World Olympic Gymnastics Academy
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The World Olympic Gymnastics Academy, or WOGA, is a three facility gymnastics club located in Plano, Texas, Frisco, Texas, and Dallas, Texas.
The head coaches at WOGA are Valeri Liukin, gold and silver medallist at the 1988 Olympic Games representing the former Soviet Union, and Yevgeny Marchenko, a five time World Champion in Sport Acrobatics. [1]
[edit] History
Since opening in 1999, WOGA has had a number of successes unprecedented in US gymnastics history, including placing more than 30 National Gymnastics Team members.[2]
In 2003, WOGA gymnasts won 3 individual gold medals at the World Championships and 4 individual gold medals at the US National Gymnastics Championships.
In 2004, Carly Patterson became the first American to become Olympic All-Around Gymnastics Champion in a non-boycotted Olympics.
In 2005, Nastia Liukin (daughter of Valeri Liukin) was crowned US National Champion and placed 2nd at the World Championships.
In 2006, Nastia Liukin defended her US National Champion title.
[edit] Notable Gymnasts and Alumni
- Carly Patterson, 2004 Olympic Gymnastics All-Around Champion
- Hollie Vise, 2003 Uneven Bars World Champion
- Nastia Liukin, 2006 and 2005 US National Gymnastics All-Around Champion, 2005 2nd World All-Around
