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Watch This 16-Year-Old Cheerleader Break the World Record for Consecutive Back Handsprings

Oct. 6, 2012 10:35pm Erica Ritz

Texas Cheerleader Miranda Ferguson Breaks Guinness World Record for Back Handsprings

Miranda Ferguson smiles after breaking the world record for consecutive back handsprings in Texas.(Photo: Fox4)

16-year-old Texas cheerleader Miranda Ferguson landed herself a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records after performing a dizzying 35 back handsprings during a Friday night football game.

According to Fox4, the stunt was roughly a year in the making after Ferguson did an unexpected twenty handsprings in a row during a game last year. Her enterprising friends, seeing the potential, soon discovered Ferugson was a mere twelve handsprings away from breaking a world record.

Fox4 continues:

So she started practicing.

During a recent practice she hit the magic number 32 and then during Friday night’s game she flipped 35 consecutive times, springing from the 15 yard line to the 15 yard line.

Afterward, Ferguson said she was extremely excited and very relieved because she was really nervous.

“Really just the fans out there really helped me get through it,” she said.

The crew had apparently alerted the Guinness Book of World Records about their plans, because they had two witnesses on site to confirm the accomplishment.

Here is video of Ferguson breaking the world record:

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stablepar
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 9:33am
she was probably really excited about romney kicking obama’s **** in the colorado debate

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OlefromMN
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 9:15am
“What made you go beyond 33 and go for 35?” Really? The reporter had to ask? Miranda should have been a little condescending towards her and replied “Because it takes more than 33 to break the world record! “

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- NoNannyState4me
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 2:37pm
  Let Lena do the commentary. The record was 32.
  
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piper60
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 9:06am
I’d bet her arms were sassing nasty things other the next day, practice or not.

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WestIsBest
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 9:05am
Well done! Very refreshing to see one of today’s youth work hard at something for over a year and succeed. Inspirational for all…

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Exidor
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 8:32am
OMG. I needed to take a couple of Advil just watching that.

But that was awesome.

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jfwootten
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 8:31am
Don’t get too excited, the Obama Administration will be redistributing her handsprings to other cheerleaders who may not have had the same advantages that she did.

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- HappyConservative
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 9:30am
  This is what I’ll be doing on 11/7 if Romney wins LOL!
  
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ricckky
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 8:17am
This is why America is so GREAT!!!!!!–CONGRATS SWEETHEART!!!! The dems will try and put a stop to this because no one should be better at anything. She will be sued by the school unions and after winning, the monies will provide for a new position to make sure this type of behavior will NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN!!!!!!— ” NO ONE IS BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE TZAR”Starting salary $180,000.00 plus health benefits and a retirement package of 90% of pay!!!!

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kickagrandma
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 5:44am
Soon as the sun’s up, I’m out there!

Kidding…. sadly.

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- LIBSALWAYSLIE
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 7:34am
  Very Impressive. Congratulations!
  
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Hoax And Chains
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 5:43am
It is so nice to just see some simple, happy news.

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- Gremlin1974
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 5:28pm
  Amen to that. Its nice to see a kid go for something and succeed on her own merits, no excuses and no crap.
  
  Congratulations Miranda!
  
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spikebu
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 3:49am
Way to go, baby girl! Amazing. As a former springer, I know how hard that was. Great stamina.

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Frogginit
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 3:46am
That’s nothing, Chris Matthews has done 50 before when he got close to Obama

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- TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 8:20am
  LOL… only difference is that Maffews was able to give Obama a peck on the @ss, a kiss on the cheek and a reach around during every single back handspring…
  
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Kupo
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 1:33am
Remember, she didn’t do that.

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- MicahJank
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 1:58am
  I see what you did there.
  
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- Master_and_Commander
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 2:16am
  Somebody else obviously made that happen…
  
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- Gorp
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 3:16am
  That’s about 37 more than I can do.
  
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- Disc_Coastie
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 10:49am
  And…uh…uh…energy prices will necessarily skyrocket!! Uh…uh…
  
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- GumRock
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 8:45pm
  Three word’s, ” Bath Salts”
  
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- Pyronaught
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 11:22pm
  Exactly. She used a road to get to that stadium.
  
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- Paool
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 4:28pm
  She’s obviously a racist. I bet she eats PB&Js
  
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jman-6
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 1:31am
Great Job! you go Girl! As a proud father of an 12 yr old dance/cheerleader I can’t wait to show this to her!! Sometimes I get annoyed with her practicing all over I mean ALL over the house everyday, then I step back and have to admire her shear determination an relentless pursuit of perfection! She could be trying to emulate O’Julia! LOL She knows she can’t be perfect because GOD is the only perfect One!

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MicahJank
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 1:29am
Somewhere Joe Biden is smiling in approval for what she can do on hard wood.

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ballsofFe
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 1:15am
Just a nice middle class girl-next-door with amazing talent. The elite media won’t care about this story.

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- Shasta
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 10:27pm
  Remember, in the world the progressives are creating, there will be no such thing as competition, or records to beat, only participation. Sigh
  
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claymoremacm
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 12:27am
awesome!!

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puravida56
Posted on October 7, 2012 at 12:12am
Penn and Teller did a great episode of BS on cheerleading. Those girls risk their health daily with no pads. Its not even considered a sport and as such they dont have access to the same trainers.

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Wool-Free Vision
Posted on October 6, 2012 at 11:47pm
They’re almost all gymnasts, the stuff they do on hard wood and on grass, it blows my mind.

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stotlaat
Posted on October 6, 2012 at 11:45pm
: ) grins!

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vtxphantom
Posted on October 6, 2012 at 11:34pm
Well done Miranda. Congratulations for breaking the world record.

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WPtG
Posted on October 6, 2012 at 11:19pm
Texas Forever!

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dealer@678
Posted on October 6, 2012 at 10:53pm
This is what a young woman should try to immulate. NOT Obamas Julia

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Dr. Sax
Posted on October 6, 2012 at 10:48pm
In islam that would be haaram and the whole squad would have to be stoned. Maybe at halftime. But then the game itself would also be forbidden…. Congrats to this young lady on breaking the record.

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- riseandshine
  Posted on October 6, 2012 at 10:55pm
  Islam Islam Islam.
  
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- Dr. Sax
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 6:30pm
  Well riseandshine, am I wrong? As your name suggests, it’s time to wake up and face the real threat.
  
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wisehiney
Posted on October 6, 2012 at 10:44pm
Go TEXAS!
There was an old rooster,
Sitting on the fence,
Rooster loved Miranda,
‘Cause he had good sense!

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- blackyb
  Posted on October 6, 2012 at 11:35pm
  Lol.
  
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wisehiney
Posted on October 6, 2012 at 10:42pm
Hurts my back just reading it.

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- Git-R-Done
  Posted on October 7, 2012 at 12:10am
  It takes more leg strength than it does back flexibility to do them.
  
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