The New Girl
When Nadia accompanied the country’s national team to the 1984 Olympic Games, she came face to face with her old coach, Béla Károlyi. At that point, he had already started working as a coach for the U.S. national team. Moreover, he took on a new protégé named Mary Lou Retton. It must have heard to learn about this, though Nadia knew he was simply making the most out of his circumstances.
The New Girl
Mary Lou Retton
On January 24, 1968, Mary Lou Retton was born. She became passionate about gymnastics when she watched Nadia Comăneci’s wonderful performance during the 1976 Summer Olympic Games in Montreal. She later learned that Márta and Béla Károlyi, Nadia’s former coaches, had moved to Houston. She decided to move there to undergo training in their capable hands.
Mary Lou Retton
