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 ...

NadiaComaneci #1976 Nadia Comaneci is an absolute gymnastics legend and has not one, but two eponymous skills in the Code of Points. D-Score Fails Falls Sticks Spotters Sporteverywhere Gymnastics ...

PARIS, France — Gymnastics great Nadia Comaneci was furious after fellow Romanian Ana Barbosu lost her bronze to American Jordan Chiles on Monday when U.S. coaches called for an inquiry that boosted ...

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, ...

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 ...