“Would Be Paralyzed”: Simone Biles Reveals Her Greatest Fear for Gymnastics Career in Netflix Rising Series

Yurchenko double pike- the most difficult vault in women’s gymnastics, and for good reason. And in 2021, Simone Biles dared to be the first to attempt this skill in competition, although she couldn’t quite pull it off. The entire vault lasts only around six seconds, but in those fleeting moments, your fate hangs by a thread. It can either end your career or turn you into a legend which was very well documented in Simone Biles’s Netflix Rising series episode 2.

Anyone who has honed this airborne skill in sports can relate to the frightening sensation of suddenly being lost in the air experience known as the twisties. After Simone Biles withdrew from the team final in the Tokyo Olympics, she acknowledged that she was “having a little bit of the twisties.” This wasn’t her first encounter with the phenomenon; she revealed it started at the beginning of 2019, and she had also forgotten how to twist and flip. However, “Rising” season 2, shows her journey after Tokyo when she came back and how she felt.

As Simone Biles reminisces about her experience in Tokyo, recalling both her challenges with the Yurchenko double pike and her faults, she looks ahead to the present Artistic Gymnastics Championships (at that time) with a mixture of apprehension. She candidly admits her fears: “Most of the time, I’m afraid that if I miss my leg, I’ll probably land on my head. If you slip your hand, I mean, you could literally be paralyzed.” Despite these daunting thoughts, she prepares herself to show her strength, declaring, “everything happens so fast; anything could go wrong.” Finally, with focused intensity, Simone Biles races down the runway and she succeeds!!