HEAVY MEDALS Part 7: The Unraveling

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4.5 • 9.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2020

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Martha has turned the U.S. women’s gymnastics program into a world powerhouse. But as Martha is taking her final victory lap at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, the gymnastics community is rocked by a scandal that will shock the world. The Karolyis’ legacy is called into question as the gymnasts grapple with the cost of what it took to earn all that gold. 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	Award of warning. This episode contains mature language depicting instances of sexual,
0:07.6	physical, and or emotional abuse of children.
0:11.3	Oh, okay, guys. 2016.
0:17.6	Or in Piquet. The right here.
0:20.4	Marta would literally clear rooms. Everybody was afraid of Marta because she had that much
0:26.2	power.
0:27.2	How do you think what you do from this moment? It cuts.
0:32.2	I remember going into the meats and they're like, are you nervous? I'm like, nervous for
0:36.6	what? Have you met Marta? Like, she's terrifying.
0:39.8	Is she that tough a taskmaster?
0:41.8	For a fact, she knows.
0:42.8	Yes, she's a factist.
0:43.8	If we gave 100%, she wanted 110. If you gave 110, she won 120. Nothing was ever good enough
0:51.8	for Marta. And I think that's what made us so good.
0:55.8	I'm 100% happy with my career. I could not wish for anything more.
1:02.8	Just the last time for Marta.
1:04.8	She's a legend.
1:05.8	She's a gymnastics god.
1:12.8	This is episode seven, the unraveling.
1:21.8	Elite gymnastics moves in four-year cycles.
1:24.8	One Olympics ends and the march toward the next begins.
1:28.8	Marta Karole was in her last quadrenium as they call it.
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