The first `perfect` gymnast

During her routine on the uneven bars the first score to appear on the scoreboard was, strangely, a `1.00`, leaving the public baffled.

In fact, the screen had malfunctioned since it had not been programmed to display a perfect score. In total, Comaneci received seven `10` scores in her events during her Canadian stay.

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