Al Fong

In 1979, Fong started his own gym, the Great American Gymnastics Express (also known as GAGE Center), in Blue Springs, Missouri.

Fong coached six-year-old future world champion Tammy Pendley in Lee's Summit, Missouri.

2000s He coached Olympic silver medalists Terin Humphrey and Courtney McCool at his gym, GAGE Center, in Blue Springs.

[9] After the accident Fong said: "One thing is certain...Julissa certainly wouldn't want national team members to stop competing, or want me to quit being the coach that I am".

[11] Another one of Fong's gymnasts, Karen Tiereny, cracked the C-1 vertebra in her neck when she landed on her head performing the Yurchenko vault at the U.S. Olympic Festival in 1987.

Henrich developed anorexia nervosa after a judge told her she was too heavy at 93 pounds to make the Olympic team.

Fong had stopped coaching Christy in 1989 and has said that he "kicked her out of the gym for her own good" adding that she had lost the strength needed to complete her routines safely.