Ryan Roberts Added as GymDog Assistant Coach

ATHENS, Ga. --- Georgia gymnastics head coach Courtney Kupets Carter has announced the addition of Ryan Roberts as an assistant coach for the GymDogs.

Roberts joins the GymDogs after four seasons at Alabama. He earned WCGA Region 1 Assistant Coach of the Year honors in 2020 and 2021.

"I'm thrilled to be adding Ryan to our coaching staff," Kupets Carter said. "His vast experience and proven coaching philosophy aligns with where we want to take the program. We are excited to come together as a cohesive unit to continue the legacy of Georgia gymnastics."

"Ryan is well respected in all aspects of the gymnastics community," Kupets Carter continued. "He is going to be a tremendous asset in recruiting as he takes on our recruiting coordinator duties as well."

"I am grateful for the opportunity to work with Georgia gymnastics," Roberts said. "The vision of the program is one that I identify with and am excited to contribute to. Courtney, Jason, and the entire support staff all share a common desire to be a program that values each student-athlete, sets high expectations in and out of the gym, and strives to create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential. The passion for Georgia Gymnastics was evident the moment I came on campus and I felt at home here. I look forward to the holistic development of our team and winning championships."

As assistant coach at Alabama, Roberts helped the team continue its streak of top-12 national finishes. In 2022, the Crimson Tide finished seventh nationally and second at the SEC Championship. The team posted a trio of 198 team scores during the season, including a 197.175 at the NCAA Seattle Regional Championship, the highest postseason score in program history and second best overall. In 2021, he coached Luisa Blanco to be named SEC Gymnast of the Year and become a finalist for the Honda Award. Two Crimson Tide gymnasts won individual national champion titles.

Roberts has been a member of the USA Gymnastics National Staff since 2018. He has coached the uneven bars for the National Elite Development Team Camps and has worked numerous developmental camps around the country.

Roberts went to Alabama following five years with the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy (WOGA) in Frisco, Texas. At WOGA, he coached members of the United States, Russian and Ecuadorian national teams. He also coached a trio of USA international Elite gymnasts, three Junior Olympic national champions and numerous gymnasts who earned college scholarships. While at WOGA, he also served as the personal coach to three USA National Team members, one of which earned a bronze medal at the Junior World Championships, as well as a Russian National Team member who won a silver medal at the World Championships and gold at the European Championships.
A former U.S. Junior Olympic National All-Around Champion, a U.S. National Championships all-around bronze medalist and a three-year member of the U.S. Junior National Team, Roberts helped lead the United States to a win in the 1996 USA vs. Canada meet.

A much sought after coach at gymnastics clinics and camps across the nation, Roberts spent six years coaching in Fredrikstad, Norway prior to joining the WOGA staff.
During his time in Norway, Roberts served as the Norwegian National Team head coach for numerous international competitions including European Championships, World Cups, Northern European Championships and Nordic Championships. In fall 2013, he was head coach of the Norwegian Senior and Junior National Team camps, and of developmental camps for Norway's future national team and international competitors.

Roberts' coaching career spans 20-plus years, including a number of years at West Coast Elite Gymnastics (Arcadia, Calif.).

A former communications officer and platoon commander in the U.S. Marine Corps, Roberts was deployed to Iraq in 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Roberts competed for two years at the University of New Mexico before finishing his career as a two-time NCAA qualifier at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, where he earned his bachelor's degree in psychology in 2003. He also earned a master's degree in theology from Fuller Theological Seminary in 2010.

Roberts and his wife Hanne have three children, Leo Olav, Aurora Amber and Pax Luca Ryan.

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