Laurent Landi is joining the Georgia gymnastics team as associate head coach, the GymDogs announced Tuesday.

Landi is the husband of Georgia head coach Cecile Canqueteau-Landi. Together, they coached Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles to the past two Olympic Games and multiple Olympic gold medals.

“I’m incredibly honored to join a program with such a strong tradition and limitless potential,” Landi said in a press release from the school. “The opportunity to work with Cecile again is something I’m truly excited about, and I look forward to helping push UGA to even greater heights. Above all, I’m passionate about supporting our student-athletes, helping them believe in themselves, reach their goals, and thrive both as athletes and as young women.”

This is Landi’s first college coaching job. He has spent the past two years since the 2024 Olympics serving as a consultant, most prominently for the Mexican and French national teams.

Canqueteau-Landi has been at Georgia since 2024, when she joined the team after the Paris Games. She was previously the co-head coach alongside Ryan Roberts, but Roberts was hired as the new head coach of Auburn in April.

In the days following Roberts’ departure, the other two assistant coaches on Georgia’s roster – married couple Marissa King and Oleksii Koltakov – were removed from the GymDogs’ roster, leaving only Canqueteau-Landi as the sole head coach for a brief period. It was has since been announced that Canqueteau-Landi has hired former GymDog Megan Haught and Brenna Brooks as assistant coaches.

Landi joining his wife at Georgia is not surprising and a no-brainer given the resume the pair has developed together. They have a proven track record of producing Olympic-level talent, and after Canqueteau-Landi helped the 10-time national champion GymDogs catapult back into national contention in just two years, the couple could very well replicate that success on the NCAA stage.

“Laurent and I have worked together for over 20 years, and throughout that time we’ve had incredible success at both the elite and club levels,” Canqueteau-Landi said. “I’m absolutely thrilled to be working with him again in the NCAA. Seeing him at every home meet becoming more and more invested, I had a feeling he would eventually want to join me in helping bring this program back to the top. His experience, passion, and commitment to excellence will make such a positive impact on our student-athletes and our future. Go Dawgs!”

Georgia is already a hot spot for recruits, but the duo will make Athens an even more enticing draw, especially for elite gymnasts who want to continue at the highest level of the sport while competing in the NCAA.