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The humanoid also used its hands to maintain balance for complex actions involving backflips and somersaults.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
On the third one, Skattebo added a cartwheel to his signature backflip to celebrate.
—Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
After Skattebo scored a two-point conversion to put the Giants up 21-10 in the third quarter, the former Arizona State University star wowed fans with a backflip in the end zone.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Deon was the protector of the family and loved to teach everyone the latest TikTok dance or his cousins how to do a backflip.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
On the third one, Skattebo added a cartwheel to his signature backflip to celebrate.
—Charlotte Carroll, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
After Skattebo scored a two-point conversion to put the Giants up 21-10 in the third quarter, the former Arizona State University star wowed fans with a backflip in the end zone.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Deon was the protector of the family and loved to teach everyone the latest TikTok dance or his cousins how to do a backflip.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Backflip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backflip. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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backflip
noun
back·flip
-ˌflip 
: a backward somersault especially in the air
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