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Olga Korbut, a former artistic gymnast from Belarus, made her Olympic debut at the 1972 Munich Games at the age of 17, where she won three golds and a silver. She clinched golds in team all-around, ...

Larry Fitzgerald has a lot of fans. But it’s doubtful many played a key role in reducing tensions during the Cold War. Gymnast Olga Korbut captured the world’s heart while representing the Soviet ...

While many athletes would give their best to just reach the Olympics, gymnastics icon Olga Korbut once gave her medals a fate that none could have seen coming. The Belarus-born 4 feet 11 inches ...

I'm Team Korbut. I will always be Team Korbut. There she is in messy pigtails, a sparrow frame in an ill-fitting white leotard, that delighted smile flashing as she flips off the uneven bars and lands ...

While women's gymnastics was introduced only at Amsterdam Olympics in 1928, it soon became one of the most popular symbols of the Summer Olympics. From Simone Biles to Olga Korbut, there have been ...