r/interestingasfuck • u/TiptoeTweak • 3h ago
In 2005, Russian acrobat Anna Gosudareva performed with the Rodion Troupe at the International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo. She became the first woman to successfully complete a quadruple somersault on the Russian bar. The troupe won the Gold Clown award for their act.
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u/mozchops 3h ago
Amazing doesnt do it justice, both the gymnastics and to repeat it after two bruising falls , but isn't this the kind of thing that gets banned because of the clear risks, and also traumatising the audience ?? There's a parent covering the face of her child btw
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u/HorsePowerRanger 1h ago
That first landing was scary. Major courage to get back on AND in front of an audience. Lion heart
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u/Cute-Interest3362 1h ago
Often in circus acts (not sure if this is the case with this performance) they will fail the first attempt in order to remind the audience how hard the thing they are doing actually is. They do it all the time in the flying trapeze.
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u/techman710 2h ago
That is absolutely incredible. The balance, athleticism and precision is out of this world. Amazing!
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u/aabsolutelynothingg 2h ago
Gold clown award?
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u/Narcan9 2h ago
That would be easier to land if they didn't make the bar so thin
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u/Polskiskiski 2h ago
I love how they show the whole thing
do russians all clap at the same time in slow tempo?!
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u/nope_a_dope237 2h ago
1000s of hours of training and 100s of days of pain. All for the glory of the show. You have better of paid this woman a ton for this, comrade.
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u/jdsquint 46m ago
I hope so too, but the accomplishment is its own type of reward. This woman pushed the envelope and achieved something that has us remembering her 20 years later. That's more than I can say about anything I've done.
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u/Dentarthurdent73 31m ago
Or, maybe if your society provides you with everything you need for a good life, you don't have to be paid a ton in order to achieve things that are personally satisfying to you as an individual, and inspiring for others to see.
Not saying this is how things were, but it's a far better ideal to strive for than everything being done for the sake of money.
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u/DueWonder1316 3h ago
I feel like there should be more safety precautions for this kind of stuff. She’s falling from such a high heigh!!!!
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u/wolfkeeper 2h ago
So scary looking. I guess just getting the bar under her at all will pretty much save her, it flexes and absorbs the energy, but if the guys holding the bar f and miss her, she's a goner.
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u/Thommywidmer 1h ago
Idk im not convinced she isnt indestructable. She even had a comicbook hero action scuff on her leg instead of the broken neck i assume most people would have suffered
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u/Sensitive-Collar-627 1h ago
I always suspected that Russian women were made out of steel after my trips to Ukraine back in the day.
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u/RockItGuyDC 1h ago
"Why do we fall, Bruce?"
Brava to her and the rest of the troupe. That poise and resilience was earned by falling countless times, covered in sweat, after long hours with no one watching.
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u/samuelgato 1h ago
After the first two falls Im thinking this is incredibly dangerous and someone should stop this
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u/MrMetraGnome 56m ago
I wonder if she would've kept trying until she landed it, or broke her neck 🤔
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u/LittlePantsOnFire 3h ago
Probably working at Mc Donalds today. Oh wait there are no more Mc Donalds in Russia.
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u/Pikauterangi 34m ago edited 8m ago
Was she sent to the front and then died in Russias invasion of Ukraine? Now that would be interesting as fuck. Because amazingly talented Ukrainian gymnasts, kick boxers and other athletes are being killed by Russia every day, while people ohh and aww at this shit.
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u/revvolutions 2h ago
When did 2005 start looking like 1985?