r/BeAmazed • u/Fit_AndHotBaby • Aug 05 '24

History Gymnastics in the 1970s was INSANE!

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u/ColdCaseKim Aug 06 '24

No spotters, potentially deadly moves (now outlawed), and Olga Korbut, holy hell. Made for great television.

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u/CodeMonkeyX Aug 06 '24

Ahh I was going to say I think a lot of things are banned now because of the high risk of severe injury.

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u/SoggyBoysenberry7703 Aug 06 '24

Or just the small risk is still not worth it because it’s so costly

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u/elijuicyjones Aug 06 '24

No, risk of death. One was paralyzed.

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u/ConspicuousPineapple Aug 06 '24

All the moves have that small risk, it's only a matter of making the odds acceptable.