Wedding Day
The two wanted to tie the knot in Romania and so they flew to Europe for the wedding. Nadia was rather skeptical in the beginning as she was not sure how she would be received by her countrymen. After all, she did defect to the United States and this might be seen as an act of betrayal. She must have been surprised when she found 10,000 fans waiting to welcome her!
The Whole Nation
Bart and Nadia got married in 1996. The event was treated like a national holiday and many Romanians tuned in to watch the wedding on their television sets. It has even been dubbed “the royal wedding of sport”. We’re sure sports fans had been cheering for them as well!