Olga Korbut

At the 1972 Munich Olympics Korbut showed the world the Korbut flip, a standing back salto on the high bar of the uneven bars, and a back salto on the balance beam that few women had attempted in competition. She won three golds and changed women's gymnastics from a graceful exhibition into an acrobatic sport. The bars skill was later banned because rules stopped gymnasts standing on the bar, which makes it a rare named skill no one can now perform.