How you can help you can help, too, by sponsoring a child like dominique and her family. Dominique moceanu wiki, height, net worth, age, bio, facts. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Heres what the 1996 womens gymnastics team looks like now. Alicia thompson when twelveyearold britts family moves to houston so she can train at an elite gym she looks forward to being part of a team, but after alienating the other girls and failing to impress her. This book is by the authors dominique moceanu and alicia thompson. She was a member of the goldmedal winning united states womens gymnastics team the magnificent seven at the 1996 summer olympics in atlanta. When dominique was three, dumitru called karolyi, who is also a romanian expatriate, to see if he could bring his toddler to houston to enroll in karolyis gym. Winning team by dominique moceanu, alicia thompson kirkus. The dynamic squad was dubbed the magnificent 7 by the media. The olympian now 30, married, and a mother of two also.
Dominique moceanu gymnastics center posts facebook. Off balance, dominique moceanus memoir, paints a dark picture of legendary coach bela karolyi and of elite gymnastics. Winning team by dominique moceanu, alicia thompson. Her pixyish appearance and ferocious competitive drive quickly earned her the status of media darling. Having recently achieved junior elite status, brittany morgan whos 12 but looks like a 9yearold and her family uproot from ohio to austin, texas, so brittany can train with the. Oct 22, 1998 gymnast dominique moceanu, raising serious questions about protection of young athletes who make large sums of money, files suit seeking independence from her parents and alleging that they.
Former olympic gymnast throws readers off balance the. Dominique moceanu 1996 olympics team optionals balance. Gold medal summer, winning team and balancing act the new. Dominique moceanu, 14yearold darling of womens gold medal gymnastics team in atlanta in 1996, is forced to withdraw from us olympic gymnastics trials because of knee injury m by selena. By vanessa harris photos by david youngwolff olympic gold medalist dominique moceanu was the youngest member of the 1996 u. She now tours the country as an ambassador for the sport, doing clinics and summer camps and speaking with young gymnasts. Gold medalist dominique moceanu warned us 10 years ago about. She lives in cleveland, ohio, with her husband and two children. She went on to win a silver medal in the balance beam at the world championships in sabae, japan, and was the youngest member of the united states team that earned a bronze medal. Dominique moceanu stock pictures, royaltyfree photos. At 14, dominique moceanu was the youngest member of the olympic goldmedalwinning 1996 u. Discover book depositorys huge selection of dominique moceanu books online. The hallmarks of moceanu s gymnastics, in the early part of her elite career, were.
But when her family moves to texas for a worldclass. Buy a cheap copy of winning team book by dominique moceanu. Jun 06, 2012 dominique moceanu was the youngest member of the celebrated magnificent 7 gymnasts who won team gold at the 1996 olympic games. Moceanu holds nothing back as she exposes the dark side of. She was admired by girls all over the country and hailed as an american hero.
Jul, 2017 at 14, dominique moceanu was the youngest member of the olympic goldmedalwinning 1996 u. Jan 25, 2018 at only 14, in 1996, dominique moceanu became the youngest us gymnast to win olympic gold. For gymnast moceanu, life threw her off balance dominique moceanu is the youngest gymnast to win an olympic gold medal. The fourbook goforgold series, written by the 1996 olympic gold medalist dominique moceanu and alicia thompson, and gold medal. Now 30, moceanu digs deep into her past and confronts some of the. Moceanu, along with coauthor alicia thompson, is the author of the goforgold gymnasts series of four paperback books aimed at girls ages 1012. Aug 11, 2016 2 decades later, gymnast dominique moceanu looks back on her career dominique moceanu was the youngest u. When moceanu was 3, her parents, romanian immigrants, enrolled her in a gymnastics class.
While there are four books in the series, you dont have to read them in any specific order for them to make sense the cast of. This book is about a girl named britt who has just moved to texas from ohio, and is joining an elite team. The success of the fab five at the olympics this week go team usa. Today shes 34, has done parttime coaching in ohio, run clinics across. Dominique helena moceanu is an american author and retired american gymnast.
Gold medaling olympic gymnast dominique moceanu pens an original essay for inst dominique moceanu was the youngest american woman to win olympic gold in gymnastics as a member of the 1996 gold medal winning u. See more ideas about gymnastics, female gymnast and artistic gymnastics. Winning team book by dominique moceanu thriftbooks. The winning team goforgold gymnasts, the book 1 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
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Millions of children around the world need help to break the neverending cycle of poverty. Her pixyish appearance and ferocious competitive drive quickly earned her the status of. Dominique moceanu facts she was a member of the goldmedalwinning united states womens gymnastics team the magnificent seven at the 1996 summer olympics in atlanta the hallmarks of moceanus gymnastics, in the early part of her elite career, were daring tricks on the balance beam and spunky routines on the floor exercise. Or, at least she was at her gymnastics training gym in ohio. Off balance sheds light on world of elite gymnastics the. Dominique moceanu of the usa olympic gymnastics team poses for a studio. Jennifer bricker relives moment she discovered dominique. At 14 years old, dominique moceanu was the youngest member of the 1996 us womens olympic gymnastics team, the first and only american womens team to take gold at the olympics. At fourteen years old, dominique moceanu was the youngest member of the 1996 us womens olympic gymnastics team, the first and only american womens team to take gold at the olympics. The chapter book series consists of four books each highlighting the challenges and triumphs of four high level gymnasts between the ages of 12 and 14. In her recently released autobiography, off balance.
Gold medaling olympic gymnast dominique moceanu pens an orig. She was a member of the goldmedalwinning united states womens gymnastics team the magnificent seven at the 1996 summer olympics in atlanta. As a member of the womens gymnastics team, she won a gold medal at the 1996 olympic games. Afp afp getty images awesome dawesome, who was 19 years old at the time of the 96 olympics, was the first black athlete of any nationality or gender to win a. In fact, her vault score in the team finals mathematically solidified the u. Goforgold gymnasts book series is published by disneyhyperion 2012. Olympics, team gold youngest olympic champion in us gymnastics history age 14.
Summer olympics, team usa amanda borden, dominique dawes. Her father, dumitru, was on the romanian junior gymnastics team as a youngster. Us national champion dominique moceanu leaps on the balance beam to. Summer olympics, team usa amanda borden, dominique dawes, amy. A seasoned veteran at age 14, she was the youngest member of the goldmedal winning 1996 olympic team, named the magnificent seven, as she cemented herself as. Among the seven gymnasts was 14yearold dominique moceanu. Gymnastics book series will deal with authentic issues. Moceanu sues, saying parents squandered her earnings.
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