Gymnastics
Canqueteau-Landi, Cécile
Cécile Canqueteau-Landi
- Title:
- Co-Head Coach
- Email:
- cclandi@sports.uga.edu
Hall of Fame USA Gymnastics coach Cécile Canqueteau-Landi was named co-head coach of the Georgia GymDogs in April 2024. She joined the GymDogs in August after coaching Team USA to a Gold Medal in the team finals and Simone Biles to three individual medals, Including an all-around gold.
She has coached Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, and Maddie Kocian to 11 Olympic medals in the Rio, Tokyo and Paris Olympics and was named the 2024 USA Gymnastics Coach of the Year for Women’s Artistic Gymnastics.
Canqueteau-Landi has trained and mentored 13 USA Women's Senior National Team members, including Olympic and World team and individual champions Simone Biles and Madison Kocian and World team champions Alyssa Baumann, Jordan Chiles and Joscelyn Roberson. She and her husband, Laurent, are personal coaches to Biles.
One third of the gymnasts in the 2024 Olympic Trials were coached by Canqueteau-Landi with nearly half of the Olympic team being coached by her, including alternates.
She came to Georgia after coaching at the World Champions Centre in Spring, Texas since 2017 and prior to that was at the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy from 2007-2017 where she coaches alongside Georgia co-head coach Ryan Roberts.
The Georgia GymDogs made tremendous improvements in her first season as co-head coach. The GymDogs recorded six consecutive meet totals of 197.000 or higher, achieving the sixth highest regular season meet score in program history against Oklahoma (197.975)- the highest since the regular season of 2009. For the first time since 2019, the GymDogs secured a national seed in the NCAA Tournament, ranking tenth heading into regionals. Lily Smith and Ady Wahl individually qualified for nationals on floor and vault, respectively, and garnered First Team All-American accolades. Lily Smith finished fifth overall on floor. Smith also earned WCGA regular season All-American status. Additionally, Lily Smith received All-SEC honors, while Nyla Aquino was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team. The team averaged 9,193 attendees at home meets in 2025, the highest average since 2020, with a total attendance of 45,965 across five competitions in Stegeman.
A native of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Canqueteau-Landi competed for France at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
She has coached Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, and Maddie Kocian to 11 Olympic medals in the Rio, Tokyo and Paris Olympics and was named the 2024 USA Gymnastics Coach of the Year for Women’s Artistic Gymnastics.
Canqueteau-Landi has trained and mentored 13 USA Women's Senior National Team members, including Olympic and World team and individual champions Simone Biles and Madison Kocian and World team champions Alyssa Baumann, Jordan Chiles and Joscelyn Roberson. She and her husband, Laurent, are personal coaches to Biles.
One third of the gymnasts in the 2024 Olympic Trials were coached by Canqueteau-Landi with nearly half of the Olympic team being coached by her, including alternates.
She came to Georgia after coaching at the World Champions Centre in Spring, Texas since 2017 and prior to that was at the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy from 2007-2017 where she coaches alongside Georgia co-head coach Ryan Roberts.
The Georgia GymDogs made tremendous improvements in her first season as co-head coach. The GymDogs recorded six consecutive meet totals of 197.000 or higher, achieving the sixth highest regular season meet score in program history against Oklahoma (197.975)- the highest since the regular season of 2009. For the first time since 2019, the GymDogs secured a national seed in the NCAA Tournament, ranking tenth heading into regionals. Lily Smith and Ady Wahl individually qualified for nationals on floor and vault, respectively, and garnered First Team All-American accolades. Lily Smith finished fifth overall on floor. Smith also earned WCGA regular season All-American status. Additionally, Lily Smith received All-SEC honors, while Nyla Aquino was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team. The team averaged 9,193 attendees at home meets in 2025, the highest average since 2020, with a total attendance of 45,965 across five competitions in Stegeman.
A native of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Canqueteau-Landi competed for France at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
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