Olympic Legend Olga Korbut: Where Is She Today?

Former Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut has parted ways with much of her Olympic memorabilia after an online sale by Heritage Auctions this past weekend. The 61-year-old sold 32 items in total, including several gold medals. Gymnast Olga Korbut, competing for the Soviet Union, had just performed a signature move so dangerous that it's now banned in professional competition — the Korbut. Olga Korbut was the darling of the 1972 Munich Olympics. Olga Korbut, affectionately known as the “Sparrow from Minsk,” revolutionized the sport of gymnastics with. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Olga Korbut walks around the man-made lake in anonymity, despite the bright red warmup jacket with "Olga" in sparkly letters on her left shoulder. Olga Korbut (born May 16, 1955, Grodno, Belorussia, U.S.S.R. [now Hrodna, Belarus]) is a Soviet gymnast who won three gold medals at the 1972 Olympic Games in.

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. The sale of seven lots - including two golds and... SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Olga Korbut walks around the man-made lake in anonymity, despite the bright red warmup jacket with “Olga” in sparkly letters on her left shoulder. In 1972, the young, tiny, and fiercely athletic 17-year-old Russian gymnast Olga Korbut captured the world’s attention at the Munich Olympic Games with bold stunts never. We meet Korbut, now a naturalised American citizen, in her hometown of Scottsdale, Arizona, where she is teaching young girls the skills that made her a global. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Olga Korbut walks around the man-made lake in anonymity, despite the bright red warmup jacket with "Olga" in sparkly letters on her left shoulder. Olga Korbut (born May 16, 1955, Grodno, Belorussia, U.S.S.R. [now Hrodna, Belarus]) is a Soviet gymnast who won three gold medals at the 1972 Olympic Games in.

Gymnast Olga Korbut, competing for the Soviet Union, had just performed a signature move so dangerous that it's now banned in professional competition — the Korbut.