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Watching a gymnast in motion is perhaps one of the most eye pleasing sights to witness. The ease, grace and smoothness with which these athletes perform mind boggling stunts makes for some great viewing. While, to the naked eye, it may seem all too easy, it involves immense training in order to reach that level of pristine perfection. A viral video circulating on Instagram showed one such insane stunt from a gymnastics event, where a man pulled off something called the ‘gainer’.

Gymnasts widely regarded it as a difficult, if not one of the toughest, stunts to pull off. The ease and poise with which he performed it has left users in total awe.

Gymnast wins hearts with brilliant ‘gainer’ stunt

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The video was shared by the Instagram page ‘houseofhighlights’. It showed the stunning stunt that the gymnast pulled off during a Faceoff event. Faceoff is a unique annual competition in gymnastics. It represents freedom of movement, creativity and action in an extraordinary and ever changing landscape.

The clip showed a man approaching the cushioned floor at full speed. He first dished out a routine front flip with utmost ease but followed after was just absolute brilliance on his part.

He got to his two feet and performed the stunt called ‘gainer’ that the caption in the video labelled ‘cancel flip’. The crowd went into a frenzy and applauded the majestic display by the gymnast. He raised his arms in the air as people cheered for him and soaked in the appreciation.

Watching gymnasts in full flow, performing mesmerizing stunts, is truly a sight to behold.

Users online cannot get over the insane flip

Fans in the comment section could not believe what they just watched. They were completely awestruck by the brilliant display of gymnastics. One user said that this superhero like display could land him a role with the Avengers.Gets offered the next role in avengers,” he said.

A second user said that “some snobby judged definitely scoffed at that.”?Implying that orthodox judges would definitely not award him points for pulling that off.

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Another had a sarcastic and comical comment to make, comparing the gymnast to Channing Tatum since they looked quite similar. “Channing Tatum is so talented,” he said.

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A fourth user could not believe what they just watched the gymnast pull off. He said that the man just casually defied the laws of physics and smiled like it was a regular day. Is he a gymnast or the friendly neighborhood Spiderman? Who can tell! “So are we just gonna ignore that he ignored the laws of physics?”

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The move, called the gainer, certainly does not look easy to pull off. The man will walk back with significant memories of loud cheers and appreciation from the stands.

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