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Nadia and the Secret Police
- Project K Episode 1
- We continue this week with the second and final part of Jessica’s interview with Dr. Stej Olaru, whose book Nadia and the Secret Police is currently available for pre-order in English. They discuss:
- The unverified report that Bela tried to sabotage Teodora Ungureanu to ensure a Hungarian would win a medal
- The Ellen Berger/Bela Karolyi feud and what may have really been behind it
- Nadia’s mom’s official complaints
- View original documents here.
- View more original files and translations from part 1 of the discussion here.
Project K: Secret Police Documents on the Karolyis
- Introduction to Project K Operation Olympia explained
- Project K: Romanian Gymnastics Documents of Abuse, Neglect & Authority
- Project K: Decoding Romanian Secret Police Files on The Karolyis with Dr. Simona Petracovschi
- Behind The Scenes: Project K
- Behind The Scenes: More Project K (for Karolyi) Details
2022 Year in Review
On an entirely different topic, we tackle a review of the year 2022
- Complete the sentence: “2022 was the year of…”
- The 2022 Skill of the Year – Acro
- The 2022 Skill of the Year – Dance
- The biggest lessons we took from gymnastics in 2022
- The very worst thing about gymnastics in 2022
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