Was Mary Lou Retton Really That Good?
In 1984, the U.S. women's gymnastics team swept the Olympics and forever changed the way Americans regard the sport. If only the Soviets' boycott hadn't cast eternal doubt over their victory.
Dvora Meyers
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Dvora Meyers is a freelance writer based in Brooklyn. THE END OF THE TEN, her forthcoming book about women's gymnastics, will be published by Touchstone/Simon & Schuster in Summer 2016. Follow her: @dvorameyers