Category Archives: ENGLISH

The Medal Factory – Episode 9

[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

“If you don’t fall, you cannot get back up” – Amelia Racea @ The Medal Factory – episode 8

[The Medal Factory – episode 8 – (c) Digisport] Translation: Andreea Raducan: Ama, I´d like to know if you have any sisters or brothers. Amelia Racea: Yes, I have a 20 year old brother who is studying at Sibiu’s Military

The story behind Romania’s first Olympic medal…

The story behind Romania’s first Olympic medal – Sonia Iovan, member of the team who wrote the first pages in Romanian gymnastics history, shared her story. [Translation of the “Adevarul de Cluj” article by  Robert  Gal-Pal] Romanian gymnastics won its

European Youth Olympic Festival – Trabzon 2011

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

“I want to be a great gymnast. Just like Nadia” @ The Medal Factory – episode 7

[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

Nadia Comaneci inaugurated the “Nadia Comaneci Arena” in Onesti

From FRG It´s the longest day….not only in the calendar, but also on the agenda. On the middle of the 21st of June page, an appointment is written in huge letters: “15:30 – Nadia Comaneci Arena inauguration” There is still