. Sports are many times more mental than physical. It's all good.

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      1. Radical Goats‏ @RadicalGoats 28 Jul 2021
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        Withdrawing was the right decision. Whatever she has going on, she could break her neck! It would be horrific!

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      2. Time4change‏ @sRiehl2 28 Jul 2021
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        My theory is her interview with Hoda re: her sexual assault was so traumatic that she was unable to perform. Hada thinks so too.

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      2. City Of Champions‏ @OuterBanks17 28 Jul 2021
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        She’s out, talk about the rest of the team…enough about Simone

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