Gymnastics legend Nadia Comaneci was all praise for Simone Biles when the two met at the Laureus Sports Awards in Monaco.
Comaneci is one of the finest athletes the sport has seen to date, with nine Olympic medals to her name — five gold, three silver, and one bronze. She has also won four medals (two gold and two silver) at the World Championships along with a whopping 12 medals (nine gold, two silver, and one bronze) at the European Championships.
Biles is one of the modern gymnastics greats and is the most decorated American gymnast in history. She has won seven Olympic medals so far, putting her in the ninth spot on the all-time list.
When the two gymnasts of different generations crossed paths at the Laureus Sports Awards in Monaco, Comaneci spoke highly of Biles, stating that she enjoys watching the Ohio-born athlete compete.
Later, Comaneci looked back at her own performance at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, where she became the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score (10.0) at the quadrennial event. She later received the perfect score six more times in the Canadian city, which saw her clinch a total of five medals at the event — three gold, one silver, and one bronze.
The Romania-born Oklahoma resident joked about how the digital display in Montreal wasn’t programmed to show a 10.0 score.
