People think Simone Biles might be the “gymnastics genius’ biggest secret”
Gymnast Simone Biles may have unwittingly “revealed gymnastics’ biggest secret” in one of her latest videos.
The four-time U.S. Olympian may have made a mistake when she made a TikTok with some of her teammates, and social media users were quick to notice. If you haven’t seen it yet, prepare to be shocked. This is truly revolutionary.
Biles is only the fourth American gymnast to compete in the Olympics, but she is already considered one of the greatest gymnasts of all time. But it seems she’s not very good at keeping her sporting secrets under wraps after a simple TikTok video of her went viral, exposing a well-kept secret.
The 27-year-old’s TikTok was then created by fellow gymnast Jan Günther and he posts sports-related content on the social media app every day. He begins by explaining that the athlete has revealed “the biggest secret in gymnastics” as a “gymnastics spotter” can be seen in the background of the video in question.
This is news that is sure to shake up the sports world, as Gunther goes on to explain that these spotters, dressed head to toe in green, train rigorously for months to help gymnasts maintain their positions by correcting them without being noticed – apparently because the color green can be overlooked on TV, and the people in the arena are blind. It’s no wonder they manage to pull off all the moves and flips they try.
Günther even revealed footage of the little green men warming up, finally confirming the rumor, while (not so secret) footage was also released of US gymnastics coach Laurent Landy talking to onlookers. \ “Good luck today, be safe, be sure to protect our athletes and do not see,” he asked for observers.
If you have already realized that all the videos are a parody, ridiculing those who doubt the gymnast and emphasizing how difficult sport is. “All the gymnastics you see are actually impossible, and they’re all performed by observers,” Gunther explained sarcastically.
Apparently (not really), the little green men train for “months” to make the performance “as realistic as possible” without being visible. Gunter explains that because spectators want gymnasts to do more “difficult” things on the floor, professionals have no choice but to hire spotters.
Viewers took to the comments section to joke about the “reveal.” One user joked, “And I wonder if the people watching this in person are watching them or something?”
A second wrote, “As a gymnast this is true and they help me every day.”
A third pointed out, “Just kidding.”
Another user said, “As a gymnast I can assure you, there was a big scandal a few years ago at a competition where a spotter pushed a girl he was already dating off the beam, but she replaced the girl with another spotter.
Scandalous information – if it’s true, of course.
