Liang Chow
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Liang Chow
Liang Chowis a Chinese former artistic gymnast. He is the founder, owner, and head coach of Chow's Gymnastics and Dance Institute in West Des Moines, Iowa. He is notable for being the coach of 2008 Olympic balance beam champion Shawn Johnson and 2012 Olympic individual all-around champion Gabby Douglas. He currently coaches senior US gymnasts Norah Flatley and Rachel Gowey and junior US gymnast Victoria Nguyen...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth1 January 1968
CityBeijing, China
CountryChina
I think gymnastics trained me as a person, too. Without the lessons I learned in gymnastics, I would be crushed.
On the balance beam, sometimes it's really hard to stay on if you're having some rough times.
There's a lot of pressure, and it's a long battle, to coach at the elite level. My wife and I didn't take a vacation for 10 years.