somersault

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The USA's Ilia Malinin performs a somersault during his routine in the figure skating team event.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

With her hands steady at the controls, her voice calm as she spoke to mission control, Collins piloted the craft through a slow, graceful somersault.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

Ever the showman, he celebrated with a somersault.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025

After the Rams scored on Williams’ end zone somersault late in the second quarter, Byron Young forced a Brock Purdy fumble to end the half and set the tone for a late push.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2024

The dragon passed like an express train, turned a somersault, and burst over Bywater with a deafening explosion.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien