World Champions Centre

World Champions Centre (WCC) is an American artistic gymnastics academy, located in Spring, Texas. It is home to Olympic champion Simone Biles and is owned by her family.[1]

World Champions Centre Elite
Full nameWorld Champions Centre Elite
NicknamesWCC
SportArtistic gymnastics
Founded2014
Based inSpring, Texas
OwnerRon & Nellie Biles
Head coachLaurent Landi
Cecile Canqueteau-Landi
ManagerZachary Francis
MembersSimone Biles
Jordan Chiles
Olivia Greaves
Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos
Zoe Miller
Joscelyn Roberson
Tiana Sumanasekera

History

After the 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Aimee Boorman, the longtime coach of Simone Biles, was looking to leave Bannon's Gymnastix. As a result, Biles' mother, Nellie, who co-owned a chain of fourteen nursing homes around Texas, suggested that the family build a gym.[2] World Champions Centre originally opened in March 2014 in a temporary center before moving in September to a warehouse. It now features a 29,000-square-foot (2,700 m2) gym floor.[3] The gym opened to the public in May 2016.[4]

Biles International Invitational

The inaugural Biles Invitational was held in 2018 at World Champions Centre.[5]

Starting in 2020, the event served as a qualifying meet for the Nastia Liukin Cup.[6]

Notable gymnasts and alumni

Simone Biles:

Jordan Chiles:

Olivia Greaves

Zoe Miller

Joscelyn Roberson

Tiana Sumanasekera

References
  1. Don, Katherine (2016-08-15). "Where Is Simone Biles' Gym? The Texas Center Was Built By Her Parents". Romper.
  2. Wiedeman, Reeves (2016-05-23). "A Full Revolution: In the run-up to the Olympics, Simone Biles is transforming gymnastics". The New Yorker.
  3. Loop, Abigail (2016-05-11). "World Champions Centre". Community Impact Newspaper.
  4. Wexler, Adam (2016-05-19). "Simone Biles unveils new gymnastics facility". KPRC-TV.
  5. Aragon, Rose-Ann (2018-02-22). "Simone Biles to hold international invitational at family's World Champions Centre in Spring". KPRC-TV.
  6. "USA Gymnastics announces invitationals participating in 2020 Nastia Liukin Cup Series". USA Gymnastics. 2019-06-24.
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