Carly Patterson- Life After Gold Special Part 1
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She went to WOGA at 12 years old, already jo junior national team, quickly went to international. Carly says her coach Evgeny Marchenko is a genious gymnastics coach because he treats each gymnast differently / individualizes it and knows what each gymnast needs/how to be coached that works for them.
Carly Patterson- Life After Gold Special Part 2
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4th after bars and vault (landed out of bounds - the white lines - and small hop on vault), 1st after beam - stuck landing. Celebrating after floor - Olympic champion. As her coachs says: Ya baby!
Carly Patterson- Life After Gold Special Part 3
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Little Nastia Liukin is here :D
[quote]- What qualities do you value in your coaches, Evgeny and Natalya?
- For me, they are the best coaches in the world. Most importantly, they know a lot about gymnastics and understand gymnasts. They were gymnasts themselves at one time.[/quote]
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Carly Patterson Interview (on Ellen)
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