Olga

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40 Years Ago, Soviet Gymnast Olga Korbut Dazzled the World

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Forty years ago in Munich, Olga Korbut changed the way Americans watched the Olympics. And the tiny pig-tailed athlete inspired girls around the world to take up gymnastics.

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