[The Medal Factory - episode 9: part 1 & part 2 (c) DigiSport]
Translation:
“There is no magic wand or formulas that can get you on the podium or towards that gold medal, it´s all about the hard work.” Octavian Bellu
The countdown for the competition that will open the fight for the 2012 London tickets has already [...]
Translated from our Romanian article:
Between the 24th and the 29th of July, the Yomra Gymnastics Hall in Trabzon, Turkey will host the 11th edition of the European Youth Olympic Festival. More than 170 gymnasts of 38 European countries will have a chance to experience their first competition under the Olympic spirit.
In the women´s competition, every [...]
[The Medal Factory - episode 7: part 1 and part 2 - (c) Digisport]
Translation:
In the same gym where Nadia used to train, the gymnasts from Onesti and the Moldavian region are still training nowadays.
Their coaches are facing selection problems as kids are not longer into sports and elite gymnastics seems difficult. But regardless of the [...]
[THE MEDAL FACTORY - EPISODE 6: part 1 and part 2 - (c) Digisport]
Translation:
Onesti became known because of its gymnasts. Nadia Comaneci was born here and her town became the capital of the sport which has brought Romania dozens of gold medals. In the gym where Nadia trained and where gymnasts still train today, the [...]
The translation of the 5th episode of the TV show - The Medal Factory. If you want to watch the episode, you can download it from here.
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Andreea Raducan: I have here with me one of the youngest members of the team and at the same time, one of the biggest [...]
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With the return of the most awarded Romanian coaches in sports history, Ana Porgras won the World title after 9 years.
“It’s just the beginning” promises Octavian Bellu.
The coaches and girls will spend Christmas and New Year at Izvorani.
Reporter: This year you have returned to the Olympic team.
Bitang: Our return was not a radical change. [...]
The Balance Beam podium
1. Mckenzie Wofford 2. Katelyn Ohashi 3. Irina Paun
The Romanian Juniors
Maria Rauta (left), Daniel Radeanu (in the center) and Irina Paun (right)
From Prosport:
“No holiday” is the main statement you hear in Romanian gymnastics. At nearly the ending of the year, the technical staff of the women’s national gymnastics team presented to the Technical Committee of COSR their plans for the pre-Olympic year. Coach Mariana Bitang talked about challenging plans, but also about the motivation in training.
What [...]
Andreea Raducan has written a book entitled “The Other Side of The Medal” (”Reversul medaliei” in original), which is apparently set to appear next month. From Prosport we find out more about Andreea’s thoughts regarding her book.
“It is a book about me, about my expertise in the sport that has marked my life. It is [...]
