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{{Short description|French-American gymnastics coach and gymnast}}
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{{Infobox person
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| name = Laurent Landi
| name = Laurent Landi
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| image = Laurent Landi 2024.jpg
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| caption = Laurent Landi in 2024.
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|10|18|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|10|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Antibes]], [[France]]
| birth_place = [[Antibes]], [[France]]
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Cecile Canqueteau-Landi]]|2005}}
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Cécile Canqueteau-Landi]]|2005}}
| nationality = {{FRA}}
| nationality = French
| other_names =
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| occupation = Gymnastics coach
| occupation = Gymnastics coach
| employer = [[World Champions Centre|WCC]] (2017–present)<br />[[World Olympic Gymnastics Academy|WOGA]] (former)
| employer = [[World Champions Centre|WCC]] (2017–present)<br />[[World Olympic Gymnastics Academy|WOGA]] (former)
| years_active =
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| known_for = Gymnastics coach for [[Simone Biles]] and [[Madison Kocian]]
| known_for = Gymnastics coach for [[Simone Biles]] and [[Madison Kocian]]
| notable_works =
| notable_works =
| children = [[Juliette Landi]]
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'''Laurent Landi''' (born 18 October 1977) is a [[French-American]] artistic gymnastics coach and retired gymnast. He was formerly a coach at the [[World Olympic Gymnastics Academy]] until 2017, when he began working at the World Champions Centre as the Women's Team director as well as serving as the head coach to [[Simone Biles]].<ref name=FG1 /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://woga.net/meet-the-staff/coach-laurent-landi/ |title=Coach Laurent Landi :: WOGA Gymnastics |publisher=Woga.net |date= |accessdate=2015-06-18}}</ref> Landi has previously coached world and Olympic champion [[Madison Kocian]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Gymnastics coaches face their own grueling journey to the Olympics|url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/gymnastics-coaches-face-their-own-grueling-journey-olympics|accessdate=14 August 2016|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=14 August 2016}}</ref> and world champion [[Alyssa Baumann]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Baumann Withdraws From U.S. Olympic Trials|url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4594:baumann-withdraws-from-us-olympic-trials&catid=81:headlines&Itemid=198|accessdate=14 August 2016|date=30 June 2016}}</ref>
'''Laurent Landi''' (born 18 October 1977) is a French artistic gymnastics coach and retired gymnast. He was formerly a coach at the [[World Olympic Gymnastics Academy]] until 2017, when he began working at the World Champions Centre as the Women's Team director as well as serving as the head coach to [[Simone Biles]].<ref name=FG1 /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://woga.net/meet-the-staff/coach-laurent-landi/ |title=Coach Laurent Landi :: WOGA Gymnastics |publisher=Woga.net |date= |accessdate=2015-06-18}}</ref> Landi has previously coached world and Olympic champion [[Madison Kocian]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Gymnastics coaches face their own grueling journey to the Olympics|url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/gymnastics-coaches-face-their-own-grueling-journey-olympics|accessdate=14 August 2016|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=14 August 2016}}</ref> and world champion [[Alyssa Baumann]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Baumann Withdraws From U.S. Olympic Trials|url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4594:baumann-withdraws-from-us-olympic-trials&catid=81:headlines&Itemid=198|accessdate=14 August 2016|date=30 June 2016}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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==Coaching career==
==Coaching career==
Following his competitive career, in 1999, Landi started coaching at his club in Antibes. Landi coached there until 2002, when he began working at the French National Gymnastics training center in [[Marseille, France]]. In 2004, he moved to [[Norman, Oklahoma]] with his future wife, [[Cecile Canqueteau-Landi|Cecile]].<ref>{{cite news|title="Une question d'expérience"|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Gymnastique/Actualites/-une-question-d-experience/504445|accessdate=14 August 2016|work=L'Equipe|date=4 October 2014|language=fr-FR}}</ref> In Oklahoma, Landi was a coach at the Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy.<ref name="lequipe"/> Since 2007, he has worked at the [[World Olympic Gymnastics Academy]]. Landi has worked with accomplished gymnasts such as [[Alyssa Baumann]], [[Madison Kocian]], [[Briley Casanova]], Samantha Ogden, and Sophia Lee.
Following his competitive career, in 1999, Landi started coaching at his club in Antibes. Landi coached there until 2002, when he began working at the French National Gymnastics training center in [[Marseille, France]]. In 2004, he moved to [[Norman, Oklahoma]], with his future wife, [[Cecile Canqueteau-Landi|Cecile]].<ref>{{cite news|title="Une question d'expérience"|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Gymnastique/Actualites/-une-question-d-experience/504445|accessdate=14 August 2016|work=L'Equipe|date=4 October 2014|language=fr-FR}}</ref> In Oklahoma, Landi was a coach at the Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy.<ref name="lequipe"/> In 2007, he and his wife began working at the [[World Olympic Gymnastics Academy]], where they coached gymnasts such as [[Alyssa Baumann]], [[Madison Kocian]], [[Briley Casanova]], Samantha Ogden, and Sophia Lee. In 2017, Landi moved from WOGA to the World Champions Centre, where he is currently head coach to [[Simone Biles]].<ref name=FG1>{{cite web|url=https://www.flogymnastics.com/articles/6019897-simone-biles-returns-to-gymnastics-training-with-new-coach-laurent-landi|title=Simone Biles Returns To Gymnastics Training With New Coach Laurent Landi|last=Pang|first=Becca|date=17 October 2017|website=FloGymnastics|accessdate=16 December 2018}}</ref>
In 2017, Landi moved from WOGA to the World Champions Centre, where he is currently head coach to [[Simone Biles]].<ref name=FG1>{{cite web|url=https://www.flogymnastics.com/articles/6019897-simone-biles-returns-to-gymnastics-training-with-new-coach-laurent-landi|title=Simone Biles Returns To Gymnastics Training With New Coach Laurent Landi|last=Pang|first=Becca|date=17 October 2017|website=FloGymnastics|accessdate=16 December 2018}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Landi lives in [[McKinney, Texas]], with his wife, [[Cecile Canqueteau-Landi|Cecile]], a gymnastics coach and [[1996 Summer Olympics|Olympian (1996)]], and daughter, Juliette Elvire Landi (born 2007), a competitive gymnast.
Landi lives in [[McKinney, Texas]], with his wife, [[Cecile Canqueteau-Landi|Cecile]], a gymnastics coach and [[1996 Summer Olympics|Olympian (1996)]], and daughter, [[Juliette Elvire Landi]] (born 2007), a competitive diver and olympian.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:16, 18 November 2024

Laurent Landi
Laurent Landi in 2024.
Born (1977-10-18) 18 October 1977 (age 47)
Antibes, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationGymnastics coach
Employer(s)WCC (2017–present)
WOGA (former)
Known forGymnastics coach for Simone Biles and Madison Kocian
Spouse
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(m. 2005)​
ChildrenJuliette Landi

Laurent Landi (born 18 October 1977) is a French artistic gymnastics coach and retired gymnast. He was formerly a coach at the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy until 2017, when he began working at the World Champions Centre as the Women's Team director as well as serving as the head coach to Simone Biles.[1][2] Landi has previously coached world and Olympic champion Madison Kocian[3] and world champion Alyssa Baumann.[4]

Career

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Landi was a member of the French national team in gymnastics. He trained at the Olympic Antibes Juan-les-Pins Club in Antibes, France.[5] He placed 12th in the all-around and won the bronze medal on high bar at the 1994 Junior European Championships.[6]

Coaching career

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Following his competitive career, in 1999, Landi started coaching at his club in Antibes. Landi coached there until 2002, when he began working at the French National Gymnastics training center in Marseille, France. In 2004, he moved to Norman, Oklahoma, with his future wife, Cecile.[7] In Oklahoma, Landi was a coach at the Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy.[5] In 2007, he and his wife began working at the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy, where they coached gymnasts such as Alyssa Baumann, Madison Kocian, Briley Casanova, Samantha Ogden, and Sophia Lee. In 2017, Landi moved from WOGA to the World Champions Centre, where he is currently head coach to Simone Biles.[1]

Personal life

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Landi lives in McKinney, Texas, with his wife, Cecile, a gymnastics coach and Olympian (1996), and daughter, Juliette Elvire Landi (born 2007), a competitive diver and olympian.

References

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  1. ^ a b Pang, Becca (17 October 2017). "Simone Biles Returns To Gymnastics Training With New Coach Laurent Landi". FloGymnastics. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Coach Laurent Landi :: WOGA Gymnastics". Woga.net. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Gymnastics coaches face their own grueling journey to the Olympics". Associated Press. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Baumann Withdraws From U.S. Olympic Trials". 30 June 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Ces entraîneurs français qui brillent à l'étranger". L'Equipe (in French). 14 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Gymn Forum: 1994 Jr. European Champs., Men's EF". gymn-forum.net. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  7. ^ ""Une question d'expérience"". L'Equipe (in French). 4 October 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
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