Great American Gymnastics Express
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Great American Gymnastics Express, known also as GAGE Center or GAGE, is an American artistic gymnastics academy, located in Blue Springs, Missouri.
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Full name | Great American Gymnastics Center |
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Nicknames | GAGE |
Sport | Artistic gymnastics |
Founded | 1979; 45 years ago (1979) |
Based in | Blue Springs, Missouri |
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Head coach | Al Fong, Armine Barutyan |
Members | Madison Desch, Brenna Dowell, Sabrina Vega, Courtney McCool, Terin Humphrey, Katelyn Ohashi, Christy Henrich, Julissa Gomez, Ivana Hong, Sarah Finnegan, Kara Eaker, Aleah Finnegan, Leanne Wong |
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GAGE was founded in 1979 by its present-day owner and head coach, Al Fong.[1]
Among the gymnasts who trained at GAGE are:
- Madison Desch, a gold medalist with the U.S, team at the 2014 World Championships
- Brenna Dowell, a 2015 World Championships team champion and four-time NCAA champion
- Kara Eaker, a two-time World Championships team gold medalist
- Aleah Finnegan, a 2019 Pan American Games team champion
- Sarah Finnegan, a two-time NCAA champion
- Christy Henrich, a 1989 World Championships competitor; Ivana Hong, a 2007 World Championships team champion
- Terin Humphrey, a 2004 Olympic Games team and uneven bars silver medalist and two-time NCAA champion
- Courtney McCool, a 2004 Olympic Games team silver medalist and four-time NCAA champion
- Leanne Wong, a 2022 World Championships team gold medalist