When Cecile Canqueteau-Landi announced her departure from World Champions Centre in April 2024, the gymnastics world knew it marked the end of an era. Alongside her husband Laurent Landi, Cecile had been instrumental in shaping the careers of some of America’s top gymnasts—including the GOAT herself, Simone Biles. Their guidance had become synonymous with WCC’s rise as a powerhouse in U.S. gymnastics. But after years of Olympic success, Cecile was ready for her next chapter: co-head coach at the University of Georgia. She would remain with Biles through the Paris Games, but everyone knew big changes were coming back home in Texas. Caught amid the bigger moving pieces was a rising star. Someone who still tags it ‘difficult.’ Why?

A year earlier to this transition, Tiana Sumanasekera had

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