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After the pain of his initial crash, the bronze medal was earned through a combination of resilience and skill on the 26-year-old’s second run, which ended on a stunning double backflip.
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George Ramsay, CNN, 31 July 2024
The Olympic Games are beamed to billions of people around the world, giving viewers a real-time, close-up look at every pole vault, layup, breaststroke and backflip.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 24 July 2024
Tried & True: Coconut fans will do backflips over Osborne’s Ube Coconut Cake, which, even if your attempt is a bit, eh hem, lopsided, will be undeniably delicious.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
In fact, one of B-Boy Victor’s signature moves is the backflip flare.
—Heather L. Whitley, Southern Living, 25 July 2024
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George Ramsay, CNN, 31 July 2024
The Olympic Games are beamed to billions of people around the world, giving viewers a real-time, close-up look at every pole vault, layup, breaststroke and backflip.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 24 July 2024
Tried & True: Coconut fans will do backflips over Osborne’s Ube Coconut Cake, which, even if your attempt is a bit, eh hem, lopsided, will be undeniably delicious.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
In fact, one of B-Boy Victor’s signature moves is the backflip flare.
—Heather L. Whitley, Southern Living, 25 July 2024
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“Backflip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backflip. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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backflip
noun
back·flip
-ˌflip 
: a backward somersault especially in the air
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