Locked In
The coaches’ defection instilled a fear in the Romanian government that they could lose their star athlete should she wish to join them. They took measures that would ultimately limit her freedom and privacy; putting in place a travel ban for the gymnast, as well as monitoring and screening her phone calls and letters. Only when she was competing was she allowed to leave the country.
Locked In
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Quitting The Floor
In 1984 Nadia made the radical move to retire from gymnastics, but she didn’t leave the field altogether, becoming a coach with the Romanian gymnastics team. She didn’t yet realize this would make her face another difficult situation with another coach.
Quitting The Floor
