The 'twisties' are very real, and gymnasts know them all too well.
Simone Biles Had the"Twisties" During the Olympic Team Final — Here's What They ArePicture this: You're flipping with your heels above your head, gravity fighting against you, trying not to break form. You're twisting, too, all the while making sure you land right side up. That's just what gymnasts do, and they do it oftentimes on command without blinking.
The"twisties" means that you got lost in the air and the control you always had — or thought you always had — went out the window."."I could have hurt myself." It happens to gymnasts on every level, not just elite athletes, and ask anyone in the sport: it's terrifying.It's hard to explain the twisties
to someone who doesn't do gymnastics, but it's a mental block and it's real. I had it happen twice, when I was 12 and 20. You cannot fix it quickly — can take months, if at all. It's like a non-serious stroke, you're [SIC] brain and body disconnect."That's not to say that Biles can't bounce back from her case of the"twisties" — every gymnast is different.
The concept sounds impossible: execute complex, dizzying moves without actually allowing your brain to realize you're doing them. Sure, when you're learning them in practice, you have to focus on the correct technique, but for most gymnasts, once you've done the skills enough times, you're not over-analyzing them. You're simply performing, and it's second nature.
earlier this year, the world champion told me,"Unless I had a fall or a major wobble, I don't remember my beam routine."about their skills, it can feel as though reality is crashing in alerting you just how complicated and dangerous those skills are. It's an out-of-body experience but, at the same time, you are present in your fear.
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