Losing Béla
Unfortunately, this was just the beginning of Nadia’s bad luck. Suddenly, Romanian sporting officials made a decision that the country would benefit more if her coach, Béla Károlyi, coached someone else. Understandably, Nadia was heartbroken. This man had trained her ever since she was just six years old. However, this was only the first step on a dark and rather dangerous path for Nadia Comăneci.

Losing Béla
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