Word: somersaulters
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...county fair horse show, her horse went over the first jump and Ros went over the horse's head. She landed, luckily, on her feet, and turned the crowd's gasp into applause by doffing her hat and bowing as though she had intended to somersault from her mount...
...tirades against war and war mongers could not occupy leftist groups forever. When war clouds in Europe spread over Russia as well, the Communists turned a somersault and urged cooperation with the Allies against Germany...
...entry into the water. Complicated acrobatics can win high point credit-but they also risk a bellyflop and an irretrievable point loss. To qualify with seven rivals in the finals last week, Skippy performed six dives including a half gainer, a back jackknife and a cutaway 1½ somersault...
...climax, he sprang one of his "inventions" that would not have been officially recognized in the Olympics. Taking off from the board, he soared and began twisting and spinning. By the time he slithered into the pool, he had executed an astonishing running double-twisting forward 1½ somersault. The five judges were properly impressed, and Skippy Browning had finished his business: he copped the title, with 202.82 points over Ohio State's Runner-Up Bob Clotworthy, with...
...California's shapely Mrs. Patricia McCormick, already winner of the women's springboard-diving title, climbed the ladder, and with a superb exhibition (e.g., a running, flying one-and-a-half somersault with pike, a handstand with forward cut-through half-gainer layout) took first place in the high-diving contest. Paula Jean Myers and Mrs. Juno Stover Irwin took second and third to make the sweep...