Olga Korbut is a sports icon from a country of Belarus who almost single-handedly turned gymnastics into the popular sport as we know it today.

She did more to ease the tensions of the Cold War than all the politicians and diplomats of the day put together.

Olga Korbut brought dreams and hopes to millions and an intense interest in the sport that started an explosion of new training centers. She created a new gymnastics industry.

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