"I am going to miss you so much" - Jordan Chiles' mother, Joscelyn Roberson & other gymnasts react as Cecile Landi bids farewell to WCC after 7 years

Cecile Landi has bid goodbye to the World Champions Center and is poised to start her journey as co-head coach of University of Georgia. That has elicited emotional reactions from several gymnasts and families, including Joscelyn Roberson and Jordan Chiles' mother Gina Chiles.

Landi joined the WCC in 2017 and has coached multiple elite gymnasts. She was one of the reasons behind the US team's success at the Paris Olympics.

The US women's gymnastics team won gold in the all-around event with a score of 171.296. A few days after the end of the team's Olympic campaign, Landi has announced her farewell from the WCC.

Landi took to Instagram to announce her farewell with a video that included several pictures of her with her students. She added a heartfelt note to her caption, sharing her gratitude.

Landi wrote in the caption:

"Thank you to the entire WCC family for your endless support and love I’ve felt these past 7 years 🥹," wrote Landi. "Thank you to all of my athletes and their families for your trust and commitment to our program! I can’t wait to see what the future holds for y’all ❤️ Forever WCC PROUD 😘"

Joscleyn Roberson, who served as an alternate for Team USA at the Paris Olympics, took to her Instagram stories and penned a heartwarming note for her Landi. She wrote:

"I'm going to miss you so much🥹🥹 Love you @cecilelandi"

Joscelyn Roberson's farewell note for Landi Dulcy's note for Landii

Quoting her daughter, double Olympian Jordan Chiles, Gina Chiles shared her gratitude for Landi, writing:

"'The dopest people I know' - Jordan Chiles. I couldn't agree more. Thank you for everything!"

Gina Chiles' comment

Dulcy Caylor, who posted the highest senior all-around score during a USA Gymnastics women’s selection event in April, was also coached by Cecile and added a farewell note for the latter on her Instagram story. She wrote:

"Learned so much. Thank you for... everything! @cecilelandi."

Dulcy's note for Landi

Another gymnast who gave a warm farewell to the coach with a beautiful note was Tiana Sumanasekera, who was a part of the USA team that won all-around gold at the 2023 Pan Am Games in Santiago, Chile. Sumanasekera wrote:

"So grateful. Thank you for everything you have done for me. Wishing you nothing but the best at Georgia❤️"

Tiana's comment for Cecile

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Simone Biles opens up on the importance of Cecile Landi in her life

Simone Biles recently opened up about the importance of her coaches, Laurent Landi and Cecile Landi, in her adult life. She expressed that they have helped her a lot in the gym and out of the gym too.

“They’ve been big mentors in like my adulthood, they got to see and harness the more mature Simone. They’ve helped me a lot not just in the gym but out of the gym, too,” Biles said.

In the same interview, Cecile Landi exuded pride in training a gymnast like Biles, and also opened up about her achievements as a coach.

"I think I’ve done everything I could do in elite, and beyond what I could ever have imagined as a little French girl in a little town," said Cecile Landi. "I’ve coached the greatest of all time. I’ve coached many kids. I’ve had many great athletes in NCAA and elite that I feel like I want to try what’s next, a new challenge."

Landi was a gymnast who represented France at the 1996 Olympic Games. She started her career in the sport at the tender age of five.