Team Coaches
Xiaoping
Li
Co-founder and head coach of the boys program Deriving from his experience as a world champion gymnast, Xiaoping founded South Coast gymnastics in 1997 and the program continues to excel today.
1981 World Championships Gold Medalist on the Pommel Horse
1983 World Championships Team Gold Medalist
1984 Olympic Silver Medalist
1992-1996, 2012 JO National Men's Coaching Staff
1998-1999 SCMGA's "Coach of the Year"
FIG (international), National and Regional Judge
2008 Beijing Olympics Gymnastics Director
30 years of coaching experience
Jia
Wen
Co-founder and head coach of the girls program. Jia competed for the Chinese National Team in 1977. Coming to the United States in 1987, she co-founded South Coast Gymnastics along with Li Xiaoping.
Former Chinese Olympic Team member
World Championships team silver medalist
World Games silver medalist on Beam
4 years Chinese National Olympic Team Coach
1998-1999 SCWGA "Coach of the Year" recipient
35 years of coaching experience
Songling “Sunny” Liu
Coached Chinese National and Olympic gymnasts
Former Elite gymnast
Former Chinese National Team J.O. Program Coach
Nationally Ranked Judge
29 years of coaching experience
Jane
Zhao
Former Elite Gymnast of the Chinese National Team
Trained former Chinese National Champions and Two Olympic gymnasts
34 years of coaching experience
James
Zhong
James coached the Hong Kong gymnastics team that went to the 2012 London Olympics and 2011 World University Games.
Former Chinese National Team Gymnast
18 years of coaching experience
Krassi
Varbanova
Former National Team Member for Bulgaria
35+ years coaching experience
Yoshi
Mori
2012 NCAA Team Champion
3 Time Big Ten Team Champion
2 Time NCAA All American
Former SCGTC Team Member
Illinois Alumni