Wedding Day
The couple wanted to walk down the aisle in Romania so they crossed the Atlantic Ocean to celebrate the wedding. Nadia had no idea how she would be treated in her home country after she defected to the United States. We bet she was surprised to find ten thousand fans waiting for her when she arrived!
Wedding Day
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The Whole Nation
Bart and Nadia became man and wife in 1996. In Romania, the date was like a national holiday and everyone watched the wedding via television. Some people even called it “the royal wedding of sport”. True gymnastics fans must have also been glued to their seats!
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