Today in Cluj-Napoca, Banca Transilvania hosted a very special guest: Nadia Comăneci. At a meeting with BT, she spoke about performance, discipline, the pressure of perfection and the lessons that endure beyond the podium.

Nadia Comăneci is in Cluj-Napoca these days to take part in two of the year’s leading cultural and sporting events:

• TIFF – Transilvania International Film Festival (June 12 – 21, 2026);
  
  
• Sports Festival (June 11 – 14, 2026), where she will give a masterclass on sports performance (June 14, 13:00, BT Arena).

Both festivals are supported by Banca Transilvania, a partner to initiatives that bring together community, inspiration, talent and excellence.

Nadia Comăneci is also a BT brand ambassador.  

Sometimes it takes just a few seconds to change a life. 17 seconds. That’s how long the routine lasted that changed my life and the history of world gymnastics. But behind those 17 seconds were millions of seconds of training. For me, sport has meant more than the first perfect 10, more than the medals I won. It has been about discipline, courage and the desire to get better every day.

Nadia Comăneci

2026, #AnulNadia

This year marks 50 years since the first perfect 10 in the history of Olympic gymnastics. Thanks to Nadia Comăneci, the 1976 Montreal Olympics made history, becoming a benchmark from one generation to the next, because she rewrote the rules and raised the bar forever.