Alyssa Roenigk

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During the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, 14-year-old Nadia Comăneci from Romania catapulted herself to fame with her performance on the uneven bars.  
    
  Her coaches, Béla and Márta…

Béla and Márta Károlyi built a gymnastics empire, but it collapsed due to the Larry Nassar abuse scandal

During the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, 14-year-old Nadia Comăneci from Romania catapulted herself to fame with her performance on the uneven bars.  Her coaches, Béla and Márta…

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