Korbut flip on balance beam

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The Korbut flip on balance beam is a pioneering and highly acrobatic gymnastics skill involving a backflip from a standing position on the beam, famously performed by Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut in the early 1970s.

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instanceOf acrobatic skill
balance beam element
gymnastics skill
associatedGymnast Olga Korbut GENERATED
bodyAxis longitudinal axis
codifiedBy FIG Code of Points NERFINISHED
difficultyCharacteristic highly acrobatic
direction backward
discipline artistic gymnastics
eraOfProminence 1970s
famousPerformance 1972 Olympic Games
firstPerformedForCountry Soviet Union GENERATED
firstPerformedIn early 1970s
historicalSignificance pioneering acrobatic element on balance beam
influenced development of more acrobatic beam routines
landingPosition on the beam
legacy symbol of the shift toward high-difficulty acrobatics on beam
movementType backward salto
namedAfter Olga Korbut NERFINISHED
originatedBy Olga Korbut NERFINISHED
performedIn women's artistic gymnastics competition
performedOnApparatus balance beam
requires advanced aerial awareness
advanced balance
precise beam alignment
strong leg power
riskLevel high
safetyConcern risk of falling from the beam
startingPosition standing on the beam

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Olga Korbut introducedElement Korbut flip on balance beam
subject linked to: The Sparrow from Minsk
Olga Korbut introducedElement Korbut flip on uneven bars
subject linked to: The Sparrow from Minsk
linked to: Korbut flip on balance beam