World Champions Centre, often abbreviated as WCC, is an American artistic gymnastics academy, located in

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. It is home to Olympic Champion

Simone Biles Simone Arianne Biles (; born March 14, 1997) is an American artistic gymnast. Her seven Olympic medals tied with Shannon Miller for the most Olympic medals won by an American gymnast. Having won 25 World Championship medals, she is the most de ...

and is owned by her family.

History

After the

2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Antwerp, Belgium, from 30 September to 6 October 2013 at Antwerp's Sports Palace. Kōhei Uchimura won the men's all-around gold medal and finished the competition with four total med ...

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, the longtime coach of

, was looking to leave Bannon's Gymnastix. As a result, Biles' mother, Nellie, who co-owned a chain of fourteen nursing homes around Texas, suggested that the family build a gym. World Champions Centre originally opened in March 2014 in a temporary center before moving in September to a warehouse. It now features a 29,000-square-foot gym floor. The gym opened to the public in May 2016.

Biles International Invitational

The inaugural Biles Invitational was held in 2018 at World Champions Centre. Starting in 2020 the event served as a qualifying meet for the

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Notable gymnasts and alumni

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: * 2016 Olympic Champion; 5x medalist (4 gold, 1 bronze) * 2020 Olympic medalist (1 silver, 1 bronze) * 2013 World Champion; 4x medalist (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) * 2014 World Champion; 5x medalist (4 gold, 1 silver) * 2015 World Champion; 5x medalist (4 gold, 1 bronze) * 2018 World Champion; 6x medalist (4 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze) * 2019 World Champion; 5x medalist (5 gold) * 2016 Pacific Rim Team and All-Around Champion * 7x National Champion * USA National Team member (2012–16; 2018–22)

Jordan Chiles Jordan Lucella Elizabeth Chiles (born April 15, 2001) is an American artistic gymnast. She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the team event. She was a member of the team that won gold at the 2 ...

: * 2020 Olympic team silver medalist * 2022 World Champion (team) and silver medalist (vault, floor exercise) * 2017 World Championships non-traveling alternate * 2018 Pacific Rim Champion; 4x medalist (3 gold, 1 bronze) * USA National Team member (2013–) * UCLA gymnastics (2022–25) * Joined WCC in 2019 Olivia Greaves * USA National Team member (2018–22) *

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non-traveling alternate *

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(2023–26) * Joined WCC in 2020

References

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