Olga Korbut: The Gymnastics Icon Who Defied Gravity

Forty years ago, at the Munich Olympics, Olga Korbut became the first female pixie star of women's gymnastics. With a slight build and yarn-tied pigtails that belied her 17 years,. Olga Korbut (born May 16, 1955, Grodno, Belorussia, U.S.S.R. [now Hrodna, Belarus]) is a Soviet gymnast who won three gold medals at the 1972 Olympic Games in. I’ve been really struck by Olga Korbut while watching Defying Gravity. While I’m an obsessive consumer of current gymnastics news, I don’t have as much historical knowledge, so I knew her by name only. 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. 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.

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. 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. 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... Forty years ago, at the Munich Olympics, Olga Korbut became the first female pixie star of women's gymnastics. With a slight build and yarn-tied pigtails that belied her 17 years,. 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.