Writing History
Fans really wanted to know what Nadia felt about the history-making score she got and the moment that grabbed attention. Nadia said that whenever she competes, she does not like checking the scoreboards. “I didn’t know I was making history when I got the 10.”
Writing History
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The Perfect “10”
At first, Béla Károlyi, Nadia’s coach, was furious. He immediately thought there had been some mistake, some penalty which he had not noticed. He explained, “I said ‘holy cow, they deducted something over here, there is a deduction, there is a penalty,’ I was on my way to the jury, then I heard, ‘Ladies and gentlemen, first time in the history of the sport, a perfect 10 in the Olympic Games.’”
The Perfect “10”