What nationality is Olga Korbut?

Belarusian
Soviet
Olga Korbut/Nationality

Olga Korbut, in full Olga Valentinovna Korbut, (born May 16, 1955, Grodno, Belorussia, U.S.S.R. [now Hrodna, Belarus]), Soviet gymnast who won three gold medals at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. At age 11, Korbut entered a Soviet sports school led by Renald Knysh, her future coach.

What does Olga Korbut do now?

Korbut lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. She now works with private gymnastics pupils and does motivational speaking. In 2017, Korbut sold her 1972 and 1976 Olympic medals amongst thirty-two lots (including two golds and a silver from the Munich Olympics) which fetched $333,500 at Heritage Auctions.

Who did Olga Korbut marry?

Leonid Bortkevichm. 1978–2000
Alex Voinich
Olga Korbut/Spouse
From 1978 to 2000, Korbut was married to Leonid Bortkevich, a Belarusian folk singer, with whom she had a son, Richard, born in 1979. A naturalised US citizen, Korbut now teaches privately and celebrated the 40th anniversary of her Munich victories with an appearance at the 2012 London Olympics.

Why was the Korbut Flip banned?

1. Korbut Flip. Standing on the bar is now banned in the Code of Points because it disrupts the flow of the routine, but Korbut performed this skill many times before the ban, including in the 1972 Olympics.

Where did Olga Korbut sell her Olympic medals?

In 2017, Korbut sold her 1972 and 1976 Olympic medals amongst thirty-two lots (including two golds and a silver from the Munich Olympics) which fetched $333,500 at Heritage Auctions. This was reportedly done “to save her from hunger” though auction house spokesman Elon Werner and Korbut herself have strongly denied this claim.

Who is the gold medalist in the skeleton?

This victory was emulated four years later in Sochi by another British athlete, Lizzy Yarnold, who secured her country’s second consecutive Olympic skeleton gold medal.

Who was the Soviet gymnast who sold her medals?

Olga Korbut, the Soviet gymnast who charmed the world at the 1972 Munich Olympics, has sold her medal haul and other trophies in a US auction.

How many medals does the United States have in skeleton?

The United States comes next with eight medals (three golds, four silver and one bronze). By the alternative measure of number of golds, then silvers, then bronzes, the US is the most successful, with Great Britain in second place.