Simone Biles says it had usually taken her around two weeks to get over the twisties in the past
Simone Biles of the United States is preparing to compete in the balance beam final after she withdrew from the other four individual finals she qualified for.Simone Biles likely hit the “reset” button and got back to basics before feeling ready to return to action at the Tokyo Olympics where she took a pause to focus on her mental health, a sports psychologist said on Monday.
The 24-year-old American, whose decision came after she had trouble with the dismount on her vault, then withdrew from the other four individual finals she qualified for but will defend her gold medal in Tuesday’s balance beam final.Dr. Hillary Cauthen, an executive board member at the Association of Applied Sport Psychology, said Biles likely spent much of the last week leaning on various tools like mental preparation, breath control and self talk.
“These are things she was probably already doing but it just got the best of her in a high-pressure situation and high emotional state so it’s kind of like hitting the reset button.” Cauthen also said Biles, who for years appeared invincible as she collected a combined 31 world and Olympic medals during her career, also likely spent time doing sequences that were less difficult in a bid to build up her confidence.
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