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I can’t think of a more deserving person,” proclaimed Simone Biles as her longtime coach Cecile Landi, was preparing to set up a new office some 850 miles away.

Earlier this year, fans were stoked to learn Cecile would take up a new job as co-head coach at the University of Georgia after the Paris Olympics.

Simone was one of the first to advocate for Landi to take the role. And the timing couldn’t have been more perfect.

The Bulldogs had a dominating presence after a streak of crowning moments as the NCAA champion from 2005-2009. Yet, tides changed, and it has been a dry spell since.

For Landi, it’s going to be as regular as clockwork. Why? In 2017, when Cecile teamed up with Biles who was coming off an Olympics (2016) high, two medals in Tokyo and a mental block episode later, Biles withdrew. Cecile didn’t, and wouldn’t get it easy now.

As reports suggest, a stark 64% hike in salary for her new role indicates she is going to be paid good money for it too!

So, as the iconic coach prepares to settle down elsewhere, it looks like all the memories she’s had at Spring, Texas, are rushing back. Landi shared a picture of the World Champions Centre in her Instagram story from Wednesday.

Captioned “Last day,” the accompanying emoji of the story perfectly captured the heartbreak Landi is going through as she packs her bags to leave the Biles family-owned gymnastics club.

But there’s more In another IG story, the famous coach of the seven-time Olympic gold medalist expressed the emotions of her heaving heart,

“Thank you to my WCC family for making these past 7 years incredible! Lots of tears were shed today but I can’t wait to come visit! I’ll miss you all,” wrote Canqueteau-Landi. With Cecile leaving for Athens, how does it position her co-coach husband, Laurent Landi? Well, that remains certain.

For now, Laurent will stay back working at WCC along with their swimmer-daughter and 2024 Olympic debutant, Juliette