Facts & News 🧠 on Instagram: "Follow (us) @FCTS to learn something new everyday 🧠 The “dead loop,” also known as the Korbut flip on the uneven bars, was banned in gymnastics because it required the gymnast to release from a high bar, perform a backward flip, and re-catch the same bar while moving backward toward it, creating an extremely high risk of head, neck, and spinal injury."

Athletes in Flow State on Instagram: "At the 1972 Munich Olympics, Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut stunned the world with her daring “Dead Loop,” later known as the Korbut Flip. Performing the move on the uneven bars, she executed a breathtaking backward flip from the high bar — a skill so dangerous it was eventually banned. Her innovation changed gymnastics forever. Korbut’s fearless style and emotional performances transformed the sport, inspiring a new generation of gymnasts to push boundaries. Th