In training.
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HOW did McKayla Maroney get so good at Yurchenko?
Her age group coach, Howie Liang, emphasized HEIGHT from an early age. Here she is with Kyla at J.O. Nationals 2008. The Gym-Max girls from Costa Mesa, California finished 1-2-3 on vault in a very tough competition.
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Dave Adlard pointed out that team to me. I’d never heard of McKayla Maroney or Kyla Ross before.
It was already obvious that Howie coached Vault with care and enthusiasm. He was very safety conscious with those young kids.
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