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George Nissen appears on a trampoline at the 2000 Olympics.

The Olympic trampoline tradition: Remembering the man who taught the world to bounce

Tokyo Olympics

George Nissen, an acrobat and tumbler from Iowa, invented what’s known today as the modern trampoline. His daughter, Dian Nissen, a trampoline coach, reminisces about her father’s joy of jumping.

Students at a D1 dance competition in Lima, Peru. The group started with kids who did backflips on the street for spare change.

A passionate ballerina turns at-risk kids in Peru into professional dancers

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40 Years Ago, Soviet Gymnast Olga Korbut Dazzled the World

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