" Simone Biles experienced a "frightening" phenomenon known as "the twisties" before her Olympics withdrawal... a "frightening predicament" similar to the yips, in which gymnasts "lose control of their bodies as they spin through the air." With this "mysterious phenomenon," a gymnast is suddenly "no longer able to do a twisting skill she's done thousands of times before," CNN writes."
We've been covering the Olympics from 2014 to the present. Starting in 2024, we will gradually be phasing out this blog and transitioning to a new blog website at PrayTheOlympics.blogspot.com which will include all the previous posts from this blog