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Word: backflips (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...face. She is an infinitely solemn wisp of a girl, 4 ft. 11 in. tall, a mere 86 Ibs.; dark circles above her cheeks; a Kean-eyed elf. Then, with no more strain than it would take to raise a hand to a friend, she is airborne: a backflip, landing on the sliver of a bar with a thunk so solid it reverberates; up, backward again, a second blind flip, and a landing. No 747 ever set itself down on a two-mile runway with more assurance or aplomb. She leaps, twists, spins, and the 18,000 people in Montreal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OLYMPICS: The Games: Up in the Air | 8/2/1976 | See Source »

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