It wasn't telecast in the USA so nobody remembers. The Russians held up the score of the final women's gymnast -- a Russian -- for 20 minutes. When it was finally announced, the score was just enough to edge Nadia Comaneci for the all around gold. None of the unbiased observers thought it was a justified result.
The Romanians were so furious it was one of the reasons they refused to join the Eastern European boycott of the Los Angeles Games in '84.
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