Just weeks after the Final Five dominated the field in Rio, the Indianapolis Star broke its story about the allegations against Nassar. Marta's retirement after the Rio Games marked the end of the couple's tenure at USAG. (That moment is shown through a different lens in the documentary.) After a disappointing run at the 2000 Olympics, Bela retired and passed the baton to Marta, who helped lead Team USA to back-to-back gold medals in 20. He's best known for helping propel Mary Lou Retton to Olympic stardom in 1984, and urging an injured Kerri Strug to vault once more to clench the country's first team gold at the 1996 Olympic Games. Netflix's Athlete A takes a closer look at the Karolyis' controversial coaching methods, but you may be curious if the duo is still involved with the program they helped build for more than 30 years.īela's reign and subsequent retirement as national team coordinator of USAG preceded his wife's. Bela and Marta Karolyi are lauded as the driving force behind USA Gymnastics's (USAG) rise to dominance, but their legacy was tarnished after it was reported that former team doctor Larry Nassar regularly abused athletes during treatments at the couple's famed training center.

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