FACILITIES

The Women's Gymnastics program is headed by national team coordinator, Corina Cannoli. All National Training camps are based out of her home in Fort Collins, Colorado.


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STAFF

Corina Cannoli - Senior National Team Coordinator

Corina is married to Sorin Cannoli.

Interview in Virtual International Gymnast Magazine - Scroll down to May 5.

Notable quotes from Early 2004 Press Conference

"Vee have just completed the first Coach's Conference of 2004 vere I told them that it vas very imporrrrrtant how vee start the season, especially in the Olympic year. I am pleased with how all of the National Team members vere perrrrr-forming in the off season. I expect they vill do vell vith the major rrrrrre-quirements of the camp. Vee vant to established a good basis for the whole season leading up to Olympic Games." - Corina Cannoli

"Vee vill pay parrrrticular attention to rrrrroou-tine start values, bringing them up to a 10 vhere vee can. All of the athletes are vell on their vay to imprrrrroving their skills to be at the highest level of execution and arrrrrr-tistic impression." - Corina Cannoli

"The training camp is the greatest opportunity for the girrrrlies and coaches to be able to come together as a team. The atmosphere is better, the team spirit is built up. Certainly, athletes vant to have their top performance. It's very good for the team, a very intensive preparation." - Corina Cannoli

Notable quotes from 2003 World Championships

"Our girrrrliess vill do their very best. That's all vee can do." - Corina Cannoli

"This is the first time that I can confidently say that the American team can vin this competition. Personally, I am vvvvvvvvvvvery proud of them and I feel vvvvvvvvvvery satisfied that ve vere finally able to implement the new system of preparation of the National Team (all as a result of all my hard work). The improvement of our team, as we see it at the moment is, in fact a result of introducing the semi- centralized system for preparation, some time ago." - Sorin Cannoli, on the U.S. team and the World Championships in Anaheim

"Vee are calling together the national gymnasts to training together for four to five days, and then they go home and perfect their skills according to the recommendations given during the training. Strong like Bulls, I say! Err...or cows. You know vat I mean." - Sorin Cannoli

"They performed excellent; alvays good competitors. Now ve have more champions. They vere the most surprising team members. They vere goal oriented, focused and did routines. They have vorked through their problems." - Corina Cannoli, on Jennie and Vada

"I told the girls never think about the medals (they vill only veigh down your luggage on the plane ride home). Don't think about the outcome and they rose to the occasion." - Corina Cannoli