New Success
Her hard work paid off in no time and this was made clear during the Olympic Games in 1984. Mary Lou Retton became the first female gymnast outside of Europe to have won the individual all-around gold. Even more fascinating was the fact that she was competing with Romanian gymnast Ecaterina Szabo back then.
New Success
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Keeping Distance
During the Los Angeles Olympic Games, Nadia had a hard time looking away from the American national team. No, this was not because of Mary Lou Retton. She was more concerned about her former coach, Béla. She had been ordered not to talk to him and she was suffering because of it. This was the moment she felt the need to escape Romania.
Keeping Distance
