Many people would bend over backwards to avoid performing stunts in front of an audience. But Ariana Ferber-Carter — a professional contortionist and circus coach — is far more flexible, and her ...

In July 2021, as the Olympic Games were underway, an image supposedly showing an X-ray of a gymnast in the middle of a stunt was widely circulated on social media: This is a genuine X-Ray (or more ...

In early December 2024, an X-ray allegedly showing a gymnast performing an extreme backbending maneuver resurfaced on social media (archived). "I know it's silly, but I see a snake with a human skull, ...

For some, a contortionist is nothing more than a freak-show act, doing something unnatural, not a thing of grace or beauty. But in Mongolia, flexing and bending the body into seemingly impossible ...