Nadia : The Movie

THE NADIA MOVIE Lies, lies, and more lies! For today's commissioned episode, we watched the 1984 made-for-TV movie Nadia, a Very Highly Extremely Unauthorized biography of Nadia Comaneci, and we seriously just can't with it. We discuss: Things that definitely 100% happened and aren't lies at all, like Bela Karolyi creepily discovering Nadia at recess The villain of this tale: Communism The very important *IMMEDIATE CHOREOGRAPHED FRIENDSHIP DANCE* between Nadia and Teodora Interrupting the judges in the middle of Tourischeva's floor routine (!) Anachronistic hair: A deep discussion Marcia Frederick's stunts are the only watchable part The first double pike beam dismount ever competed? Maria Filatova (USSR) 1977 This movie did Teodora Ungureanu dirty Is this the only gymnastics movie where the stunt work is harder than the real routines they're portraying? Wait...did they turn Nellie Kim white? Creating the future: Did Bela reenact some of these scenes later in his career? Some very sensitive and thoughtful treatment of weight and suicide. Healthy and helpful. Good good. The moral of the story might be anorexia JOIN CLUB GYM NERD Join Club Gym Nerd for access to Behind the Scenes episodes. Buy our awesome clothing and gifts here. Project K: Secret Police Documents on the Karolyis Introduction to Project K Operation Olympia explained Project K Episode One:Interview with Nadia & The Secret Police Author Dr. Stejarel Olaru Project K Episode Two:Interview with Nadia & The Secret Police Author Dr. Stejarel Olaru Project K: Romanian Gymnastics Documents of Abuse, Neglect & Authority  Project K: Decoding Romanian Secret Police Files on The Karolyis with Dr. Simona Petracovschi Behind The Scenes: Project K Behind The Scenes: More Project K (for Karolyi) Details RELATED EPISODES McKayla Maroney Interview  Growing Up at Round Lake Boginskaya Interview Aly and Lynn Raisman Interview Vanessa Atler Interview Mini-Commissions Hall of Fame Tokyo Olympics Recap