Simone Biles’ former coach revealed that the superstar gymnast experienced the “twisties” ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympics, according to ESPN. Aimee Boorman, who coached Biles from age 7 through the Rio ...
There were times during Simone Biles' nascent rise to stardom over a decade ago when she would arrive for practice and Aimee Boorman could sense immediately what kind of day it was going to be.
"Simone never would have made it in my gym." Aimee Boorman has heard that line, over and over, from other coaches when they talk about the gymnast she helped lift to heights never seen within their ...
"She was afraid of getting lost in the air," the gymnast's former coach writes in a new book Simone Biles’ experience with the “twisties” derailed her performance at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but it ...
Two decades ago, Simone Biles walked into a Houston-area gymnastics gym for the first time. The rest — 11 Olympic medals, seven Olympic gold medals, 30 world championship medals, international acclaim ...
Simone Biles' infamous battle with the 'twisties' at the COVID-delayed 2020 Tokyo Games was not her first experience with the potentially dangerous mental block, according to a new book from her ...
Seven-time Olympic Gold medal gymnast Simon Biles just broke her silence about whether she will compete in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Simone Biles famously withdrew from multiple events during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics because of mental health concerns and the "twisties," but she apparently experienced the issue ahead of the 2016 ...
Simone Biles’ experience with the “twisties” derailed her performance at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but it wasn’t the first time she’s dealt with the disorienting condition, her former coach revealed.