Confusion In The Stands
The crowd weren’t the only ones who were confused, Nadia’s coach, Béla Károlyi at first was infuriated, thinking that they had penalized Nadia. “I said ‘holy cow, they deducted something over here, there is a deduction, there is a penalty,’ I was on my way to the jury, then I heard, ‘Ladies and gentlemen, first time in the history of the sport, a perfect 10 in the Olympic Games.’”
Confusion In The Stands
A Hero’s Welcome
Following the record-breaking Olympic Games in Montreal, it was time for Nadia to fly back home. She had no idea that waiting for her on the ground in Bucharest, was a crowd of over 10,000 fans waiting to see their new hero’s face. She was so overwhelmed by the cheering crowd, that she went back into the airplane until she was encouraged to disembark once again.
A Hero’s Welcome
