The First Win
During The Romanian National Junior Championship, she placed 13th and even though she was disappointed, she continued training under the watchful eyes of Béla Károlyi. The next year she competed in the same competition and made a successful comeback by coming in first place.
One Step At A Time
Comăneci really started to make waves when she was 13 years old. At the time she was already training 8 hours a day and 6 days a week with her beloved coach. His passion for gymnastics was rubbing off onto Nadia.