The Figure Skater Who Intimidated People With Backflips (Special Moves from Movies)

In figure skating, the backflip is one of the most difficult moves to perform and illegal to use in competitions. That didn't stop one skater from flipping all over the place and intimidating her opponents.

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Starring Karl Smallwood




Filmed by Nisha Revill




Infiltrated by Adam Varley



Edited by Brad Rawlinson




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Videos:
Surya Bonaly - Free Skating (1998)

Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir - Free Dance (2014)

Dragon Ball Super (2015 – 2018)

The Mighty Ducks (1992)

Shaolin Soccer (2001)

Father Ted (1995 – 1998)

Space Jam (1996)

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)


Images:
Figure Skating
Surya Bonaly, Uwe Langer assumed (based on copyright claims). [CC BY-SA 3.0 (
Samuel Contesti, Luu [CC0]
Takahito Mura, Luu [CC BY-SA 4.0 (
Ondrej Nepela, Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-L1129-0018 / CC-BY-SA 3.0 [CC BY-SA 3.0 de (
Jennifer Robinson, Photo by Vesperholly [CC BY-SA 2.5 (
Polina Tsurskaya, Luu [CC BY-SA 4.0 (
Alina Zagitova, Luu [CC BY-SA 4.0 (

Music:
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"Two Finger Johnny" by Kevin MacLeod (
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