Meaning of Korbut flip | Babel Free

Definitions

A backwards handspring from a standing position on the balance beam or the higher bar of the uneven bars, catching the bar on the way down.

Examples

“Muchina was a new gymnast and her work⟳ was new (whereas Comaneci was near perfect but could almost be called 'old hat") but does a Korbut flip with full twist⟳, a long upstart full twist⟳ and a hecht back somi...”

“One of the exceptional ten is fourteen-year-old Leslie Pyfer, whose most difficult trick⟳ at Springfield was a back flip on the beam with her legs held straight (which is quite a bit harder to do than the original Korbut flip).”

“In that routine, she showed off the first backward release⟳ move⟳ ever attempted on the uneven bars— a move⟳ so unusual and impressive that it became known as the Korbut Flip.”

“Get⟳ on the sofa, cross yourself, then pitch it with all your worth backwards, in the tucked position. If you land⟳ with both feet on the strip⟳, then Gunga Din to you . . . you've just done a version of the Korbut Flip . . . if you can't, you'll never be a gymnast.”

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