Our professional coaching staff is made up of experienced coaches with strong athletic backgrounds, including current and former Olympians, Olympic coaches,members of the Gymnastics Hall of Fame, and National Team Members.
World Elite Gymnastics is training facility owned by the Guo Family, who all specialize in gymnastics. The father, Shuzeng Guo , and mother, Huiqi Suo, were both Gymnastics National Champions during their prime. Through their experience and talent, they were able to produce a new generation of equally elite gymnasts, which includes their 4 children. With gymnastics as the foundation of their lives, the current owners woke up to daily intense training and conditioning that led to their unrelenting successes. All 4 members of the current generation, along with their spouses, are internationally recognized athletes.
Linxian Guo “Coach Lin” – Gym Director & Artistic Optional Girls Team Head Coach
Lin is the second child and first family member to go to the Olympic Games. Following in his older brother’s foot steps, he joined the Chinese National Team and competed at numerous National and International Competitions. He began coaching his younger brother, Leo and soon coached in multiple province in China, Korea and the United States. His athletes won medals at both National and International levels.
Pommel Horse 1988 Olympic Games
Parallel Bars 1988 Olympic Games
Linhong Guo “Coach Anna” – Gym Director & Team Head Coach
Anna is the third child and the only daughter of the Guo’s gymnastics family. She began her interest in gymnastics at a mere age of 3. The fact that both her parents were coaches gave her the opportunity to follow them around during class time while slowly picking up skills by watching and playing around. Around 8 years of age, she began participating in low leveled competitions. She was then recruited into Ba Yi Sports Team the following year for her outstanding efforts. This was the beginning of her official training as a gymnast. She received numerous medals at both National and International Competitions. At age 15, Anna represented China in the 1982 International Championships in Greece and received Gold medals in Vault, Bars, and Beams and earned herself the title of All-Around Champion. In 1983, she was selected to be a competitor in a Top 18 National Competition, where she placed in the top 3’s. Soon after, she received her International Judging certificate from FIG and began her coaching career. For Anna, gymnastics is the foundation for her life and the definition of her existence. Pursuing her passion for gymnastics, she attended college to perfect her coaching skills. In America, she has coached at West Coast Elite Gymnastics for over 8 years. During her time there, she developed students to the National Level in both Level 9 and 10. Currently, Anna is serving as a Team Coach at her own family business, World Elite Gymnastics.
Linyao Guo “Coach Leo” – Gym Director & Team Head Coach
Leo is the youngest son of the Guo’s gymnastics family. Ever since he was two-years-old, Leo has had gymnastics as a part of his life. Similarly to Anna, he slowly learned the basics of gymnastics until he was 8, which was when he officially began his training. In 1992, he was a medalist in the Olympic Games. He has received medals in other numerous international events and even claiming the title of World Champion in 1994. He attended Beijing Sports College, where he became the assistant head coach for his college gymnastics program. During the 29thOlympic Games, he was part of the Organizing Committee. As a technical operation manager, he was responsible for ensuring that the equipment were in regulation with the IF standards. After the event, he was honored with Excellent Staff of the Organizing Committee.
Pommel Horse 1992 Olympic Games
Parallels Bar 1992 Olympic games
Horizontal bar 1992 Olympic games
Linsheng Guo “Coach Sheng” - Gym Advisor & Team Specialist
As the eldest son of the Guo’s family, gymnastics was and is still an essential component of Linsheng Guo’s life. He began his gymnastics training at the age of 8 and soon was recruited on the national team for China. Linsheng Guo was 1985 and 1986 Chinese National Gymnastics All-Around Champion and was a member of the 10th Annual International Asia Games Silver Medal Team. He also attainted numerous International medals including Gold at the 1986 McDonald’s Gymnastics Classic. In his gymnastics career, he became the coach for the Chinese National Gymnastics Team. He trained numerous National All-Around Champions and lead the team to compete internationally. He currently works with companies on international relations for special sports events.
