File photo dated July 21, 1976 of Nadia Comanecci of Romania executes a perfect move on the balance beam during final events of the woman's gymnastic competition at the Montreal Olympics. Miss Comanecci scored her fifthe perfect score in the balance beam, also winning the gold medal for the event. Behind the glamour and success, beatings and humiliation: a new book about Romania's legendary gymnast Nadia Comaneci has used the archives of the feared communist-era Securitate secret police to reveal the abuse she suffered even while being feted for her sporting glories. Photo by CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

File photo dated April 8, 2008 of Laureus Academy member Nadia Comaneci attends 'The Crossing' gala event hosted by IWC Schaffhausen held at the Geneva Palaexpo in Geneva, Switzerland. Behind the glamour and success, beatings and humiliation: a new book about Romania's legendary gymnast Nadia Comaneci has used the archives of the feared communist-era Securitate secret police to reveal the abuse she suffered even while being feted for her sporting glories. Photo by Thierry Orban/Cameleon/ABACAPRESS.COM

File photo dated January 12, 2013 of Nadia Comaneci attends the first Gold Meets Golden event held at the new Equinox Flagship on in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Behind the glamour and success, beatings and humiliation: a new book about Romania's legendary gymnast Nadia Comaneci has used the archives of the feared communist-era Securitate secret police to reveal the abuse she suffered even while being feted for her sporting glories. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nadia Comaneci lors de la soirée des "Laureus World sports Awards" à Monaco, le 18 février, 2019. © Bruno Bebert/Bestimage Celebs attending the Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco, on February 18, 2019.