In early December 2024, an X-ray allegedly showing a gymnast performing an extreme backbending maneuver resurfaced on social media (archived). "I know it's silly, but I see a snake with a human skull, ...

In July 2021, as the Olympic Games were underway, an image supposedly showing an X-ray of a gymnast in the middle of a stunt was widely circulated on social media: This is a genuine X-Ray (or more ...

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Oct. 28 (UPI) --A South African gymnast earned his fourth Guinness World Records titles when he went into a backbend position and completed 19 full body revolutions in 1 minute. Zama Mofokeng, who ...

Iona, who is 28 and lives in West Hampstead, London, held a pose called the "Marinelli bend" for 33 seconds, beating the existing world record by 11 seconds. The Marinelli is an inverted backbend ...

Kim Chakanetsa explores the rich and long history of body bending work and hears about the complex skills that you need to succeed. Sosina Wogayehu is a contortionist and juggler from Ethiopia. She ...