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In the following slide, the father of three shared a video of his son doing a backflip into the sand.
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Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
Other bipedal robots, like Boston Dynamics’ Atlas, can already perform backflips and chuck large objects.
—Popular Science, 29 Feb. 2024
Archer was a member of Nitro Circus and was the first rider to land a triple backflip in competition in 2022.
—USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
Archer was last seen performing a triple backflip during a Nitro Circus Live Show in Jay, Oklahoma, in June 2023, per CBS Sports.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
There have been backflips after Beckford won two NCAA titles and four AAC titles at South Florida, won a Jamaican national championship and a junior college national title along with victories at numerous other meets.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2024
Nitro Circus founder Travis Pastrana posted an Instagram video of archer's famed triple backflip in tribute to his late friend.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024
Beckford, 6-5 and 185 pounds, hopes to do another backflip this weekend at the Randal Tyson Center, where Arkansas is hosting the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday and Saturday.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2024
Tyreek Hill — Selfie backflip A backflip has become somewhat of a signature celebration for Tyreek Hill.
—Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
Other bipedal robots, like Boston Dynamics’ Atlas, can already perform backflips and chuck large objects.
—Popular Science, 29 Feb. 2024
Archer was a member of Nitro Circus and was the first rider to land a triple backflip in competition in 2022.
—USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
Archer was last seen performing a triple backflip during a Nitro Circus Live Show in Jay, Oklahoma, in June 2023, per CBS Sports.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
There have been backflips after Beckford won two NCAA titles and four AAC titles at South Florida, won a Jamaican national championship and a junior college national title along with victories at numerous other meets.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2024
Nitro Circus founder Travis Pastrana posted an Instagram video of archer's famed triple backflip in tribute to his late friend.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024
Beckford, 6-5 and 185 pounds, hopes to do another backflip this weekend at the Randal Tyson Center, where Arkansas is hosting the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday and Saturday.
—Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2024
Tyreek Hill — Selfie backflip A backflip has become somewhat of a signature celebration for Tyreek Hill.
—Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
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1904, in the meaning defined above
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backflip
noun
back·flip
-ˌflip 
: a backward somersault especially in the air
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