Bela Karolyi, the charismatic if polarizing gymnastics coach who turned young women into champions and the United States into ...

Bela Karolyi, who became a guiding force in American gymnastics, though not without controversy, died Friday at age 82.

Yet Retton and Comaneci remained close with Karolyi, making appearances with him at gymnastics events or sitting with him at competitions. Zmeskal had her wedding at the Karolyi ranch. Karolyi briefly ...

Bela Karolyi rose to fame with Nadia Comaneci and a string of American stars, but he was also accused of contributing to a ...

Bela Karolyi, the legendary and controversial Romanian American gymnastics coach who helped lead Mary Lou Retton, Nadia ...

Karolyi and wife Martha trained multiple Olympic gold medalists and world champions in the US and Romania, including Nadia ...

Bela Karolyi and his wife, Martha, defected to the U.S. in 1981 and trained multiple Olympic gold medalists and world ...

Bela Karolyi, right, congratulates Dominique Moceanu, left, after the United States captured the gold medal in the women's ...

Bela Karolyi and his wife Marta also coached Mary Lou Retton, Kerri Strug, Dominique Moceanu and many more Olympic champions.