“the twisties” raised awareness of the issue of athlete welfare worldwide. Chellsie Memmel, the technical director of the US squad, felt “crushed” in the stands.
‘I can’t even image how she was feeling,’ she subsequently related. There was further proof of the cruel ambiguities of gymnastics, even as the physicians hovered around her.
Jade Carey of Biles’ squad was having a terrible time finishing her floor routine when she lost her footing and flew off the performance area.
Biles did not flinch. The gymnast in 319 went up to do a very challenging floor routine that sent her to heights defying gravity.
In her first tumbling pass, which is a hallmark technique known as the triple-twisting double back tuck, or Biles II,
