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My daughter is at a big-name gym and there's no question it is tough and requires a significant commitment from gymnast and parents. Expectations are high, the pool of talent runs deep, the "stars" receive more attention, and as an average gymnast, she at times struggles to keep up. That being...

Ohashi was coached by Valeri and I have heard his style was far more rigorous than the current crop of coaches. Much of the pressure on Ohashi came from her own parents from what I understand but Ohashi was also a difficult and rebellious teenager who gave her parents a lot of grief and...

My daughter was a gymnast at WOGA training under Cecile and Laurent. They are excellent coaches and while Laurent is tough he is not abusive by any stretch of the imagination and neither are the other coaches in the gym. Most of the "mentality" that people refer to was from older Eastern-bloc...