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Mental blocks in gymnastics became international news when Simone Biles cited “the twisties” when withdrawing from the Olympic team final in Tokyo.

Three years after suffering the 'twisties', which led to her pulling out of several events at the Tokyo Olympics with the disorientating mental block, Biles was back to her brilliant best at this summer's Games in Paris.

Another major comeback was that of legendary gymnast Simone Biles, who earned three gold medals and one silver — becoming the most decorated U.S. gymnast of all time in the process — after withdrawing from the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 over a bout of the “twisties.”

After suffering a bout of the “twisties,” a disorienting sensation that unmoored Biles’ body from her mind in Tokyo, she elected to withdraw from the Games.

Andrade had previously won a gold medal in the vault event at the Tokyo Games in 2021 after Biles withdrew from the competition after being plagued with a bout of the "twisties."