What does Gymnastics legend Nadia Comaneci think about Simone Biles?
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Alexios the Zikos Tsipras174The Olympians of Somersault aka KoIotoumba1️⃣ Nadia Comaneci2️⃣ Simone Biles3️⃣ Alexios the Zikos Tsipras https://t.co/K0kZd99V25 Biles put on a phenomenal show bagging four gold medals and one bronze. She became the first US female gymnast ever to be the country's flag bearer at the closing ceremony. Immediately, comparisons began between Nadia Comaneci and Simone Biles. The two had incidentally appeared together in a Tide advertisement with Dominique Moceanu shortly before the Rio Olympics. In an interview with NBC Sports in 2015, even before the Olympics, Nadia Comaneci was asked what she thinks of Simone Biles. She answered: "I don’t think anybody can top her right now, because she’s really, really, really good." The legendary gymnast was further asked whether she agreed with Mary Lou Retton saying that Biles "may be the most talented gymnast" she has ever seen. Comaneci commended Biles' skills and said that she is almost equal to the male gymnasts. "I think she’s the best tumbler and (performing) more difficult gymnastics than we’ve seen. With how much ease she does the vault and the floor, and the difficulty she does there, it’s almost equal with what the guys are doing right now." Joe Manniello@joe_mannielloTHE "GREATEST
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Nadia Comaneci
(Neil Leifer / Sports Illustrated)
Simone Biles
(Ashley Landis / AP)
Note: Winner makes Round Of 64
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#sportsphotosbracket94THE "GREATESTSPORTS PHOTOS" BRACKETFinal Play-InNadia Comaneci(Neil Leifer / Sports Illustrated)Simone Biles(Ashley Landis / AP)Note: Winner makes Round Of 64VOTE IN TWEET BELOW #sportsphotosbracket https://t.co/d7a1VLDjJa Her prediction came true as Biles pretty much swept the field in Rio. The two brilliant gymnasts met at the Laureus Sports Awards in Monaco, where Comaneci was all praise for Simone Biles as they talked about their respective Olympics videos. "We watched that a couple of times. I did. Everything I do, Simone does one extra flip." In May 2021, Nadia Comaneci spoke about Simone Biles in an interview for the Olympics channel. She commended her skills as something that "probably a lot of guys cannot do." "She is one of a kind, you know. I always said that every 40-50 years, there comes somebody along the way that does something just unbelievable in a sport. With the code of points in gymnastics right now, the difficulties that she has, the skills that she does, probably a lot of the guys cannot do that." While Comaneci said that Biles is the best right now, it was possible that she may not have good competition. Yet, Biles was good enough to be far above the rest even with a little slip-up here and there. "So, she is by far the best one right now and I am not sure that there is anybody who can come close. There are some particular events where nobody can be better but also there is a chance that she does not have a good competition. So she may have here and there, a little bubble but even that is not enough because she is good enough that even with the bubbles, she can still win."
What does Gymnastics legend Nadia Comaneci think about Simone Biles
By Ira Deokule Modified 30 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Nadia Comaneci and Simone Biles (Image via Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for Laureus) It was the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, and the gymnastics arena was packed with fans. An Omega digital scoreboard was not ready for what was about to happen. A 14-year-old Romanian gymnast came in and executed a flawless routine on the uneven bars. Nobody knew it at the time, but when she nailed a perfect dismount, she was going to create history. Nadia Comaneci became the first gymnast ever to score a perfect 10. And she didn't stop at one perfect score as she collected seven of those scores in the duration of the Montreal Olympics. Winning three golds and five medals overall at the Games, Comaneci became a legend. Times changed, the scoring system changed, making it next to impossible for gymnasts to get a perfect score. But a similar historical Olympics moment occurred when US gymanst Simone Biles took the stage at the 2016 Rio Olympics. AP@CypThessThe Olympians of Somersault aka KoIotoumbaNadia Comaneci
Simone Biles
Alexios the Zikos Tsipras174The Olympians of Somersault aka KoIotoumba1️⃣ Nadia Comaneci2️⃣ Simone Biles3️⃣ Alexios the Zikos Tsipras https://t.co/K0kZd99V25 Biles put on a phenomenal show bagging four gold medals and one bronze. She became the first US female gymnast ever to be the country's flag bearer at the closing ceremony. Immediately, comparisons began between Nadia Comaneci and Simone Biles. The two had incidentally appeared together in a Tide advertisement with Dominique Moceanu shortly before the Rio Olympics. In an interview with NBC Sports in 2015, even before the Olympics, Nadia Comaneci was asked what she thinks of Simone Biles. She answered: "I don’t think anybody can top her right now, because she’s really, really, really good." The legendary gymnast was further asked whether she agreed with Mary Lou Retton saying that Biles "may be the most talented gymnast" she has ever seen. Comaneci commended Biles' skills and said that she is almost equal to the male gymnasts. "I think she’s the best tumbler and (performing) more difficult gymnastics than we’ve seen. With how much ease she does the vault and the floor, and the difficulty she does there, it’s almost equal with what the guys are doing right now." Joe Manniello@joe_mannielloTHE "GREATEST
SPORTS PHOTOS"
BRACKET
Final Play-In
Nadia Comaneci
(Neil Leifer / Sports Illustrated)
Simone Biles
(Ashley Landis / AP)
Note: Winner makes Round Of 64
VOTE IN TWEET BELOW
#sportsphotosbracket94THE "GREATESTSPORTS PHOTOS" BRACKETFinal Play-InNadia Comaneci(Neil Leifer / Sports Illustrated)Simone Biles(Ashley Landis / AP)Note: Winner makes Round Of 64VOTE IN TWEET BELOW #sportsphotosbracket https://t.co/d7a1VLDjJa Her prediction came true as Biles pretty much swept the field in Rio. The two brilliant gymnasts met at the Laureus Sports Awards in Monaco, where Comaneci was all praise for Simone Biles as they talked about their respective Olympics videos. "We watched that a couple of times. I did. Everything I do, Simone does one extra flip." In May 2021, Nadia Comaneci spoke about Simone Biles in an interview for the Olympics channel. She commended her skills as something that "probably a lot of guys cannot do." "She is one of a kind, you know. I always said that every 40-50 years, there comes somebody along the way that does something just unbelievable in a sport. With the code of points in gymnastics right now, the difficulties that she has, the skills that she does, probably a lot of the guys cannot do that." While Comaneci said that Biles is the best right now, it was possible that she may not have good competition. Yet, Biles was good enough to be far above the rest even with a little slip-up here and there. "So, she is by far the best one right now and I am not sure that there is anybody who can come close. There are some particular events where nobody can be better but also there is a chance that she does not have a good competition. So she may have here and there, a little bubble but even that is not enough because she is good enough that even with the bubbles, she can still win."