She is doing some of the most difficult skills in the entire world, and if you’re not mentally in a great place, or have the twisties, then that can be a matter or life or death,” says former Olympic ...
After returning to Olympic competition on the balance beam on Tuesday in Tokyo and securing a bronze medal, Simone Biles ...
Here's all you need to know about the twisties, which Simone Biles and other gymnasts have admitted to experiencing.
Simone Biles made "twisties" a popular term after the Tokyo Olympics. It also affects extreme-sport Team USA members at the 2026 Milan Winter Games.
Reigning Olympic gymnastic champion Simone Biles withdrew from the women’s team and individual all-around finals on Tuesday after struggling to land her first vault in the team competition, saying ...
Simone Biles said her "mind and body are simply not in sync" in an Instagram post Friday morning while going more in depth about the issue that she says has plagued her since she arrived in Tokyo for ...
For years in gymnastics, the phrase “the twisties” was usually uttered in hushed tones, as if saying the slang term for an athlete's sudden loss of air awareness during a routine would only deepen the ...
Simone Biles explained her experience with the “twisties” and answered questions about her status on her Instagram Story late Thursday. Biles posted a few videos of her practicing twists on a matted ...
Simone Biles has withdrawn from the vault and uneven bars finals at the Tokyo Olympics, after earlier pulling out of the all-around finals following a scare on the vault in her preliminary performance ...