Béla Károlyi to Guest Star On Make It or Break It

Gymnastics Super-coach Béla Károlyi will guest star on the hit gymnastics television show Make It or Break It for its final summer season episode, Tuesday August 31st. Béla will play the father of The Rock coach Sasha Belov. Will Béla come to The Rock to offer advice to the gymnasts?

Coach Károlyi is an institution in gymnastics. He rose to fame in the 1970's after coaching Romanian Gymnast Nadia Comăneci to perfect 10's in the 1976 Olympics. He moved to the United States in the 1980's, and coached Mary Lou Retton in 1984, as well as the US National Team through1996. He and his wife Marta (today's National Team Coach) remain active in American Gymnastics and operate a Gymnastics Ranch outside of Houston Texas.

Coach Károlyi was recently in Hartford, CT attending the USA-Gymnastics National Congress and 2010 Visa Championships, where the 2000 US Women's National Gymnastics team was officially honored with their Bronze Medals.

The Make it or Break It girls (Payson, Kaylie, Emily and Lauren) are all pictured in GK Long Sleeve Competition Leotards from the 2010. These Special Order leotards offer Infinite Possibilities, where the team can choose the fabrics, colors and embellishments. The Styles include:

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