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
  • Samantha Shapiro – 2006–2011 National Team Member, Stanford Cardinal
  • McKayla Maroney – 2013 World Vault Champion, 2012 Olympic Team Champion, 2011 World Team & Vault Champion
  • Mattie Larson – 2010 World Team Silver Medalist, UCLA Bruin
  • Hallie Mossett – 2011–2012 National Team Member, Future UCLA Bruin (now trains at West Coast Elite)
  • Mohini Bhardwaj – 2004 Olympic Team Silver Medalist, UCLA Bruin
  • Alma Kuc – 2014 – Present Polish Senior National Team member, committed to Cal Bears 2017, 2016 Polish National UB Champion, 2015 World Championships Glasgow, 2014 World Championships Nanning, 2016 European Championships Bern, 2015 European Championships Sofia, 2013 Nastia Liukin Cup Qualifier
  • Veronica Hults – 2013 Junior National Team member, left in 2010 to go to Texas Dreams Gymnastics [4]
  • Alaina Kwan – Belarussian National Team member and Kentucky Wildcats sophomore as of the 2018 NCAA season.
  • Kylie Dickson- Belarussian National Team member, competed for Belarus at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Dickson is a freshman competing for the Alabama Crimson Tide as of 2018.

References
  1. "All Olympia Gymnastics Center". allolympiagym.com. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  2. "All Olympia Gymnastics Center". plus.google.com. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  3. "All Olympia Gymnastics Center Camp". savvysource.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  4. "All Olympia Gymnastics Center – Los Angeles, California". gymnastike.org. Retrieved 6 March 2014.

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