Throughout her career, she won 16 gold medals in international competitions, including the Olympics. Because of the communist era she was closely monitored throughout the rest of her career. Although she never defected while competing, she did manage to get to the US shortly before the Revolution in 1989. Although she faced enormous difficulties in the US she managed to build a new career as a coach at the gym she later opened with her husband, Bart Conner, whom she had met for the first time in 1976 at the American Cup. She keeps visiting Romania, her mother country which she loved enough to be married there. Apart from a marvelous career and from being an ongoing inspiration for all girls wanting to become gymnasts, she is also involved in many charitable activities, both in the US and in Romania. It is worth remembering that practically everyone has heard of this wonderful gymnast that turned the whole world into her fans. Everyone is impressed by her performance even if they aren’t gymnastics fans.
Throughout her career, she won 16 gold medals in international competitions, including the Olympics. Because of the communist era she was closely monitored throughout the rest of her career. Although she never defected while competing, she did manage to get to the US shortly before the Revolution in 1989. Although she faced enormous difficulties in the US she managed to build a new career as a coach at the gym she later opened with her husband, Bart Conner, whom she had met for the first time in 1976 at the American Cup. She keeps visiting Romania, her mother country which she loved enough to be married there. Apart from a marvelous career and from being an ongoing inspiration for all girls wanting to become gymnasts, she is also involved in many charitable activities, both in the US and in Romania. It is worth remembering that practically everyone has heard of this wonderful gymnast that turned the whole world into her fans. Everyone is impressed by her performance even if they aren’t gymnastics fans.