Young Talent
One day, six-year-old Nadia showed off her cartwheels on the playground when she was playing with a friend from kindergarten. The pair had been too busy playing that they did not notice they were being watched. Her stunts impressed the couple Márta and Béla Károlyi, both of whom were gymnastic coaches. At the time, the pair had been scouting the playground for fresh talent and decided that the two children held much potential. They followed the little girls in the hope that they could join them.
Young Talent
Béla Károlyi
Béla Károlyi was a longtime sports fan and he started out in hammer-throwing. He later became a champion in the sport but ultimately decided to go into coaching instead. In the beginning, he coached junior boxers but things changed when he met Márta Károlyi. This was the time that he decided to go into gymnastics instead and the pair regularly looked for young talent.
Béla Károlyi
