Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Artistic - Gymnastics Training - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - August 3, 2021. Simone Biles of the United States during training. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson
TOKYO (Reuters) - Simone Biles will on Tuesday attempt to conquer the "twisties", the terrifying mental disorientation that shattered her hopes of six gold medals at the Tokyo 2020 Games, when she returns to competition in her final event, the beam finals.
Described as a sort of mental block in which gymnasts lose their sense of orientation while doing twists and gravity-defying mid-air tumbles, it is universally feared and widely experienced.
