Unwilling to Leave Simone Biles’ Club, Coach Cecile Landi Finally Sets $340,000 Job in Motion

“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.

Notably, Simone and Cecile’s relationship is not just of a gymnast and her coach. Through these years, it’s slowly transcended to being a family.

When Simone moved into her new home, it was her coach that taught her how to operate the dishwasher.

When the gymnast faced a problem with her car’s tires, it was Landi who rushed to a nearby gas station to give her an air pump tutorial.