Raisman explained that getting 'lost in the air' could happen to any gymnast.
"I don't know if this actually did happen, but sometimes, for example, I used to do the two-and-half on vault, the vault that she was going for, and sometimes I would do a half twist by accident instead of a two-and-a-half twist," Raisman said."Or sometimes if you're trying to do three twists on floor, sometimes you might just breathe the wrong way, or when you're taking off, the lights from the ceiling get in your eye and you just get confused.
"I think people forget, when we're doing gymnastics, the stuff we're doing is so difficult and I know someone like Simone makes it look so easy, but I think people forget sometimes we're human and sometimes we get confused," Raisman said.So far, no details have been shared about why Biles withdrew, except for the statement that it was"due to a medical issue.
"I'm not really sure," said Raisman, who noted that she hadn't spoken to Biles recently.
"It's very, very hard and I give her a lot of credit for doing that many different vaults," Raisman added.