Couch Gymnast asks … who is this lovely lady with the Romanian Team at Worlds?
… I noticed a couple of times this week that Ana Porgras (I can’t think if I saw the other girls do it) would go over and get the woman to grab her hands and hold them in hers. At first I thought she needed something medical done to them, or maybe she needed some reassurance for her nerves. I saw her do it today before beam, and the woman also said something to her as she held her tiny little hands. …
Answer from the comments:
… Everybody (coaches, gymnasts, fans) calls her “Doamna Eta“,
Mrs. Eta. She’s been a (nurse) for the national team since forever and has just come out of retirement to help some more. No other (younger) doctor wanted the job, since the monthly pay is around 120-130 euros. She is, undoubtedly, one of the unsung heroes of Romanian gymnastics.
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