Summer Olympics
The Montreal Olympic Games were just four months after the American Cup, in 1976. After her performance at the Games, there could be no doubt in anybody’s mind that Nadia Comăneci had arrived. Leaving spectators and judges absolutely amazed with her stunning performances, she was conquering the scene. She earned herself perfect scores of 10. In fact, she earned herself six perfect scores of 10, shattering world records, making history as the first gymnast to have ever earned so many consecutive perfect scores in the history of the Olympics.
Summer Olympics
Not all Smooth Sailing
This was such an unexpected outcome, unheard of in Olympic history, that it wasn’t all smooth sailing. The company that made the digital scoreboards that were used by the Olympics at the time, Omega SA, had failed to expect such dazzling scores and had not programmed the boards to display “10” for the score. So, when Nadia finished her perfect performance, the board simply displayed “1.00”. Everyone – including Nadia, her coach, and the crowd – stared in puzzlement at the terrible score.
Not all Smooth Sailing
