Some of the US women gymnasts have experienced the best of Cecile and Laurent Landi’s Midas touch, the WCC coaches. One of them is the gymnastic great, Simone Biles. Since 2017, the 26-year-old has been residing under the guiding roof of the Landis. The French-American couple had individual gymnastic careers, but transitioned to being pilots instead.
Simone Biles’ best friend and daughter in one frame
No matter how staunch the gymnasts are, their hearts crave for family time during Christmas. In the same vein, Nellie and Ron Biles-owned WCC would stay closed for the festivities. So, as a pre-Christmas celebration, the coaches gathered the girls for a gala time at the gym. Captioning her Instagram story as “Merry Christmas”, Cecile Landi tried to fit all the girls in one frame.
Coming to Zoe Miller, the 18-year-old had stepped into the WCC in 2014, which makes her one of the pioneers. Since then, her journey at the centre has been nothing short of amazing, especially since 2016. So, as Biles’ best friend and “Lil Baby Daughter Twin” share a frame, let’s look at one iconic coach-trainee relationship.
Landi on never giving up
Though she never harboured thoughts of being a trainer, her education helped in shaping her as a coach. Among the various questions which kept her awake, she chose to stick to these: “How can I help them feel the same way? What can I do to help them accomplish their dreams?’ That’s what makes me happy.” Since mental health held no importance in the nineties, being in close communion with Biles helped her.
She had said, “Talking with Simone and with the girls… I just want them to know that they can tell me anything.” Landi started to observe the gymnasts’ body language and a lot of credit goes to the Olympian, who has been vocal about her priorities since ‘Twisties’.
Since some of her girls are gearing up for the Olympic season, Cecile has a lot of new techniques up her sleeves.
