Just days after gymnastics legend Nadia Comaneci criticized judges in Paris for a score change that gave Jordan Chiles a medal, she is now coming to Chiles' defense. A controversial reversal of the ...

NadiaComaneci #SimoneBiles #beam Although from different eras, Nadia Comaneci and Simone Biles are both legends of the sport.

Jubilation turned to anguish in a split second for Romania’s Ana Barbosu on Monday at the Paris Olympics. Barbosu thought she had won a bronze medal in the women’s floor exercise after Jordan Chiles ...

Romanian gymnastics legend Nadia Comaneci and the Romanian Olympic Committee are speaking out in protest over the results of the women’s floor exercise final, claiming one Romanian gymnast’s score was ...

Romanian Olympic icon Nadia Comaneci has been one of the strongest proponents who has stood behind Ana Barbosu and Sabrina Voinea — the two Romanian gymnasts who were involved in the bronze medal ...

There are few bigger names in Romanian gymnastics history than Nadia Comaneci. The 62-year-old is a nine-time Olympic medalist, including five gold. Comaneci achieved this incredible feat across two ...

He rose to fame leading the Romanian and U.S. Olympic teams. He was later caught up in scandals involving the abuse of young female gymnasts. By Alex Traub, Hank Sanders and Carla Correa In 2014, ...

A couple of notable former Olympic gymnasts have reacted to the news that Mary Lou Retton, the first American gymnast to win gold in the Olympic all-around competition, has been hospitalized and is ...

Bela Karolyi, the larger-than-life coach who led Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton to Olympic gold while revolutionizing the sport of gymnastics, only to see his legacy destroyed by allegations of ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On July 18, 1976, at the Summer Olympics in Montreal, Nadia Comaneci of Romania became the first gymnast to receive a ...