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September 29, 2025 admin 0 Comments

If you’re a fan of #TEAMUSA Gymnastics, then you have no doubt caught a glimpse of #TEAMUSA Gymnastic Coach Jenny Zhang-Liang. Jenny and her husband, Howie Liang, own Gym-Max Academy of Gymnastics in Costa Mesa, CA, where Olympic champions Kyla Ross and McKayla Maroney train. Jenny was the Assistant Head Coach on the 2012 Women’s Olympic team that won gold in London. Jenny made some time to answer some questions for her Asiance fans!!

ASIANCE: How did you get involved with gymnastics?

Jenny: When I was 10 years old, I started gymnastics in my local home town and when I wa around 12 years old, I was selected to the China National Team in Beijing.

ASIANCE: Do you have a specific start value in mind for Kyla’s Bars and Beam that you hope Kyla can reach by 2016?

Jenny: Let’s talk about my start values for her for the next year! For Beam, I hope she can reach around 6.6 start value, and for Bars, I hope she can reach around 6.6 start value for the next year.

ASIANCE: What is your next goal for Kyla?

Jenny: Our next goal for Kyla is to work hard going into the American Cup coming up.

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ASIANCE: What would you like to see Kyla achieve that she hasn’t already?

Jenny: Kyla is just 17 years old. She is very young. She works hard. She works smart and is very disciplined. She has a lot of potential for all four events – for both the difficulty part and the execution part – that she is working towards to bring out.

ASIANCE: It looks like you have achieved everything in coaching already. Is there anything else on your list that you’d like to achieve?

Jenny: Thank you for your praise. But I think coaching at this level is an on-going process of improvement. I am still learning something new from different country, from different coaches, from different judges, and from different gymnasts all the time. Our next achievement? How about another Gold for Kyla Ross?

ASIANCE: What is the most important characteristic that you look for in a world class gymnast? what is second? What is third?

Jenny: One, High Difficulty. Two, High Execution. And three, hit both when it matters!

ASIANCE: What advice would you give to young girls who want to get into the sport of gymnastics?

Jenny: Work hard, have fun, and most importantly, enjoy this sport! The Olympic spirit is in the partaking of the sport! As long as you keep going, work hard, do good, step by step, you will always become a healthier and stronger person working towards your goal!