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      • The Romanian press referred to Iordache as "The New Nadia " as early as 2008, when she was 12, due to her skills and potential.
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  3. www.cnn.com › 2014/10/15 › sportLarisa Iordache: The rise of the ‘new Nadia Comaneci’ - CNN

    Oct 15, 2014 · Standing less than five foot tall, but with deceptively long legs, the 18-year-old Larisa Iordache is the latest to be dubbed the “New Nadia.”

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Larisa_IordacheLarisa Iordache - Wikipedia

    The Romanian press referred to Iordache as "The New Nadia " as early as 2008, when she was 12, due to her skills and potential. In her first year of competition as a senior, Iordache won two gold medals at the 2012 European Championships, with her team and on floor exercise.

  5. www.nytimes.com › biles-iordache-gymnasticsRomanian Gymnast, Larisa Iordache ... - The New York Times

    Jul 24, 2021 · Before Biles came around, Nadia Comaneci was the gymnast against which the best were measured — a fact not lost on Iordache, whom the Romanian news media called “the new Nadia”...

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  7. olympics.time.com › slide › larisa-iordacheLarisa Iordache | London Olympics: 50 Athletes to Watch at ...

    Jul 2, 2012 · When Larisa Iordache was 14, the Romanian press dubbed her the “New Nadia,” in honor of Nadia Comaneci, the first female gymnast to score a perfect 10 at the Olympics. At 15, Iordache...

  8. www.nbcsports.com › olympics › newsNadia Comaneci 'sick to my stomach' watching Romania crumble ...

    Oct 23, 2015 · Nadia Comaneci ‘sick to my stomach’ watching Romania crumble at Worlds. GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — The reality hit and the tears, like the mistakes that doomed the Romanian women’s gymnastics team on the worst day in the program’s medal-strewn history, piled up quickly. First Larisa Iordache cracked, the 19-year-old star’s composure ...

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  9. edition.cnn.com › videos › sportsLarisa Iordache: Gymnastics without fear | CNN

    Oct 15, 2014 · Human to Hero meets Larisa Iordache,the Romanian gymnast who was inspired by former champion, Nadia Comaneci.

  10. olympics.com › en › newsAfter considering a comeback, Larisa Iordache tells Olympics ...

    Jul 5, 2023 · In the nearly two years since Iordache, 27, competed at the Tokyo Games, she has never been far from the sport, spending much of her time in the gym in a new role: coach. As she thought about a return to gymnastics training, the balance between athlete and coach proved impractical. "Being a coach, it was very difficult for me to train and to ...