Flashback: Natalia Yurchenko on Creating the Yurchenko Vault

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In this Flashback segment with 1983 World Champion Natalia Yurchenko, she takes us back to the beginning of what would become her trademark on the sport of gymnastics, the yurchenko vault. When her coach brought this idea to the table, Natalia and her teammates thought he was crazy. It was scary at the beginning, but didn't take her long to learn the vault. Today, the yurchenko is the most popular vault in women's gymnastics.