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It has been an emotional week for team usa gymnastics. late yesterday, the group announced that simone biles will not compete in two of her four individual competitions. the vault and the uneven bars. the 24-year-old gymnast was a heavy favorite for the vault going into the games, the final going into the games, but she has struggled during her time in tokyo. ms. biles explained on instagram that she has been dealing with something called the twisties. it's a kind of mental block where gymnasts lose track of their positioning midair. simone biles's decision to withdraw has put the long-taboo i...

Doing three and a half triple backflips through the air, standing still, over and over. that ability to know where your body is in space, i can't even fathom that. i can't even wrap my brain around something like that. which is why i'm struggling to wrap my brain around some of the criticism of simone biles for dropping out. >> i don't get it, either. she's actually known for that ability to see herself in the air, to really know where she is. that's why she can pull off those tricks that some people say are too dangerous to do in competition. because she has that enormous sense of self. i wou...