Last week the World Acrobatics Society (WAS) held their annual Congress & Banquet, celebrating the newest round of inductees into their Gallery of Legends –Hall of Fame. The ceremony recognizes landmark acrobats from different disciplines, as nominated by WAS’ members. This year’s Legends run the gamut from Olympic medalists to servicemen and household names in circus. CircusTalk wants to congratulate the 2021 inductees by spotlighting them and their achievements.  

This year’s inductees are as follows: Acrobatic Gymnastics – Sergii Popov & Mykola Shcherbak Artistic Gymnastics – Nellie Kim Diving – Don Dunfield Extreme Sports – Travis Pastrana Professional Acrobatics – Cristia...