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THE HISTORY OF ROMANIAN GYMNASTICS

This episode has been commissioned by Nico T.L., who requested an episode on the history of Romanian gymnastics, from the pre-Nadia era (huhhhh?) to the present. We discuss:

• Mythbusters: Romanian gymnastics started with Nadia
• The 60s: Boycotts and Romanian Gymnastics Jail
• How Nadia changed the difficulty game
• Scandals: The Romanian walkout at 1977 Euros, the 1981 Agache/Szabo identity swap, and most shocking of all, floor routines choreographed by Martha
• The age of Silivas, Dobre, and the single greatest Romanian team of all time
• URGENT: Ballet Beats
• WATCH ALONG: Popa, Voinea, and Potorac
• "Romania does boring, safe gymnastics guaranteed to win." Fact, fiction, or depends?
• WATCH ALONG: Marinescu and Olaru
• On Top of the World: Romania 2000-2004
• Did the open-ended code kill Romanian gymnastics?
• The 2012 team, Ana Porgras, and what could have been
• The 2015 Worlds incident
• Hope for a better future?
• Spencer and Jessica select their all-time Romanian dream teams

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REFERNCES

• The Balance Beam Situation 10 year GIFebration
• Rhythmic coach disciplined by FIG for violent behavior
• Gymnastics History, 1968: The Women's Compulsories Competition in Mexico City
• Romanian Coach, Gheorghe, convicted of manslaughter for beating gymnast to death during practice.