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6 days ago · 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. June 23, 2024 ...
3 days ago · Olga Korbut, a Soviet gymnast, became a media star after winning a gold medal in the team competition event, failing to win in the individual all-around after a fall (she was beaten by teammate Lyudmilla Turischeva), and finally winning two gold medals in the balance beam and the floor exercise events.
4 days ago · Olga Korbut taking part in the World Gymnastic Championships in Varna, Bulgaria. Original Publication: People Disc – HG0074 (Photo by D Deynov/Getty Images) Continue reading “1974: Sovetsky Sport’s Recap of the World Championships in Varna”
5 days ago · In Munich four years earlier, controversy had broken out when Olga Korbut of Belarus was not given a perfect 10, rather a 9.8, after producing an inconceivable move that would become known as the Korbut Flip. Comaneci won another two Olympic gold medals in Moscow in 1980, triumphing on the balance beam and the floor.
1 day ago · This was true about the decline in ages. It received a lot of attention in the early to mid-1970s with the arrival of Olga Korbut and Nadia Comaneci, but the ages of gymnasts had been going down since around the mid-1960s. I think this has also been true in reverse — the ages have been increasing for some time.
4 days ago · Olga Korbut (Soviet Union): Known as the "Sparrow from Minsk," Korbut's performances at the 1972 Munich Olympics captivated audiences worldwide. Her daring moves, including the Korbut Flip, brought a new level of excitement and innovation to gymnastics.
1 day ago · And, of course, my earliest TV memories - of anything - were the Munich Games of 1972, where Mark Spitz won 7 golds in the pool, Olga Korbut’s charisma won hearts in gymnastics, and the ...
