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Há 4 dias · Deemed too dangerous, the Korbut Flip was banned in the 1980s, creating even more of an aura around Korbut and her extraordinary 1972 showing. A 17-year-old Olga Korbut won three gold medals in gymnastics at the Munich 1972 Olympics. Yet it was in a performance that only secured a silver medal that she produced the most spectacular move of ...
Há 4 dias · Olga Korbut wows crowd at Munich 1972 Olympics. At the age of 17, Belarusian gymnast Olga Korbut won three gold medals and produced a move that would become known as the Korbut Flip.
I remember watching this as an 8 year old and being completely mesmerized by Olga. My love for gymnastics began right then. Out of all the skills she performed, the one I wanted to learn to do was this one in the photo.
Há 4 dias · Svetlana Vasilyevna Khorkina ( Russian: Светлана Васильевна Хоркина; born 19 January 1979) is a retired Russian artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics, and the 2004 Summer Olympics. During her career, Khorkina won seven Olympic medals and twenty World Championship ...
Há 4 dias · Larisa Semyonovna Latynina ( Russian: Лариса Семёновна Латынина, née Diriy, Дирий; born 27 December 1934) is a former Soviet artistic gymnast. Between 1956 and 1964 she won 14 individual Olympic medals and four team medals. She holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals by a gymnast, male or female, with 9.
Há 2 dias · Věra Čáslavská ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈvjɛra ˈtʃaːslafskaː]; 3 May 1942 – 30 August 2016) was a Czechoslovak artistic gymnast and Czech sports official. She won a total of 22 international titles between 1959 and 1968 including seven Olympic gold medals, four world titles and eleven European championships.
Korbut performed the move at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where it was the first backward release move performed on the uneven bars in international competition. In 1977, Soviet gymnast Elena Mukhina modified the flip by adding a full twist.
