In one memorable from his career, the controversial coach urged Kerri Strug to complete a vault on an injured ankle at the ...

Bela Karolyi, the embattled yet successful gymnastics coach who helped young women vault to the highest levels of the sport ...

Bela Karolyi, a controversial figure in the world of gymnastics, has trained a plethora of Olympic superstars, from Nadia ...

Bela Karolyi, the controversial and charismatic Romanian coach who changed women's gymnastics, has died at 82.

Bela Karolyi coached several renowned gymnasts, including Mary Lou Retton, Kerri Strug and Julianne McNamara. But he was ...

Bela Karolyi and his wife Martha defected to the U.S. in 1981, and over the next 30-plus years, became a guiding force in ...

In our news wrap Sunday, a senior U.S. official confirmed that Ukraine will be allowed for the first time to fire ...

The Romanian-born coach, along with his wife Martha, garnered international recognition for his role in turning Team USA ...

Former Romania and United States coach Bela Karolyi, who trained Nadia Comaneci to become the first gymnast to score a ...

Former Romania and United States coach Bela Karolyi, who trained Nadia Comaneci to become the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 at the Olympics, has died aged 82, USA Gymnastics said late on ...

Bela and wife Márta defected from Romania and built women’s gymnastics in the United States athlete by athlete starting in the 1980s.