the concept in gymnastics of the twisting, where the body does not want to do exactly what the mind wants it today. is there an equivalent within swimming or as a very unique to that particular discipline? very unique to that particular disciline? ., ., ~ , discipline? no, i don t think it s uniuue discipline? no, i don t think it s unique to discipline? no, i don t think it s unique to that discipline? no, i don t think it s unique to that discipline. - discipline? no, i don t think it s unique to that discipline. i - discipline? no, i don t think it s| unique to that discipline. i think there is always a time in every sport, and every athlete s career where the mind suddenly wonders and strays, and that is often due to a realisation that the expectations are overbearing, the consequences of failure are too much to cope with, and suddenly, whereas you have had ioy and suddenly, whereas you have had joy in your computing your event, there comes fear. and when that moment when y
they do it? you know why they re doing it. we all know why they re doing it. and people have been clamoring to hear the point of view of another straight white guy this week from me. that s why you re here! as a former non-competitive break dancer on simone biles, i mean, i don t care about it s not my business, the twisties. it s interesting to hear what that is. she is the most amazing gymnast ever. unless you can fly, then don t criticize her, i would say. but number two, her mental health this is such an important issue, this is such good news. and i think the critics are far fewer and they the same type of guy, the same type of guy who is criticizing adam kinzinger for being emotional and having emotions. they re not that many. most people are supportive of what they re doing. and i think this is really important to mention that there s been a real ground swell of support for what she is doing. and finally, you know, sally jenkins wrote in the washington post, it s a per
another gold in the 800-meter freestyle. you could feel the joy as she high-fived teammate 15-year-old. swimmer at the olympics. fun to see her kick off her olympic career, and i know that she has a very bright future ahead of her as well. reporter: team u.s.a. is now focused on gymnastics, where simone biles decided not to participate in the individual vault and uneven bars. that means mykayla skinner gets another chance to compete. now the u.s. is counting on her performance in vault. sunisa lee is set to represent the u.s. on uneven bars. we spoke with biles former coach, amy borman. she says when a gymnast has the twisties, where your mind and your body are not aligning, a decision to compete really is day by day. biles could still compete in beam and floor, but has not made a public decision just yet. adriana. diaz: all right, we ll be watching. jamie yuccas, thank you. here at home, millions felt the heat today across the south.
watching simone biles, no one is there to help, there s no family or friends in the stands. it s a lot for this young 24-year-old, and let s not forget about how outspoken she s been about how the culture of gymnastics needs to change. she s the only survivor of the larry nassar scandal left on the floor. it s even beyond that. what she has to do, if she messes up, it can cause serious injury. it s easy for people to understand a physical injury. but she has a mental block happening, it s a called the twisties. can you tell us what that s like, and what she s been going through? i experienced the twisties, i never knew it had a name until now. in the 90s, we called it
watching. there s not an audience there to help with the adrenaline rush. there s no family. there s no friends in the stands. so it s a lot for this young 24-year-old to take on. and let s not forget how outspoken she has been about the culture of the sport of gymnastics and how much it needs to change. she s made it it very clear that she s the only survivor of the larry nassar scandal on the floor, and that s a lot of weight for a young woman to take on. and even, you know it s even beyond that. yeah, it s beyond that because what she has to do if she messes up, it can cause really serious injury. it s easy for people to understand a physical injury. but she has a mental block happening. it s called the twisties. right? have you experienced that? can you tell us what that is like? and what she s been going through with that? i experienced the twisties i never knew it had a name until now. but in the 90s. we called it balking. you would go for a particular