Nadia Comaneci: Perfect 10

Nadia Comăneci poses beside the scoreboard that recorded her perfect 10 as (with no Olympic precedent, the hardware was not capable of displaying ). Perfect 10 refers to a score of for a single routine in artistic gymnastics, which was once.
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I think I can understand why Nadia said what she did She said, 'He Panit is my manager.

The first Olympic gymnast to score a perfect 10

We don't have a relationship, so it doesn't matter if he's married or not. She regrets it, and I don't think she realized how misunderstood she would be. She really got burned. She said the Miami media was really not nice to her. For a second, I was tempted to ask for help I needed to move on and find a better life for myself. Bart told me later that he tried to call me after the show, but Constantin never let me know of his calls. It was based on his desire to help a young woman he'd met once who was an icon in our shared sport. I told him that I was thinking about staying in Montreal, but hadn't yet mentioned the idea to [Panait] because he'd already booked us on a flight back to Los Angeles.

The next day, Alexandru sent me to meet with the director of the Olympic stadium, who told me that I could do some exhibitions and appearances for him [ I never heard from him again, but I hope he is well and thank him for his help. I realize that our business relationship may have tarnished my name and image, but I safely escaped from Romania, and that is truly what was most important.


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There wasn't too much time to figure out why [Panait] had left because very soon after his departure, CNN contacted me. In the spring of , Conner traveled to Montreal to see her once again, this time to interview her for ABC. She lived with Paul Ziert 's family, eventually hiring him as her manager.

It was televised live throughout Romania, and their reception was held in the former presidential palace. When I got married in Bucharest, there were 10, people on the street. People didn't go to work that day. It was emotional to see how people care about you. She is also still involved with the Olympic Games. During the Summer Olympics in Athens , one of her perfect Montreal uneven bars routines was featured in a commercial for Adidas. Prior to the airing of the season, Trump announced that it was going to be the "nastiest version that we've done" and "a very vicious show" because of the unusual combination of celebrities who were each competing to raise money for a favorite charity.

I only did it because it was all for charity.

Nadia still turning heads 40 years on from perfect 10 | Reuters

If I had to do that to apply for a job with Donald Trump, no, I would never do that. She is also credited as being the first gymnast to perform a double-twist dismount. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gymnastics portal Biography portal. Retrieved September 6, Retrieved August 27, New York Daily News.

Nadia still turning heads 40 years on from perfect 10

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