Olympic gymnast finds long lost sister

At 14, Olympic gymnast Dominique Moceanu was on top of the world.

She was a member of the Magnificent Seven team that won the team Gold Medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. At the same time, however, she was dealing two emotionally abusive coaches and a physically abusive father.

When she was 17, she emancipated herself from her parents. She remained close to her sister.

Ten years later, she got a letter from another sister she never knew about. Her parents had given her up for adoption after she was born with no legs.

"I got the biggest bombshell of my life. And it changed everything. My life will be forever divided now into before knowing Jen and after knowing about Jen," Moceanu said.

Today, Moceanu is married and wants to help other young gymnasts enjoy the sport she loved so much. Her two children may even be gymnasts in the future.

Moceanu currently has a book out called Off Balance.


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