World Champions Centre
| Full name | World Champions Centre |
|---|---|
| Nicknames | WCC |
| Sport | Artistic gymnastics |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Based in | Spring, Texas |
| Owner | Ron & Nellie Biles |
| Head coach | Laurent Landi Cecile Canqueteau-Landi |
| Manager | Adam Biles |
| Members | Simone Biles Jordan Chiles |
World Champions Centre, often abbreviated as 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]
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 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
- 2016 Olympic Champion; 5x medalist (4 gold, 1 bronze)
- 2013 World Champion; 4x medalist (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
- 2014 World Champion; 5x medalist (4 gold, 1 silver)
- 2015 World Champion; 5x medalist (4 gold, 1 bronze)
- 2018 World Champion; 6x medalist (4 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
- 2019 World Champion; 5x medalist (5 gold)
- 2016 Pacific Rim Team and All-Around Champion
- 6x National Champion
- USA National Team member (2012–16; 2018–)
- 2017 World Championships team alternate
- 2018 Pacific Rim Champion; 4x medalist (3 gold, 1 bronze)
- USA National Team member (2013–)
- UCLA gymnastics (2022–25)
- Joined WCC in 2019
- 2016 Olympic team alternate
- 2014 World Championships Team Champion
- 2017 World Championships Uneven Bars finalist (8th place)
- 2014 Pan American Team and Uneven Bars Champion
- 2016 Pacific Rim Team and Uneven Bars Champion
- USA National Team member (2014–18)
- Joined WCC in 2018
References
- ^ "Where Is Simone Biles' Gym? The Texas Center Was Built By Her Parents". Romper. August 15, 2016.
- ^ "A Full Revolution: In the run-up to the Olympics, Simone Biles is transforming gymnastics". The New Yorker. May 23, 2016.
- ^ "World Champions Centre". Community Impact Newspaper. May 11, 2016.
- ^ "Simone Biles unveils new gymnastics facility". KPRC-TV. May 19, 2016.
- ^ "Simone Biles to hold international invitational at family's World Champions Centre in Spring". KPRC-TV. February 22, 2018.
- ^ "USA Gymnastics announces invitationals participating in 2020 Nastia Liukin Cup Series". USA Gymnastics. June 24, 2019.