Lar (Athlete, 20 Jul 2021)

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Athlete

Sport Studies - National University of Physical Education and Sports [UNEFS], Bucharest, ROU

Partner Madalin

English, Romanian

CS Dinamo Bucuresti [Romania]

Lacramioara Moldovan [club], ROU; Cristian Moldovan [club], ROU

She tore the Achilles tendon in her left leg while warming up at the 2017 World Championships in Montreal, QC, Canada. After two unsuccessful surgeries in Romania, she underwent a third operation in Vienna, Austria, in September 2018. She returned to competitive action in 2020 after a three-year absence. (SportsDeskOnline, 29 Jun 2021; oasport.it, 06 Feb 2019; sport.hotnews.ro, 21 Nov 2018)

She suffered a finger injury in March 2016 forcing her out of contention for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (fig-gymnastics.com, 08 Feb 2017, 17 Mar 2016)

She suffered an ankle injury in April 2015. (prosport.ro, 14 May 2015)

A foot injury hampered her performance at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (insidegymnastics.com, 28 Sep 2017)

She took up the sport at age five. (Athlete, 20 Jul 2021)

She previously did ballet and was spotted inline skating in a park by coach Mariana Silisteanu, who asked her mother to send her to gymnastics classes. Initially her mother was reluctant, but eventually she started. "On the first day of training, I didn't want to enter the gym because I was afraid. I don't know what I was thinking then but, after about another three days, I decided to go to the gym. Then, I fell in love with gymnastics. I didn't want to leave again." (olympics.com, 18 Mar 2021; gymnasticsnoceiling.blogspot.com, 02 Aug 2011, fangymnastics.com, 21 Jun 2011)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (olympics.com, 18 Mar 2021)

Winning silver in the all-around event at the 2014 World Championships in Nanning, People's Republic of China. (Athlete, 20 Jul 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 29 Jun 2021)

Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci, and her mother. (Athlete, 20 Jul 2021)

Her mother. (Athlete, 20 Jul 2021)

"Work until you no longer have to introduce yourself." (Athlete, 20 Jul 2021)

She was the Romanian flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2017 World University Games in Taipei, Chinese Taipei. (wogymnast.com, 29 Jul 2017)

General
POSITIVE POSTPONEMENT
She welcomed the postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo as it gave her a chance of competing at the Games. She returned to competitive action in late 2020 after tearing her Achilles tendon in 2017 and undergoing three operations. She had previously sustained a finger injury that ruled her out of competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and her performances at the 2012 Games in London were hampered by a foot injury. "Last year [2020] was a more positive experience for me and the cancellation of the Olympics was more pleasant news because it was kind of a chance to compete at the Olympics, especially when I found out it was possible that I could still qualify. I went through a lot of difficult moments, but I never gave up to the idea of doing gymnastics. It was hard to perish for so long, but now I'm fine. I can say that I like what I do so much, so I decided to give myself another chance to prove to myself that I can still do it." (olympics.nbcsports.com, 21 Apr 2021, 18 Jun 2020; olympics.com, 18 Mar 2021)

ILLNESS
She was forced to withdraw from the all-around, balance beam and floor exercise finals at the 2021 European Championships in Basel, Switzerland due to a kidney infection. (gymnastics.sport, 26 Apr 2021)