A gymnast warming up on the mat bent into a position that made the spectators behind her question their own spinal anatomy. The backbend placed her head near the floor, her legs folded underneath, and her torso twisted at an angle that a chiropractor would charge triple to discuss.
Flexibility in gymnastics separates the competitive from the recreational. This athlete landed on the competitive side by a wide margin. The warm-up looked casual to her and medically alarming to everyone within eyeshot. She held the position for several seconds, stood up, and walked to the next station like a person whose skeleton operates on different firmware than everyone else's.
