Editing Nadia Comăneci (section)

====1984 Summer Olympics====
The government did allow Comăneci to participate in the [[1984 Summer Olympics]] in [[Los Angeles]] as part of the Romanian delegation. Although a number of Communist nations [[1984 Summer Olympics boycott|boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics]] in a [[tit-for-tat]] against the U.S.-led boycott of the Olympics in Moscow four years before, Romania chose to participate. Comăneci later wrote in her memoir that many believed Romania went to the Olympics because an agreement had been made with the United States not to accept defectors. But Comăneci did not participate in the Games as a member of the Romanian team; she served as an observer. She was able to see Károlyi's new protégé, American gymnast [[Mary Lou Retton]], who won five medals, including one gold. The Romanian delegation did not allow her to talk with Károlyi and closely watched her the entire time.<ref>Comăneci, pp. 125–6.</ref>