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Bela and Martha Karolyi,husband and wife, and what a coaching team they are

Bela and Martha Karolyi,
husband and wife, and what a coaching team they are

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Bela and Martha Karolyi, husband and wife,
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and what a coaching team they are.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
56
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:23
Uploaded
Jun 01, 2025
Genres
documentary, crime, sport
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Follow the Indianapolis Star reporters that broke the story about USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar's abuse and hear from gymnasts like Maggie Nichols.
And then Bela and Martha Karolyi came here, and they... - Athlete A 00:05
And then Bela and Martha Karolyi came here, and they...
If success is winning, you know, medals in the Olympics, - Athlete A 00:10
If success is winning, you know, medals in the Olympics,
People know the Karolyis, but I'm not sure - Athlete A 00:05
People know the Karolyis, but I'm not sure
Chris, this could be the highlight of the compulsory event. - Athlete A 00:04
Chris, this could be the highlight of the compulsory event.
She is one of the technically strongest, best gymnasts that I've ever seen. - Athlete A 00:06
She is one of the technically strongest, best gymnasts that ...
Faultless. Absolutely faultless. - Athlete A 00:04
Faultless. Absolutely faultless.
They were Nicolae Ceausescu's chosen coaches - Athlete A 00:07
They were Nicolae Ceausescu's chosen coaches
And they coached Nadia Comaneci to a gold medal in 1976. - Athlete A 00:04
And they coached Nadia Comaneci to a gold medal in 1976.
If you look back at teams from the '50s and the '60s, - Athlete A 00:06
If you look back at teams from the '50s and the '6...
But that started to change in the late '60s, - Athlete A 00:12
But that started to change in the late '60s,
And there was just this mad rush of - Athlete A 00:08
And there was just this mad rush of
And what emerged was an aesthetic that was very, very young. Childlike. - Athlete A 00:07
And what emerged was an aesthetic that was very, very young....
And so it created a really dangerous environment, - Athlete A 00:08
And so it created a really dangerous environment,
You know, delaying menstruation - Athlete A 00:05
You know, delaying menstruation
But I think people really believed - Athlete A 00:09
But I think people really believed
There's also the benefit of the coaches - Athlete A 00:05
There's also the benefit of the coaches
What's important for people to know - Athlete A 00:12
What's important for people to know
And the Karolyis were part of that system. - Athlete A 00:05
And the Karolyis were part of that system.
The Romanians started this idea - Athlete A 00:07
The Romanians started this idea
Like from six years old, they are selected from their kindergarten - Athlete A 00:08
Like from six years old, they are selected from their kinder...