1976 Olympics
At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada, Nadia Comaneci was the first person to ever score a perfect ten in a gymnastics competition. Her performance redefined both her sport and the audience's expectations of female athletes.
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“The first time I have ever seen that in Olympic competition...a perfect ten!” -Cathy Rigby
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This is the actual routine in which Nadia scored the first perfect ten.
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"I hoped to win a medal and hoped it would be gold. I knew I was good, but I didn't know I would be the one to score something that had never been done before."
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Nadia got a total of seven perfect ten scores at the 1976 Olympics.