Simone Biles reminds us with latest 'twisties' talk why no one should question her Olympics absence

"Literally can not tell up from down."

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By now, it should be certain to everyone that Simone Biles stepping away from the Olympic gymnastics competitions for now was, unquestionably, the right move.

The legendary gymnast is dealing with what’s known as “the twisties,” in which athletes in the sport lose control and awareness of where they are mid-air. And in a sport like gymnastics, that can be deadly.

Biles took to Instagram to discuss what she was dealing with further, and it should hammer home the point once again: The twisties are no joke, and the move to stop competing is one that’s what she needs to not seriously injure herself.

Per USA TODAY Sports, she posted two videos in which she struggled to complete twists while landing on safe surfaces, ones she wouldn’t be landing on in competition. The videos were deleted, but her Q&A in her Stories wasn’t.

“I seriously cannot comprehend how to twist,” she wrote. “It’s honestly petrifying trying to do a skill but not having your mind & body in sync.”

“Literally can not tell up from down,” she said in another post. “It’s the craziest feeling ever. Not having an inch of control over your body.”

That’s all you need to know. This isn’t something she can just shake off and move on from. And while no one should question her to begin with, any and all doubts should be erased.

Here’s hoping she gets well soon, no matter when that is.

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