This is how Nadia Comaneci looks today, the Romanian gymnast who shocked the world at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games

In the world of Olympic gymnastics, Nadia Comaneci is synonymous with excellence, since the Romanian athlete went down in history for being the first in her discipline to achieve the perfect score on Montreal Olympic Games 1976. How is she today at 62 years old?

Born in Romania on November 12, 1961, she has had dual nationality for several years (also American), and is dedicated to the promotion of sports among women and the disabled.

As said, at only 14 years old she was the first gymnast to get a 10, and was nicknamed “the sweetheart of Montreal”, Games held in that Canadian city where she obtained seven marks out of 10, won three gold medals, one silver and one bronze. Never before had judges considered an exercise to be perfect, without any error.

Just four years later, at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, he won four more Olympic medals and ended his elite career.

In his record, he also won four World Championship medals and twelve European Championship medals. Next to the Russian Svetlana KhorkinaNadia holds the title of three-time champion of the individual all-around competition at the European Championship, in addition to being a two-time Olympic balance beam champion.

Recently, this living legend of Olympic gymnastics made a video on social networks that went viral, in which he performed a amazing routine that left more than one with their mouths open due to its elasticity. “Back to my comfort zone“(Back to my comfort zone), was the phrase that accompanied the publication of the video.

In the images, you can see her entering the scene and for 40 seconds performing perfect movements in which she shows her figure. The publication began to circulate among her followers, who took the opportunity to leave comments about her routine.

“Perfection! “You are the only reason I started gymnastics,” added one of her admirers. “My God, she can still do the things from 1976, when she was barely 15 years old!” added another of her fans.

A few days ago, on the portal of the magazine specialized in sports and health Womens Health, Comaneci explained how he stays in shape at 62 with a half-hour routine in the gym. “It is essential for my health“, he declared. According to what he said, he does about 30 or 40 minutes of exercises with a bicycle, weights and exercises to preserve elasticity, that is the key. That is why he dares to do a small routine from time to time.

The former gymnast published dozens of books with her memoirs and settled into the world of TV, with Olympic broadcasts from Beijing 2008. She is also part of the academy that chooses the winners of the Laureus Awardsknown as the Oscars of the sports world.

When you hear a reference to Olympic Games, Comaneci lets out a smile. He recently supported all the athletes who will travel to Paris: “It takes a long time for an athlete to get to the Olympic Games, so I will be clenching my fists and supporting them all, wishing them a fabulous experience,” they wrote in that magazine.