Romanian Daniela SilivaÅŸ won seven world titles and three Olympic titles between 1985 and 1989. She’s one of the greats of all time.
What is she doing now?
She coaches 3hrs / day at Hammond Park Gymnastics in Sandy Springs, Georgia.
Read the interview translated by Triple Full – Daniela SilivaÅŸ: “We Were a Team in the True Sense of the Word”
Click PLAY or watch Daniela Silivas 1987 World’s Event Finals Floor on YouTube.
Daniela admitted in 2002 that her age had been falsified by 2 years in order to make her eligible for the 1985 World Championships.
Common practice in Romania in that era.
Like Double Salto, I preferred the beauty and artistry of Aurelia Dobre on that team.
Daniela’s Poodle Perm was a turn off too. Those were bad hair years.
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