Olga Korbut: The Gymnastics Icon Who Defied Gravity

Olga Korbut did an incredible back flip release on the uneven bars at the 1972 games in Munich. Nadia Comăneci scored the first perfect 10 in gymnastics history in. Olga Korbut calls her former coach a monster. In part five of our documentary series, survivors of abuse describe the culture that allowed a USA Gymnastics physician and. The web site “Gymnastics Academy” writes that “ . . . her back flip on the beam and UB were heart-stopping, and she was a master at manipulating the crowd, selecting her floor music for maximum emotional impact in. Olga Korbut is one of the greatest gymnasts the Olympics has ever seen -- not just for her medal haul, but for her enduring legacy within the sport. Her ground-breaking performances at the... She is single-handedly responsible for the frenzied explosion in popularity and growth that has defined gymnastics since she marched out from behind the Iron Curtain in 1972 to kick it into an entirely different stratosphere!

Olga Korbut calls her former coach a monster. In part five of our documentary series, survivors of abuse describe the culture that allowed a USA Gymnastics physician and. Olga Korbut did an incredible back flip release on the uneven bars at the 1972 games in Munich. Nadia Comăneci scored the first perfect 10 in gymnastics history in. Born in the Belarussian city of Grodno, Korbut was a pixie with pigtails who at age 17 dazzled the world with gymnastics routines that revolutionized the sport and turned her into. She is single-handedly responsible for the frenzied explosion in popularity and growth that has defined gymnastics since she marched out from behind the Iron Curtain in 1972 to kick it into an entirely different stratosphere! Here are five women who have done exactly that in gymnastics. At the Munich 1972 Olympic Games, 17-year-old Olga Korbut captivated the world with her daring acrobatics.