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 ...

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 ...

Former American and Romanian gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi died on Friday at age 82, according to USA Gymnastics. Karolyi and ...

He and his wife cultivated champions in Romania and the U.S. But they were criticized for using harsh tactics and failing to ...

Karolyi developed USA Gymnastics into a global force, but his legacy would be tainted by the Larry Nassar scandal ...

Bela Karolyi, the Olympic gymnastics coach who died on Friday, was remembered by his family for his attachment to Houston and ...

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

Bela Karolyi, one of the United States' most eminent gymnastics coaches alongside wife Márta, has died at age 82, a ...

Béla Károlyi, the gymnastics coach who rose to prominence by training Olympic all-around champions Nadia Comăneci and Mary ...

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

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