A Star in Europe
The European Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Championships, held in Skien, Norway, in 1975, are where our burgeoning gymnast made her first appearance in the wider European scene. Only 13 years old, Nadia was making headlines worldwide. In every competition, except one, Nadia won gold in first place. And in that one that she didn’t – she took home silver.
A Star in Europe
American Success
The next year, in 1976, Nadia Comăneci ventured out of Europe for the first time, to fly to the other side of the world to compete in the American Cup in the United States. The American Cup was preparatory for the upcoming Summer Olympic Games set for later that same year in Montreal. When Nadia earned a set of perfect scores in her performance, it was evident worldwide that this was one heck of a talented child!
American Success
