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, ...

Britt Hertz explores the history of contortion by attempting various poses and styles from the last hundred years.

Iona, who is 28 and lives in West Hampstead, London, held a pose called the "Marinelli bend" for 33 seconds, beating the existing world record by 11 seconds. The Marinelli is an inverted backbend ...

Eddie John Browne has quite literally bent over backwards to become a record breaker. The contortionist from Sierra Leone is better known as “Eddie Flexible”, and it’s clear to see why. Eddie, who is ...