Nadia Comăneci

thumb|Nadia Comănec Nadia Elena Comăneci Conner (née Comăneci; born November 12, 1961) is a Romanian retired gymnast. She is a five-time Olympic gold medalist, all in individual events. Quotes When you go in a competition where you have 12,000 people in an arena, it's just a moment that you feel in the stomach that you can't explain. A little bit of anxiety, a little bit of panic – am I prepared good enough to handle this thing? Nadia Comaneci on the Perfect 10 five decades later: "It doesn't feel like it was 50 years ago" - Exclusive Scott Bregman July 18, 2026 13:46 GMT+8 To be here to celebrate this amazing 50 years since 1976 is, I don’t know, a once-in-a-lifetime event. That’s probably what’s good about making history at 14, you get to celebrate the half-century since. 50 years since Montreal Olympics: Nadia Comăneci returns to the city that changed her life Lola Kalder Posted July 30, 2026 9:48 am. Last Updated July 30, 2026 5:09 pm I decided to put a little more amplitude at every skill. I call it the ‘Nadia Touch.’ So, I think that little thing, the Nadia touch, made my routine look just a little better. 50 years later, Nadia Comaneci returns to Montreal to celebrate her perfect-10 Olympic score Genevieve Beauchemin Updated: July 30, 2026 at 8:14p.m. EDT Published: July 30, 2026 at 4:05p.m. EDT External links Category:Gymnasts Category:Sportspeople from Romania Category:Women in sports Category:Women from Romania Category:1961 births Category:Women born in the 1960s Category:Living people