Bela Karolyi, the charismatic if polarizing gymnastics coach who turned young women into champions and the United States into ...

Bela Karolyi, the famed gymnastics coach who defected from Romania and turned USA Gymnastics into a dominating force, has died.

Bela Karolyi, who won plaudits for helping forge generations of women's gymnastics stars and criticism from detractors who said his Cold War-era coaching style produced a toxic culture that fueled the ...