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===OLEG IZOSSIMOV===  
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Considered the greatest classic hand balancer of his generation, Oleg Izossimov was born in Chelyabinsk (a Russian city located east of the Ural Mountains) on August 24, 1965. His family had nothing to do with the circus, but when Oleg was twelve years old, he saw the Russian hand balancer Nikolai Kasse in a circus performance, and he was so impressed that he decided then and there that this was what he would do. He would never forget Kasse's act.   ([[Oleg Izossimov|more...]])
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Born in Russia, Andrey Kovgar is a former gymnastics champion who, like many of his Russian counterparts, transitioned to the circus when his competition days were over. He learned his trade with the famous Russian teeterboard troupe of [[Chernevsky Troupe|Viacheslav Chernevsky]]. It was as a member of the Chernevsky Troupe that he became the first acrobat ever to achieve, while standing on a single stilt, a triple somersault on the teeterboard. ([[The Kovgar Troupe|more...]])

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THE KOVGAR TROUPE

Born in Russia, Andrey Kovgar is a former gymnastics champion who, like many of his Russian counterparts, transitioned to the circus when his competition days were over. He learned his trade with the famous Russian teeterboardA seesaw made of wood, or fiberglass poles tied together, which is used to propel acrobats in the air. troupe of Viacheslav Chernevsky. It was as a member of the Chernevsky Troupe that he became the first acrobat ever to achieve, while standing on a single stilt, a triple somersault on the teeterboardA seesaw made of wood, or fiberglass poles tied together, which is used to propel acrobats in the air.. (more...)

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