[24][25][26][1][9][7] Under the Károlyis' guidance, Moceanu won her first U.S. National Team berth in 1992, followed by five medals, four gold and one silver, later that year, at the 1992 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

[26] Moceanu's national and international successes, combined with her bubbly attitude, earned her attention and a wide fan base both in and out of the gymnastics community.

[9] In the months leading up to the 1996 Olympics, she was one of the most recognizable faces of USA Gymnastics, eclipsing more decorated teammates such as Shannon Miller and Dominique Dawes.

Before the Olympics, she was featured in Vanity Fair[28] and wrote an autobiography, Dominique Moceanu: An American Champion, with Steve Woodward.

[34] At the Olympics, still struggling with her injury and sporting a heavily bandaged leg, Moceanu contributed to the team gold medal with performances good enough to qualify her for the event finals on balance beam and floor exercise.

[8] Two years later, training with Mary Lee Tracy at Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy, Moceanu placed eighth at the 2000 U.S. Nationals.

On floor, however, she went out of bounds on her tucked full-in tumbling pass and fell on her double pike, posting one of the lowest scores of the meet.

[50] She stated that USA Gymnastics officials had told her she would qualify if she attended the national training camp and competed at least one event at the U.S.

She accused her parents of abuse and exploitation and alleged they had used US$4,000,000 of her earnings to build a 70,000 square foot gymnastics training center in Spring, Texas.

[57][58][59][60] Moceanu's parents ultimately decided not to fight her in court, and she was given control over her future earnings and allowed to live independently, though her father remained in charge of her trust.

[66][67] Their second child and only son, Vincent, is reportedly interested in pursuing a career in gymnastics, appearing on American Ninja Warrior Junior in 2020 and voiced hope to compete in the 2028 Summer Olympics.

Moceanu attended Northland Christian School as a teenager and went on to graduate from John Carroll University, earning a degree in business administration in 2009.

[68] In her memoir Off Balance, Moceanu revealed that she discovered she has a younger sister, Jennifer Bricker, who was born without legs and was given up for adoption at the hospital at birth.

[69][70] The documentaries "Eva Longoria's Versus: Romanian Roots"[71] (a spinoff of ESPN's 30 for 30) and “She Looks Like Me” from director Torquil Jones tells the story of the two discovering their connection.

[74] Moceanu, Jamie Dantzscher and Jessica Howard testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on March 28, 2017, about the USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal.