1972. The banned "Dead Loop" of Olga Korbut.
@asIiceofhistory What was the exact second when the “dead loop” was executed??
@asIiceofhistory "Why is the 'dead loop' banned? As per NY Daily News, the 'dead loop' or the Korbut flip was banned because there was a high level of risk involved. The dead loop was performed by standing on a high bar, executing a backflip, and grasping the bar once more..."
@asIiceofhistory For the gymnastics experts out there...how would this performance stack up today?
@asIiceofhistory How much of this was intentional? I did half of that routine falling off some scaffolding in 1989.
@asIiceofhistory Having a meet & greet with Miss Olga at the age of 7 was probably one the greatest under-appreciated moments in my life.