My Latest News...
December 2, 2002 ~ Andreea Raducan has announced her plans to retire.
August 20, 2002 ~ It's official, Loredana Boboc, Andreea Ulmeanu & Carmen
        Ionescu have retired.
August 2, 2002 ~ With several retirements & injuries, it's been hard to keep up with
         who's training at Deva & who's not. Here's the latest list of 18 gymnasts who
         are currently at Deva: Andreea Raducan, Sabina Cojocar, Oana Ban, Ioana
         Petrovschi, Melina Druta, Elena Velicu, Larisa Apostol, Florica Leonida,
         Alexandra Eremia, Monica Rosu, Madalina Rapeanu, Iuliana Chindea,
         Dana Sofronie, Andreea Munteanu, Eleonora Dragnea, Roxana Becheanu,
         Corina Bucurean & Silvia Stroescu (still recovering from a back injury, but
         she is back training with the team). This information is courtesy of IG Online.

August 1, 2002 ~ This year has been a hard one for the Romanian womens team...
         with many injuries to the top gymnasts, several retirements & scandals. Now the
         latest news for Romanian gymnastics is the controvercial book that'll be published
         later this year by Alexandra Marinescu which refers to physical & mental abuse
         by the coaches. For more on this visit IG Online's Interview with Adrian Stoica.

May 14, 2002 ~ Nicoleta Onel told me today that her gymnasts which she's coaching
         in United Arab Emirates have won every competition they've entered & they
         still have a couple more to go!!! Congratulations Nicoleta!!!!

May 10, 2002 ~ Eugenia Golea & her boyfriend Tony are no longer together.

January 24, 2002 ~ According to Nicoleta Onel herself, in early February she will
         travel to Italy to visit her boyfriend & some old teammates who coach there.
         After her vacation, she'll resume coaching in United Arab Emirates. Her young
         gymnasts have their first competition in early March & she is very excited.

January 23, 2002 ~ It was reported on the International Gymnast website earlier this
         week that Andreea Isarescu has officially retired. She had resumed training only
          to decide it was too much. She's now back in Onesti attending high school &
         occasionally working out at CSS Onesti. Current national team members
         Sabina Cojocar, Carmen Ionescu & Silvia Stroescu are recovering from
         various injuries. See the IG website for more details.
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    Gymnastics, please click on the following link
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