The world marveled at the feats of Olympic gymnasts this year in London, but a spectacular move — one of the most breathtaking in Olympic history-wasn’t performed. In fact, Olympic gymnasts are ...

Olga Korbut, a former artistic gymnast from Belarus, made her Olympic debut at the 1972 Munich Games at the age of 17, where she won three golds and a silver. She clinched golds in team all-around, ...

She even has her own maneuver named after her -- the "Korbut flip" Korbut is one of 20 Olympic greats honored at a new exhibition There are few Olympians who can say they redefined their sport, but ...

(Reuters) - At the 1972 Munich Olympics, an unheralded 17-year-old gymnast broke the Cold War stereotype that the Soviets were stone faced performers who displayed no emotions as she sobbed on the ...

At the 1972 Munich Olympics, a young Soviet athlete stunned the crowd, winning three gold medals and pulling off the move that became known as ‘the Korbut flip’ Faster, higher, stronger. Yes to all of ...

While women's gymnastics was introduced only at Amsterdam Olympics in 1928, it soon became one of the most popular symbols of the Summer Olympics. From Simone Biles to Olga Korbut, there have been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this Feb. 14, 2017 photo, Olympic gold medal gymnast Olga Korbut, of Russia, poses in in Scottsdale, Ariz. At at 61, Korbut is ...

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She even has her own maneuver named after her -- the "Korbut flip" Korbut is one of 20 Olympic greats honored at a new exhibition There are few Olympians who can say they redefined their sport, but ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Olga Korbut walks around the man-made lake in anonymity, despite the bright red warmup jacket with ''Olga'' in sparkly letters on her left shoulder. Korbut likes it here, this ...

She even has her own maneuver named after her -- the "Korbut flip" Korbut is one of 20 Olympic greats honored at a new exhibition There are few Olympians who can say they redefined their sport, but ...