In [[artistic gymnastics]], the "twisties" are a sudden loss of a gymnast's ability to maintain body control during aerial maneuvers, with the gymnast feeling something akin to an [[Out-of-body experience#Resulting from extreme physical effort|out-of-body experience]] in mid-air. ManyIt gymnastsis alsosimilar referenceto ahaving feelingvertigo. ofA gymnast can feel disorientation or unawarenessloss of whereair theawareness groundduring isan aerial skill. This increases the chance of a serious or critical injury occurring if the gymnast forgets in the moment how to land the maneuver safely. US gymnast [[Simone Biles]] sufferedcoined from thethis twistiesterm during the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] in Tokyo, causing her to withdraw from competition after the [[Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-around|women's team all-around]] final; Biles later returned to perform a downscaled routine in the [[Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's balance beam|balance beam]] final, winning the bronze medal.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reeve|first=Elle|date=July 28, 2021|title=Simone Biles and 'the twisties': How fear affects the mental health and physical safety of gymnasts|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/28/us/simone-biles-olympics-gymnastics-physical-mental-health/index.html|access-date=2021-07-28|work=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2021/07/28/twisties-gymnastics-simone-biles-tokyo-olympics/|title=Simone Biles said she got the 'twisties.' Gymnasts immediately understood.|last=Giambalvo|first=Emily|date=28 July 2021|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=30 July 2021}}</ref>
US gymnasts [[Laurie Hernandez]] and [[Aleah Finnegan]] both stated that they have had theloss "twisties"of air awareness during their career and spoke out in support of Biles during the games in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/what-are-the-twisties|title= What are the twisties?|website=Olympics.com |date=28 July 2021}}</ref> Finnegan stated "I cannot imagine the fear of having it happen to you during competition. You have absolutely no control over your body and what it does."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jul/28/simone-biles-twisties-the-mental-block-which-puts-gymnasts-at-serious-risk |title= Simone Biles' twisties: mental block which puts gymnasts at serious risk|website=The Guardian|access-date=1 August 2021}}</ref>
In [[trampoline gymnastics]], the condition is typically referred to as "lost move syndrome".<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262907232 |doi=10.1080/10413200600653782|title=The Causes of and Psychological Responses to Lost Move Syndrome in National Level Trampolinists |year=2006 |last1=Day |first1=Melissa Catherine |last2=Thatcher |first2=Joanne |last3=Greenlees |first3=Iain |last4=Woods |first4=Bernadette |journal=Journal of Applied Sport Psychology |volume=18 |issue=2 |pages=151–166 |s2cid=143928074 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.ijsp-online.com/abstract/view/46/61|title = Yips and lost move syndrome: Exploring psychological symptoms, similarities, and implications for treatment | IJSP Online| journal=International Journal of Sport Psychology | volume=46 | issue=1 | pages=61–82 | last1=Bennett | first1=J. | last2=Hays | first2=K. | last3=Lindsay | first3=P. | last4=Olusoga | first4=P. | last5=w. Maynard | first5=I. }}</ref> Olympic trampoline gymnast [[Bryony Page]] has discussed her personal experience with the condition while preparing to compete in the [[2016 Olympics]].<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/YLY79ELaPJo Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20190709134326/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLY79ELaPJo&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLY79ELaPJo| title = The Gymnast who Lost Her Moves – Bryony Page {{!}} Against All Odds | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
