English Explanatory Dictionary

Korbut flip

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

Korbut flip Korbut flips

Etymology

Named for Olga Korbut, who introduced the move at the Munich games in 1972.

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