Problems With Scoring
When she finished her performance, the judges huddled together to produce her score. Everyone waited impatiently, and tension started to rise, especially inside her coach, Béla Károlyi. When the scores came up, they were lower than everyone expected and Béla made a loud and vicious protest which was televised. The Romanian president’s office claimed that the protest embarrassed Romania’s honor. Béla started to fear for his life once he returned.
Problems With Scoring
The Guise
Her coach took Nadia and other young gymnasts from Romania to the U.S. in 1981 as part of a promotional tour called “Nadia 81′”. It was more than just a tour for her coach. He took the opportunity to save his own life and defected to the United States. He was worried about his safety and this was his only way to safety. His defection played a negative effect on Nadia.
The Guise
