Korbut Flip
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The Korbut Flip is an extremely difficult gymnastics move created by Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut. The gymnast stands on the high bar of the uneven bars, performs a back flip and catches the bar again. When she performed it at the 1972 Olympics, it was the first backwards release move ever attempted on the uneven bars. In 1977, Soviet gymnast Elena Mukhina modified the flip by adding a full twist.
The Korbut Flip is no longer allowed in gymnastics competition because it involves standing on the high bar, a manoeuvre which is now illegal in the Code of Points.
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