Did You Know?

Since there has been a rule change by the FIG, the 1996 Olympic Team will be the only group known as the Magnificent Seven. That's cause' squad size has been reduced to only six members. Out of the six, five will compete and four scores will count. The same goes for the men's team.
She was a member of Karolyi's Elite Team for 4-1/2 years
Nique was a member of the Junior National Team for 3 years
She is the youngest gymnast ever to become a member on the Natonal Team (Age 10)
She was ranked 2nd in the world on the balance beam.
In 1995, the US Olympic Committee voted Domi as the Athlete of the Year
Domi is the youngest gymnast ever to have competed at the worlds (age 13)
She is the youngest gymnast in Olympic History to earn the Gold Team Medal
She was the youngest (age 14) and smallest (4'6 1/2") athlete to compete in 1996 Olympic Games. Now that there has been a rule change (you must be 16 to compete in the Olympics), this record will never be broken.
Domi once peed in her leotard at one of her first competitions (she was really nervous)!! Some of the coaches tried to dry her up, but she was still a bit damp
Her dad won't let her date until she's 18
Dominique appeared on the cover for Sports Illustrated for Kids twice! The first time was in 1995 with Jennie Thompson
Domi skipped level 7 so that she could compete in Invitationals in level 8.
She moved right from level 8 to elite.
In just 2 years, she went from level 5 to elite
Domi's parents wouldn't let her get her ear's pierced until she made the national team! When she did, she got them double pierced.
At the 1992 US Championships, Domi forgot her warm-up suit! Luckily, she was able to borrow one from another gymnast.
USA Weekly has said that Dominique is now the official spokesperson for John Hancock financial services
Dominique's beam mount at the Olympic's was first called the Silivas (the move is named after Daniela Silivas), but since she did it differently, it's now called the Moceanu!
Domi is the same hight as Vanessa Atler, at 4'8". They seem to be good friends now.
Her middle name is Helena.
Domi is the youngest gymnast to have an Autobiography at the age of 14
Domi's first competition with Bela Karolyi as her coach, was the Alamo City Invitational.
She owns 2 guitars (from the Rock n' Roll Gymnastics Challenge)
Nique's mom had Domi when she was only 19
Dominique's dad spent $200,000 on her gymnastics in 1996 alone
Dominique has 7 angel pins on her gym bag that are supposed to watch over her.
Her stress fracture in her right tibia was 4 cm long
Dominique earned $3,600 from the 1995 Reese's Cup.
She earned $302,500 from the John Hancock Tour.
Her Olympic # was 343
Dominique was born on a Wednesday.
Nique is a Libra (Zodiac Sign)
Dominique's gym before Bela's was called LaFleurs Gymnastics.
She got her first passport when she was 5.
Her coreographer at Karolyi's was Geza Pozsar.
Dominique and Alexandra Marinescu have been rivals ever since the media started comparing them. Alexandra says that Dominique has a lot to learn.
Bela and Martha Karolyi (Dominique's former coaches) learned how to speak english by watching Sesame Street!
Nique's mom was a level 10 gymnast.
At the 1995 World Championships, she was the only American to bring home an individual medal
Dominique told her coachs at LaFleurs only a day before she left for Karolyi's!
Member of the first ever US Women's Gymnastics Team Gold medal
Nique is the youngest ever to win Senior Nationals (age 13)
Her dad was sponsered by a church in Chicago when he first moved to the USA.
The Moceanu's are building a churh after the gym
Dominique once disobeyed Bela when she talked to her former coach from LaFleurs at a meet.
Dominique was nominated in the Kid's Choice Awards for Nickelodeon (Female Athlete of the Year), but the award was given to Kristy Yamaguchi

Special Thanks to Erin M. for letting me use her DYK's! Check out her website at- http://geocities.datacellar.net/Colosseum/Track/4378/
For more DYK's check out Ryan's Page! Dominique Moceanu: America's Dream
Note: Some of this information was taken from The Official Dominique Moceanu Website


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