The Simone Biles Story and Why the “Twisties” Are So Dangerous

Simone Biles withdrew from both the team and individual all-around competitions in the Summer Olympics, telling reporters that she has the “twisties.” What does that mean? We brought on Emily Giambalvo, who’s covering gymnastics in Tokyo for The Washington Post, to explain.

Host: Rodger Sherman

Guest: Emily Giambalvo

Associate Producer: Lani Renaldo

Additional Production Supervision: Ben Glicksman, Noah Malale, Arjuna Ramgopal

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