Nadia Comaneci yearns for return of perfect 10 LONDON (AP) -- Nadia Comaneci is hoping gymnastics reverts to the old style of scoring and again give competitors a chance at the "perfect 10" that she made famous. Nadia Comaneci, First Woman Gymnast To Score Perfect 10 Nadia Comaneci in 1976 Nadia Comaneci is now 50 years old but people still recount her soaring performance on uneven bars 36 years ago, scoring the first perfect 10 in the history of Olympic gymnastics. The then ponytailed 14-year-old's routine was so exceptionally good, and so unexpected, that a scoreboard had yet to be devised that could record such perfection. So officials flashed up "1.00 ... Nadia Comaneci says bring back the perfect 10 Nadia Comaneci scored the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics as a pony-tailed 14-year-old in 1976. She wants the 10 to return. Equestrian: Dressage contest may topple records LONDON (Reuters) - A generation remembers the day in 1976 when Nadia Comaneci scored the first-ever 10 in gymnastics, breaking Olympic scoreboards not calibrated to handle perfection. Now the sport of dressage, essentially the equine equivalent of the gymnastics floor exercise, is seeing a similar grading revolution after decades where judges viewed 80 percent as an insurmountable barrier. And ... Nadia Comaneci: From a perfect 10 in Montreal to a busy broadcaster in London She was 14 years old and stunned the world with never-before-seen artistry. Gymnast Nadia Comaneci first broke onto the world stage at the 1976 Montreal Games and parlayed her Olympics glory into a brilliant career. And yet, she never thought her performances were perfect Olympian Nadia Comaneci: From a perfect 10 in Montreal to a busy broadcaster in London She was 14 years old and stunned the world with never-before-seen artistry. Gymnast Nadia Comaneci first broke onto the world stage at the 1976 Montreal Games and parlayed her Olympics glory into a brilliant career. And yet, she never thought her performances were perfect Comaneci rues the demise of perfect 10 LONDON (Reuters) - Wearing seven-inch black stilettos, skinny jeans and a black figure-hugging T-shirt declaring "I'm Gold", Nadia Comaneci was still turning heads in London 36 years after producing the defining image of Olympic gymnastics. Yet the Romanian's fashion designer had missed a trick. "(It says) I'm gold... but it should have had 'I'm perfect' on the back," she said dissolving into ... Comaneci raises roof as flame starts London tour Olympics legend Nadia Comaneci held the 2012 torch aloft over London on Saturday as the flame began a seven-day tour of London that will culminate at the Games opening ceremony. The original perfect 10 still soars She was 14 years old and stunned the world with never-before-seen artistry. Gymnast Nadia Comaneci first broke onto the world stage at the 1976 Montreal Games and parlayed her Olympics glory into a brilliant career. And yet, she never thought her performances were perfect Olympics legend Comaneci takes flame on London tour Olympics legend Nadia Comaneci carried the 2012 torch on the roof of the North Greenwich Arena as the flame began a seven-day tour of London that will culminate at the Games opening ceremony.
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