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Woman shows incredible gymnastic moves mid-air while skydiving

23-year-old Maja Kuczynska, a skydiver and a former gymnast, shared a video that shows her performing gymnastic moves while floating mid-air.

Published on: Oct 25, 2023, 14:38:05 IST
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Skydiving videos are always exciting to watch. A few of them also show people performing different stunts while floating in the air. Maja Kuczynska, a 23-year-old skydiver, took that trend to a whole new level by doing gymnastic moves while in the air.

The image shows a woman performing gymnastic moves while skydiving. (Instagram/@kuczynska.maja)
The image shows a woman performing gymnastic moves while skydiving. (Instagram/@kuczynska.maja)

“I used to be a gymnast, so I thought it would be fun to try to do a classic gymnastics tumble in the air, but I mean I wouldn’t say it turned out very realistic. Turns out, physics is a bit different when you’re falling from the sky, who would have guessed,” Kuczynska wrote as she shared the video.

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The video opens to show her floating mid-air. Within moments, she starts performing gymnastic moves. She tries to do a tumble and even run while falling from the sky.

Take a look at this exciting skydiving video:

The video was shared a few months ago. Since then, the clip has gone viral. Till now, it has accumulated close to 17.4 million views. The post has also collected tons of comments from people. While some expressed their amazement at her performance, others wondered how she accomplished this feat.

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Take a look at what Instagram users say about this skydiving video:

“Homegirl really transformed mid-air into a helicopter,” shared an Instagram user. “I showed my 6-year-old son this and he made a happy yelp like ‘haha’ and then said 'Wait… is this REAL?... How is she dancing in the sky?!' He was very excited,” shared another. “Imagine you’re just skydiving normally with your friends and one is missing. So you look around, and she’s way above your head spinning like a helicopter,” expressed a third. “Walking mid-air like it’s creative mode,” wrote a fourth.

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