HEAVY MEDALS Part 1: Made in Romania

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🗓️ 14 July 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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In the middle of the Cold War, Romanian gymnastics coaches Bela and Martha Karolyi turn Nadia Comaneci, a 14-year-old gymnast from a Communist country, into a global symbol of excellence at the 1976 Olympics when she scores the first perfect 10. But Romania becomes too small and too controlled for Bela’s ambitions, and the Karolyis set their sights on the freedom of the United States. If you or someone you know has been subjected to sexual assault or abuse, and you would like more information or support, these hotlines can help: RAINN's 24/7 confidential national sexual assault hotline: 1-800-656-4673, or ChildHelp: 1-800-4-A-Child. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	A word of warning.
0:03.6	This series contains mature language depicting instances of sexual, physical, and or emotional
0:09.1	abuse of children.
0:13.2	Are you the toughest coach in the U.S.?
0:15.7	What you put the kids through here is a more demanding than most places.
0:19.8	I'm really can't tell you that because I don't know what's going on in other places.
0:26.3	I don't know why a Karole husband and wife and what a coaching team they are.
0:32.3	Did the Karole's have great success coaches?
0:34.7	Absolutely.
0:35.7	The cold metal goes to Mary Lou Wren.
0:37.7	Oh my God, I can't express a feeling.
0:40.5	Did they create a system that established the U.S. women as an overwhelming powerhouse?
0:47.5	Most definitely.
0:48.6	Cold and silver medalist for Team USA.
0:53.5	For more than four decades, no name has meant more to women's gymnastics than Karole.
0:59.5	Bella and Marta Karole.
1:02.1	Two of the most successful coaches in gymnastics history.
1:06.2	Right now we turn to women's gymnastics and the United States which has become a power
1:10.1	in recent years now looking to become the power.
1:13.4	Bella and Marta Karole gave the U.S. its first superstar, Mary Lou Wren.
1:18.4	Its first gold medal and eventually put American gymnasts on top of the medal stand year after
1:25.3	year after year.
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