Nadia Comăneci – The “Perfect 10” Olympic Gymnast

Published on 10/22/2017
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In With The New

For four years, Olga Korbut from the former Soviet Union was known as the “darling” of the games after she performed with minimum fault at the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972. But it would be at the next competition when she would have to put her pride behind her. There was a new girl on the block.

In With The New

In With The New

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A New Hero

As a young teenager, Nadia had never experienced such a great achievement like this before in her life. She stepped off the plane in Bucharest and there were over 1,000 people with signs cheering for her. She was so overwhelmed with the massive reception, that she actually ran back to the airplane!

A New Hero

A New Hero

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