Gina is best friends with Lavinia Milosovici, her teamate and training partner.
Gina and Milo adore Michael Jackson.
A few months before the Olympics Gina was traveling on a train in Romaina when she suddenly required an appendectomy. She was travelling to Bucharest at the time and received the surgery at a hosiptal there. She only missed 12 days of practice after her surgery.
Gina is now coaching at Cetate Deva.
Gina enjoys shopping, ice skating, athletics, and stamp collecting. She also enjoys reading, and in her little spare time, does little things to expand her mind.
in 1994 Gina Gogean was named the Greatest Romanian Athlete of the year. Some other well-known Romanians who have won this award are Lavinia Milosovici and Nadia Comaneci.
for her Olympic floor routine, Gina used part of a song called Hevenu Shalom Alehem, a Jewish song. For her floor music, Gina usually selects traditional Romanian songs.
Gina, along with Lavinia Milosovici, helped to lead the Romanian Gymnasts to a bronze medal in the team competition at the Atlanta Olympics, and both received silver medals in the team competition in Barcelona four years ago.
Gina is incredibly shy, and is also very modest. "Giving interviews is the most difficult thing about being a gymnast," she says.
Gina took up gymnastics for the fun of it and then, "I realized I was becoming a good gymnast. I then decided I wanted to become a great gymnast."
Since the begining of her career, Gina has visited Japan, America, Spain, France, England, and Austraila.
Besides Michael Jackson, Gin's favorite entertainers are Jean Claude Van Damme and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Gina was the youngest member of the 1992 Olympic team.
Gina and Simona were the only member of the 1996 Olympic team that hadn't retired. Now only Simona is left. (Think Dominique Moceanu, isnt that weird? Both Simona and Dominique are all that is left of their 1996 Olympic teams!)
