In October '77, I was invited to photograph Nadia Comaneci during her practice session for an appearance at the Hartford Civic Center. If you're old enough, you'll never forget the multiple perfect 10 scores she received at the '76 Olympics, which showed up as the single digit "1" on the scoreboard (there was no provision for a ten).
In March 1976, Comaneci competed in the inaugural edition of the American Cup at Madison Square Garden in New York. She received unprecedented scores of 10.0, which signified a perfect routine without any deductions, on vault in both the preliminary and final rounds of competition and won the all-around.Comaneci also received 10s in other meets in 1976, including the prestigious Chunichi Cup competition in Japan, where she posted perfect marks on the vault and uneven bars.
The international community took note of Comaneci: she was named the United Press International's "Female Athlete of the Year" for 1975.
In March 1976, Comaneci competed in the inaugural edition of the American Cup at Madison Square Garden in New York. She received unprecedented scores of 10.0, which signified a perfect routine without any deductions, on vault in both the preliminary and final rounds of competition and won the all-around.Comaneci also received 10s in other meets in 1976, including the prestigious Chunichi Cup competition in Japan, where she posted perfect marks on the vault and uneven bars.
The international community took note of Comaneci: she was named the United Press International's "Female Athlete of the Year" for 1975.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadia_Comaneci
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