Washington Post
TOKYO — Imagine flying through the air, springing off a piece of equipment as you prepare to flip on one axis while twisting on another. It all happens fast, so there’s little time to adjust. You rely on muscle memory, trusting that it will work out because, with so much practice, it usually does.
But then suddenly you’re upside down in midair and your brain feels disconnected from your body. Your limbs that usually control how much you spin have stopped listening, and you feel lost. You hope all the years you spent in this sport will guide your body to a safe landing position.
When Simone Biles pushed off the vaulting table Tuesday, she entered that terrifying world of uncertainty. In the Olympic team final, Biles planned to perform a 2½-twisting vault, but her mind chose to stall after just 1½ twists.
“I had no idea where I was in the air,” Biles said. “I could have hurt myself.”
Biles, who subsequently withdrew from the team competition and then the all-around final a day later, described what went wrong during that vault as “having a little bit of the twisties.”
The cute-sounding term, well-known in the gymnastics community, describes a frightening predicament. When gymnasts have the “twisties,” they lose control of their bodies as they spin through the air. Sometimes they twist when they hadn’t planned to. Other times they stop midway through as Biles did. And after experiencing the twisties once, it’s very difficult to forget. Instinct gets replaced by thought. Thought quickly leads to worry. Worry is difficult to escape.
“Simply, your life is in danger when you’re doing gymnastics,” said Sean Melton, a former elite gymnast who dealt with the twisties throughout his career. “And then when you add this unknown of not being able to control your body while doing these extremely dangerous skills, it adds an extreme level of stress. And it’s terrifying, honestly, because you have no idea what is going to happen.”
But then suddenly you’re upside down in midair and your brain feels disconnected from your body. Your limbs that usually control how much you spin have stopped listening, and you feel lost. You hope all the years you spent in this sport will guide your body to a safe landing position.
When Simone Biles pushed off the vaulting table Tuesday, she entered that terrifying world of uncertainty. In the Olympic team final, Biles planned to perform a 2½-twisting vault, but her mind chose to stall after just 1½ twists.
“I had no idea where I was in the air,” Biles said. “I could have hurt myself.”
Biles, who subsequently withdrew from the team competition and then the all-around final a day later, described what went wrong during that vault as “having a little bit of the twisties.”
The cute-sounding term, well-known in the gymnastics community, describes a frightening predicament. When gymnasts have the “twisties,” they lose control of their bodies as they spin through the air. Sometimes they twist when they hadn’t planned to. Other times they stop midway through as Biles did. And after experiencing the twisties once, it’s very difficult to forget. Instinct gets replaced by thought. Thought quickly leads to worry. Worry is difficult to escape.
“Simply, your life is in danger when you’re doing gymnastics,” said Sean Melton, a former elite gymnast who dealt with the twisties throughout his career. “And then when you add this unknown of not being able to control your body while doing these extremely dangerous skills, it adds an extreme level of stress. And it’s terrifying, honestly, because you have no idea what is going to happen.”
17 comments:
Quitter
Remember when Pence had a fly that landed on him while he debated Kamala! Chingos de commenters were making fun of him for days. Now watch the YouTube video link below and see Veggie Biden blowing his nose and a dot of snot (booger) is left on his chin! After awhile, he gets a note letting him know that he has something on his chin. Veggie Biden quickly cleans it off. Let's see if the mamones commenters will make fun of him, as they did to Pence! Hahahahaha!
https://youtu.be/63xafgVohfI
She choked...any questions?
Not watching the olympics or any other anti American sports events.
First of all she is a multi millionaire so she does not give a shit about her team mates or representing her country. She also knew she was going to lose so she quit. This weak ass black women is the role model thousands of females look up to. Now they can watch her crying fake tears during her Oprah interview.
Again games for rich kids who rent private planes bring covid home give it to your family then say they are stressed while you suffer nothing has changed never will
@7:44 AM
She's got nothing to prove to you, you imbecile.
Go and fuck yourself, you fucking racist Republican!
All she needs to do now is take a knew and disrespect our flag and anthem and the liberals will love her more.
@7:44AM
I agree with you. She knew she wasn't going to medal so she quit. People that agree with that were raised that way or they want to be politically correct. I tell those people to teach your kids to quit and give up. It will be easier for my kids to succeed. The more quitters the better for me and my family.
@10:42AM
So you're afraid Democrat I assume? Very classy. The person gave his opinion. Why do you make it a racist and a Republican thing. The person commenting did not say anything racist. You are making it racist. You are calling the commentator an "imbecile" and telling him to go "fuck himself. You are being ignorant with that type of response. You sound like a hater with anger issues. You sound like the people that call anybody that thinks differently than you a racist. I also think she quit so I guess using your logic I'm also a racist right?
TODO TIENE REMEDIO MENOS LA PENDEJES.
@10:42 AM...Listen MORON; so no one is allowed to carry on a narrative if the topic is about a minority or person of color?! You are the only RACIST on this blog. You are a typical Valley MORON who is too fucking stupid to have an intelligent debate or discussion. The only thing in your toolbox is, “waycist, waycist”. It’s not to late to go back to school puto.
TEAM USA: The best. The Russian TEAM: ballet dancers, artistic, united, not super famous and made mistakes. The Russians won the Gold.
Typical Democrat response is everything is racist. If you respect the flag you're racist. If you want a closed border you're racist. If you support and don't want to defund the police you're racist. If you want an ID to vote you're racist. If you think people should work and not get government handouts you're racist. If you don't want men in women's sports, locker rooms and restrooms you're racist. If you don't agree with killing babies in the womb (abortion) you're racist. If you have a different opinion on anything you're racist. If you don't wear a mask you're racist.
Everything is racist. That's how they defend their point of view.
@ 10:42 TRIGGERED! I love making you cry! Just like the quitter but you won’t be on Oprah! Waaaaaa! Also my tax dollars sent this underachiever to the Olympics! Baaaaa!
In Japan her PED medication she uses to help her win in the past was now a ban substance in Japan. Without them, she is just an average gymnast, and now she's a quitter! With her and veggie Biden, we are the fuking laughing stock of the whole world! Hahahahaha!
Black Lives Matter told her to quit. Sooo happy that women’s soccer team has no chance for gold or silver. And women wonder why nobody supports female athletes and sports. Because you silly bitches are boring! You all want to be role models for little girls which is funny as shit.
Brownsville Police Chief Felix " El Chapo" Sauceda-Bernal and Patrol Commander Bill No Balls DIETRICH are now in Hot water Due to their Incompetence and lack of leadership.
Chief Felix "EL Chapo" Sauceda-Bernal with his No overtime and Data Driven numbers and total misalignment Are major factors in the recent death of a female inside City Jail. Even after several Complaints to the administration, along with the City Manager El Rata Bernal about the shortage of manpower on the streets with as little as 6 officers on the streets they continue to look the other way stating that the numbers don't support more officers..
But yet Chief Felix "El Chapo" Sauceda and Commander Bill No Balls Dietrich still Demand and oder that two units be placed in the downtown area to monitor certain businesses!!WTF
What does this all have to do with the Females death inside City jail well lets begin;
1.Not enough Jail personnel on duty due to no overtime.
2. ONLY ONE Patrol Supervisor on duty and that supervisor must remain in the Office to conduct three In Person Roll Calls at 3pm, 6pm and 8pm as ordered by Patrol Commander Bill " No Balls" Dietrich..So where was the Supervisor when all this was unfolding stuck doing Roll call...The same Patrol Supervisor then must go and check the Airport to make sure the Officer assigned there have not left there assignment.
No trust in his Patrol Division
4. Allowing the Training Division to put 7 Officers in training all from the same shift...
5. Assigning Patrol Officers to Dispatch, City Jail, Records Division and Municipal court all in a effort to save money!!! At what cost??? So Chief Felix"El Chapo" Sauceda- Bernal can impress his lover City Manager El Rata Bernal with all the money he is saving$$$$$$ the city..
6. All these actions have placed Officers and the safety of the public in jeopardy!
Now with three huge law suits pending under the watch of Chief Felix El Chapo Sauceda-Bernal who has proven to be a total failure and is fixing to cost the citizens Of Brownsville Millions of Tax Payer Dollars due to his Incompetence and total Misalignment!
Chief Felix El Chapo Sauceda-Bernal poured the kool-aid but not everyone is drinking it. Chief Felix El Chapo Sauced-Bernal's administration maintains the fiction that administration supports patrol but the continued actions of administration indicates a message of mistrust.
Wake up Brownsville City Commissioners and get rid of this Clown as Chief Felix El Chapo Sauceda-Bernal has already proven to be the worst Chief in Brownsville Police Department History but he is also about to go in the History books as the Chief of Police that cost the City of Brownsville Millions of Dollars!!!
#worstchiefever...
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