All Olympia Gymnastics Center
The All Olympia Gymnastics Center or AOGC is a one-facility gymnastics gym in Calabasas.[1]
The head coaches are 1983 World Vault Champion Artur Akopyan and 1980 Olympian Galina Marinova. Their notable elite gymnasts are 2012 Olympic Champion McKayla Maroney, 2010 World Team Member Mattie Larson and Stanford Cardinal Samantha Shapiro.[2][3]
History
AOGC has had numerous successes at National Level as well as on the International stage, representing Team USA.
AOGC is owned by former Olympic gymnast Galina Marinova and World Champion/Olympian Artur Akopyan. Many of their gymnasts have gotten scholarships to major university’s, competed in the world championships, and Olympics.
In 2010, AOGC had a new member, Junior elite gymnast McKayla Maroney transferred from Gym-Max Gymnastics in Costa Mesa. McKayla competed at the U.S Nationals, placing 3rd in the all-around and winning the Vault. Mattie Larson won the floor at the U.S Nationals and was named to the U.S 2010 World Gymnastics Championships team. In the team final, she had a disastrous floor routine after she hadn't connected 2 skills, as well as not having a front element. Not only that, but she also fell on her double pike.
In 2011, Samantha Shapiro ended her elite career, going into Collegiate gymnastics, for UCLA and Stanford. Meanwhile, Maroney was named to the U.S Worlds Squad. She took the team gold and also won the World title on the Vault.
In 2012, McKayla was named to the U.S Olympic Squad. Injured in the leadup to the Olympics, Maroney competed only on her best event, vault. She competed a near-flawless vault during team finals and later won the silver medal on vault.
In 2013, Maroney took the U.S National titles on Floor and Vault and was later named to the 2013 Worlds Squad. She won a gold medal for vault.
Notable Gymnasts & Alumni
- 2012 Olympic Team gold medalist, vault silver medalist
- 2013 World Vault Champion
- 2011 World Team and Vault Champion
- 2010 Pan American Team, Vault, and Floor Exercise Champion
- 2004 Olympic Team silver medalist
- 2001 World Team bronze medalist
- 2001 Pan American Team Champion and All-Around silver medalist
- UCLA Bruin
- 2010 World Team Silver Medalist
- 2007 Junior Pan American Team, All-Around, and Floor Champion, Uneven bars silver medalist
- UCLA Bruin (2012–14)
- National Team Member (2006–11)
- Stanford Cardinal (2012–15)
- National Team Member (2013)
- Belarusian National Team member
- Kentucky Wildcats
- Belarusian National Team member
- Competed for Belarus at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Alabama Crimson Tide
References
- "All Olympia Gymnastics Center". allolympiagym.com. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- "All Olympia Gymnastics Center". plus.google.com. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- "All Olympia Gymnastics Center Camp". savvysource.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.