Bela and Marta Karolyi have both retired from coaching after helping lead USA Gymnastics to gold. They deny having any knowledge of Larry Nassar's abuse.
Bela and Marta Karolyi were officially granted asylum by1983, indicating immigration authorities agreed they would have been at risk of harm had they returned to Romania in 1981. Legislative efforts were undertaken to expedite the granting of U.S. citizenship to the couple in order to allow them...
In 2016, USA Gymnastics purchased Karolyi Ranch and celebrated the couple’s influence on American competitors. The couple was inducted into the U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame as part of its class of 2000. In marking the achievement, USA Gymnastics said in a statement, “Bela and Marta produce...