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People watch a robot somersault at a robot exhibition in Beijing on Aug. 21, 2024.

Pacific National Exhibition Fair - Vancouver

An acrobat performs a somersault over a person's head during a media preview of the Pacific National Exhibition Fair in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, August 15, 2024. Marking its 114th year, the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) Fair, one of the longest running events in Canada, runs from August 17 to Sept. 2 here this year. Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pacific National Exhibition Fair - Vancouver

An acrobat does a somersault over performers with flower pots on their heads during a media preview of the Pacific National Exhibition Fair in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, August 15, 2024. Marking its 114th year, the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) Fair, one of the longest running events in Canada, runs from August 17 to Sept. 2 here this year. Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Successive composite photo (from L to R) shows Japan's Kenzo Shirai performing a backward somersault with quadruple twists, an element that has been named the Shirai element after the 17-year-old athlete, during the floor exercise final of the gymnastics world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 5, 2013. Shirai won the gold medal.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kenzo Shirai performs a backward somersault with quadruple twists, an element that has been named the Shirai element after the 17-year-old athlete, during the floor exercise final of the gymnastics world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 5, 2013. Shirai won the gold medal.

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New gymnastics element

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kenzo Shirai performs a backward somersault with quadruple twists during the floor exercise of the artistic gymnastics world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Sept. 30, 2013. The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) named the element the Shirai element after the 17-year-old athlete.

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London Olympics open

LONDON, Britain - A boy (C) turns a somersault over a bed during the opening ceremony of the London Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in London on July 27, 2012.

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Yoshida wins women's 55-kg world title

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Saori Yoshida does a midair somersault in joy after beating Yuliya Ratkevich of Azerbaijan, capturing her eighth consecutive 55-kilogram title at the world wrestling championships in Moscow on Sept. 9, 2010.

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Home tutors active in assisting children in physical education

TOKYO, Japan - Children receive instruction on somersault on a horizontal bar exercise at a Sporty-One Corp. classroom in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward.

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(5)Germany beat Saudi Arabia 8-0

SAPPORO, Japan - German forward Miroslav Klose turns a somersault after scoring Germany's and his second goal in the 25th minute of a group E match against Saudi Arabia in the first round of the World Cup finals at Sapporo Dome on June 1. (World Cup 2002)

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Freestyle skiing robot developed

TOKYO, Japan - A robot developed by a group led by Kazuo Yoshida, a professor in the science and engineering department at Tokyo's Keio University, performs a midair somersault in a demonstration to the media at the university Aug. 23. The robot stands 50 centimeters tall and weighs 4.3 kilograms. It can travel at a speed of about 7.5 meters per second. Yoshida said the robot that moves according to a recorded program of instructions via radio transmission may be used in space.

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Helicopter rescues Cattaneo after crash

Italian downhill skier Luca Cattaneo is airlifted to hospital after a high speed crash in the Olympic men's downhill Feb. 13 in the central Japan city of Hakuba. Cattaneo injured his ankle after making a mistake at the same turn which saw Austrian favorite Hermann Maier somersault out of the race.

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Taikonauts conduct parabolic experiments in space station

STORY: Taikonauts conduct parabolic experiments in space station DATELINE: March 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG YAPING, Shenzhou-13 astronaut STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG YAPING, Shenzhou-13 astronaut "The very popular Bing Dwen Dwen 'visits' our space station. Let's help it perform a front somersault. As you know, if I were on the Earth, when I let my hands go, Bing Dwen Dwen will fall on the ground. But what will happen in the space? Let's try it. Here comes Bing Dwen Dwen. Come on. Go. As you can see, Bing Dwen Dwen is not falling. Instead, it moves forward at a constant speed. Okay. Bing Dwen Dwen goes back. All right. We can see that this time, Bing Dwen Dwen still moves forward at a constant speed." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)

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Nadia Comaneci

TOKYO, Japan - Romanian gymnast "white fairy" Nadia Comaneci turns a somersault on the balance beam. She scored full marks at 10 points for the performance. The date of the photo is unknown. (Kyodo)

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Somersault (2004)

Abbie Cornish Characters: Heidi Film: Somersault (2004) Director: Cate Shortland 17 May 2004 Date: 17 May 2004

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Abbie Cornish Characters: Heidi Film: Somersault (2004) Director: Cate Shortland 17 May 2004 Date: 17 May 2004

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Sam Worthington Characters: Joe Film: Somersault (2004) Director: Cate Shortland 17 May 2004 OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Date: 17 May 2004

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Abbie Cornish Characters: Heidi Film: Somersault (2004) Director: Cate Shortland 17 May 2004 OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Date: 17 May 2004

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Abbie Cornish Characters: Heidi Film: Somersault (2004) Director: Cate Shortland 17 May 2004 OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Date: 17 May 2004

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Sam Worthington & Abbie Cornish Characters: Joe & Heidi Film: Somersault (2004) Director: Cate Shortland 17 May 2004 Date: 17 May 2004

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Abbie Cornish Characters: Heidi Film: Somersault (2004) Director: Cate Shortland 17 May 2004 OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Date: 17 May 2004

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Gymnastics: "Shirai 3" new flip application to be filed

World floor exercise champion Kenzo Shirai pulls off a new technique -- a double backward somersault triple twisting layout -- ranked as a maximum-difficulty H-level move, to win the Toyota International Gymnastics Competition in the central Japanese city of Toyota on Dec. 12, 2015. The Japan Gymnastics Association is set to apply for accreditation of the technique, which will likely be named the "Shirai 3," to the International Federation of Gymnastics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Shirai 3" technique recognized, given highest difficulty

Composite photo shows the floor exercise technique "double backward somersault triple twisting layout" executed by Japan's Kenzo Shirai during the Toyota International Gymnastics Competition in December. The International Federation of Gymnastics on Feb. 13, 2016, named the technique "Shirai 3" and gave it the maximum difficulty level of "H." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(5)Germany beat Saudi Arabia 8-0

SAPPORO, Japan - German forward Miroslav Klose turns a somersault after scoring Germany's and his second goal in the 25th minute of a group E match against Saudi Arabia in the first round of the World Cup finals at Sapporo Dome on June 1. (World Cup 2002)

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Yoshida wins women's 55-kg world title

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Saori Yoshida does a midair somersault in joy after beating Yuliya Ratkevich of Azerbaijan, capturing her eighth consecutive 55-kilogram title at the world wrestling championships in Moscow on Sept. 9, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Shirai at Toyota meet

Japan's Kenzo Shirai performs a "Shirai 3", a double backward somersault triple twisting layout, to win the men's floor exercise at the Toyota International Gymnastics Competition in Toyota on Dec. 9, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gymnastics: Japan's Shirai defends floor title at world c'ships

Composite photo shows Kenzo Shirai of Japan performing a "Shirai 3," a double-backward somersault triple-twisting layout named after him, in the men's floor exercise final at the world gymnastics championships in Montreal, Canada, on Oct. 7, 2017. Shirai won the gold medal for the third time at the artistic gymnastics world championships. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gymnastics: Shirai in all-around final at world championships

Composite photo shows a quadruple twisting back somersault performed by Japanese gymnast Kenzo Shirai on the floor apparatus in the men's all-around final at the world championships in Montreal, Canada, on Oct. 5, 2017. Shirai claimed bronze. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Serbia's Stefanek wins Greco-Roman 66-kg

Serbian wrestler Davor Stefanek performs a somersault after defeating Migran Arutyunyan of Armenia in the men's Greco-Roman 66-kg final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 16, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Freestyle skiing robot developed

TOKYO, Japan - A robot developed by a group led by Kazuo Yoshida, a professor in the science and engineering department at Tokyo's Keio University, performs a midair somersault in a demonstration to the media at the university Aug. 23. The robot stands 50 centimeters tall and weighs 4.3 kilograms. It can travel at a speed of about 7.5 meters per second. Yoshida said the robot that moves according to a recorded program of instructions via radio transmission may be used in space.