Couch Gymnast – favourite coaches

A good article highlighting some of the more famous coaches she respects and appreciates.

way, here is a list of coaches i have really admired over the years, in no particular order …

Coach: Galina Marinova

Coach: Mihai Brestyan

Coach: Cassie Rice

Coach: Nicolae Forminte

Coach: Ju Ping Tian

Coach: Yevgeny Marchenko

chris and Kim

Coach: Kim Zmeskal Burdette and Chris Burdette

eluse and carol

Coach: Carol Angela Orchard

Coach: Boris Pilkin

Coach: Valorie Kondos Field

Honorable Mentions

Kelli Hill
Amanda Kirby
Liang Chow
Enrico Casello
Lili Cosma
Nataliya Pavlova
Natalya Marakova
Valeri Liukin
Suzanne Yoculan

click through for specific reasons why she likes each: THE COUCH GYMNAST – The Most Important Relationship in Gymnastics

Add a comment to that post if you have someone to add. … Or delete. I spent a few days in the gym with Aussie National Coach Ju Ping Tian, back in the early 1990s. They called her “The Dragon Lady”.

I thought she was far too harsh. And distracted.

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Rick Mc

Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.

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