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<p>The &quot;twisties&quot; is a deceptively adorable-sounding name for a condition that can mean life or death for an athlete. When Simone Biles withdrew from the Artistic Gymnastics Women&#39;s Team Competition at the Tokyo Olympics, it started an Olympic-level competition of Hot Takes that features some of the <a href="https://www.someecards.com/news/olympics/piers-morgan-simone-biles-olympics/">world&#39;s worst people</a> criticizing the 24-year-old champion.</p><p>&quot;Twisties&quot; are a mental block that a gymnast can experience that makes them lose their sense of direction while they&#39;re literally flying through the air. The stakes couldn&#39;t be higher, as a bad landing can mean injury and even paralization.</p><p>Regarding the vault that caused Biles to withdraw, <a href="https://twitter.com/DeannaHong/status/1420284803711123459">Deanna Hong,</a> a producer of the docu-series &quot;Golden: The Journey of USA&#39;s Elite Gymnasts,&quot; quoted a former elite gymnast who said that if someone other than Biles made that landing error, they would have &quot;blown a knee, at minimum.&quot; &quot;Another said if it had happened to her instead of Simone, &#39;I probably would have ended up paralyzed.&#39;&quot;</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Biles herself took to Instagram to explain the stakes, and show how she has yet to recover. She tweeted a video of her at a practice gym in Tokyo, falling flat on her back dismounting off of the uneven bars.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/Simone_Biles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Simone_Biles</a> shared footage of herself at practice in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Tokyo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Tokyo</a> this morning via Instagram, still struggling to find herself in the air. <br><br>The 🐐 also took the time to further communicate the severity of her condition to the world. <a href="https://t.co/xULcvS7s4F">pic.twitter.com/xULcvS7s4F</a></p>&mdash; Gymnastics Now (@Gymnastics_Now) <a href="https://twitter.com/Gymnastics_Now/status/1420965666132271108?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>&quot;For anyone saying I quit, I didn&#39;t quit. My mind and body are simply not in sync, as you can see here.&quot; she wrote, explaining that she was supposed to do one and a half more twists on her way down. &quot;I don&#39;t think you realize how dangerous this is on hard/competition surface, nor do I have to explain why I put health first. Physical health is mental health.&quot;</p><p>Biles answered fan questions, going into more detail about what it feels like and articulating the stakes.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Instagram" data-attribution-url="" height="1261" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2021-07-30-at-21100-pm-hq2vYR.jpg" width="706" /></div><div class="image-attribution">Instagram</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Instagram" data-attribution-url="" height="661" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2021-07-30-at-21118-pm-lk7LT7.jpg" width="695" /></div><div class="image-attribution">Instagram</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Instagram" data-attribution-url="" height="857" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2021-07-30-at-23919-pm-QFqyrw.jpg" width="682" /></div><div class="image-attribution">Instagram</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>She is beginning to practice and testing whether she will be prepared to compete in individual events by &quot;going back to basics&quot; and performing skills on soft surfaces.</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Instagram" data-attribution-url="" height="981" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2021-07-30-at-21123-pm-ZyQaPt.jpg" width="702" /></div><div class="image-attribution">Instagram</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>She again called out the a-holes who called her a &quot;quitter&quot; or &quot;selfish.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I didn&#39;t have a bad performance and quit...I simply got so lost my safety was at risk as well as a team medal,&quot; she explained. Biles celebrated the &quot;QUEENS!!!!&quot; that stepped up and WON silver.</p><p>&quot;I also have no idea how I landed on my feet on that vault because if you look at the pictures and my eyes you can see how confused I am as to where I am in the air,&quot; she added. &quot;Thankfully I landed safe enough but I also don&#39;t think some of you realize I was supposed to do a 2 1/2 and I only completed 1 1/2 twists before it looks like I got shot out of the air.&quot;</p><figure class="image"><div class="image-container"><img alt="" data-attribution="Instagram" data-attribution-url="" height="1248" src="//cdn.someecards.com/posts/screen-shot-2021-07-30-at-21141-pm-5cHXqY.jpg" width="691" /></div><div class="image-attribution">Instagram</div></figure><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>In light of this event, a fan brought back an old clip in which Biles said: &quot;Sometimes going into [a skill], I&#39;m like, &#39;Don&#39;t bail &mdash; you&#39;ll literally die. Like, you will break something.&#39;&quot;</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">oop I found it. “don’t bail, or you will literally die” she made the right choice for herself and for her team <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SimoneBiles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SimoneBiles</a> <a href="https://t.co/T6a2yrLz8y">https://t.co/T6a2yrLz8y</a> <a href="https://t.co/qPdwKeH9kb">pic.twitter.com/qPdwKeH9kb</a></p>&mdash; َ 🌩 (@ungodlywests) <a href="https://twitter.com/ungodlywests/status/1420028713232707585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 27, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Her struggles haven&#39;t stopped her from supporting her teammates and celebrating Suni Lee&#39;s all-around gold medal win.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Simone Biles greeting Suni Lee is yet another wholesome clip filling our heart today! “The queen has arrived!” Biles says!<br>❤️🤍💙<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/gymnastics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#gymnastics</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tokyo2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#tokyo2020</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/olympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#olympics</a> <br><br>🎥 Simone Biles <a href="https://t.co/kyv5qZtlqf">pic.twitter.com/kyv5qZtlqf</a></p>&mdash; Inside Gymnastics (@InsideGym) <a href="https://twitter.com/InsideGym/status/1420839621974450181?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 29, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>The GOAT.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Simone Biles explains why her 'petrifying' vault could have been life-threatening.

The &quot;twisties&quot; is a deceptively adorable-sounding name for a condition that can mean life or death for an athlete. When Simone Biles withdrew from the Artistic Gymnastics Women&#39;s Team Competition at the Tokyo Olympics, it started an Olympic-level competition of Hot Takes that features some of the world&#39;s worst people criticizing the 24-year-old champion.&quot;Twisties&quot; are a mental block that a gymnast can experience that makes them lose their sense of direction while they&#39;re literally flying through the air. The stakes couldn&#39;t be higher, as a bad landing can mean injury and even paralization.Regarding the vault that caused Biles to withdraw, Deanna Hong, a producer of the docu-series &quot;Golden: The Journey of USA&#39;s Elite Gymnasts,&quot; quoted a former elite gymnast who said that if someone other than Biles made that landing error, they would have &quot;blown a knee, at minimum.&quot; &quot;Another said if it had happened to her instead of Simone, &#39;I probably would have ended up paralyzed.&#39;&quot;Biles herself took to Instagram to explain the stakes, and show how she has yet to recover. She tweeted a video of her at a practice gym in Tokyo, falling flat on her back dismounting off of the uneven bars..@Simone_Biles shared footage of herself at practice in #Tokyo this morning via Instagram, still struggling to find herself in the air. The 🐐 also took the time to further communicate the severity of her condition to the world. pic.twitter.com/xULcvS7s4F&mdash; Gymnastics Now (@Gymnastics_Now) July 30, 2021 &quot;For anyone saying I quit, I didn&#39;t quit. My mind and body are simply not in sync, as you can see here.&quot; she wrote, explaining that she was supposed to do one and a half more twists on her way down. &quot;I don&#39;t think you realize how dangerous this is on hard/competition surface, nor do I have to explain why I put health first. Physical health is mental health.&quot;Biles answered fan questions, going into more detail about what it feels like and articulating the stakes.InstagramInstagramInstagramShe is beginning to practice and testing whether she will be prepared to compete in individual events by &quot;going back to basics&quot; and performing skills on soft surfaces.InstagramShe again called out the a-holes who called her a &quot;quitter&quot; or &quot;selfish.&quot;&quot;I didn&#39;t have a bad performance and quit...I simply got so lost my safety was at risk as well as a team medal,&quot; she explained. Biles celebrated the &quot;QUEENS!!!!&quot; that stepped up and WON silver.&quot;I also have no idea how I landed on my feet on that vault because if you look at the pictures and my eyes you can see how confused I am as to where I am in the air,&quot; she added. &quot;Thankfully I landed safe enough but I also don&#39;t think some of you realize I was supposed to do a 2 1/2 and I only completed 1 1/2 twists before it looks like I got shot out of the air.&quot;InstagramIn light of this event, a fan brought back an old clip in which Biles said: &quot;Sometimes going into [a skill], I&#39;m like, &#39;Don&#39;t bail &mdash; you&#39;ll literally die. Like, you will break something.&#39;&quot;oop I found it. “don’t bail, or you will literally die” she made the right choice for herself and for her team #SimoneBiles https://t.co/T6a2yrLz8y pic.twitter.com/qPdwKeH9kb&mdash; َ 🌩 (@ungodlywests) July 27, 2021 Her struggles haven&#39;t stopped her from supporting her teammates and celebrating Suni Lee&#39;s all-around gold medal win.Simone Biles greeting Suni Lee is yet another wholesome clip filling our heart today! “The queen has arrived!” Biles says!❤️🤍💙#gymnastics #tokyo2020 #olympics 🎥 Simone Biles pic.twitter.com/kyv5qZtlqf&mdash; Inside Gymnastics (@InsideGym) July 29, 2021 The GOAT.

The &quot;twisties&quot; is a deceptively adorable-sounding name for a condition that can mean life or death for an athlete. When Simone Biles withdrew from the Artistic Gymnastics Women&#39;s Team Competition at the Tokyo Olympics, it...