In The Gym With Legend Al Fong 

Helen Harent My thoughts exactly... Him and Valeri both seem like changed men but it's hard to get over the stories from their past athletes.

I agree, but at the same time, you've got to hope a person can learn from their past, too.

I find it hard to believe he could not have changed. I mean; his bad reputation did not just come from ‘some’ rumors. If he would still be the same person and the atmosphere in his gym would be what they said it was, there wouldn’t be that many (young) girls in that gym, right? If I ever ended up sending my daughter to a guy like him, I would be right on top of things. Unfortunately, I can not really trust USAG to be on top of things too...

Helen Harent everyone has a history, but he also had success too. He didn’t cause Henrich‘s eating disorder, that was a judge opening their mouth. Julissa Gomez was a freak accident.

Helen Harent actually, right now USAG is safer than ever and more on top of things than ever... I just hope it stays that way I'm not sure why Valeri stepped down as Coordinator, he was in no way associated with anything that went down with Nassar, and I'm not sure, but I don't think any of his gymnasts we're. I like that they held quals at LSU, and the new national team training sites will be held at Simones gym in Texas....

and played a part in Christy Henrich's death. yup. and people still glorify him. i get that people change, but some things can't be redeemed or forgiven.

Thank you. So many rumors that they’re deaths were his fault when he tried preventing them. I also heard that judges called Christy fat and it also engraved the eating disorder. Smh so evil.

@@brodypennyea, It is also a reality that gymnastics is an inherently dangerous sport, and fact of the matter is, you can’t be overweight and competitive. I’m not saying people need to starve them self’s, but Al didn’t know Christy was anorexic. I think it’s something he watches out for now a days.

And how he treated Ivana Hong

And Ivana Hong.

Kara Eaker got covid sadly 😥

I know I’m a little late to replying to this, but agreed. I used to go to GAGE (only when I was basically a toddler; we moved before I got on team). I distinctly remember ambulances coming in to get girls who had broken things and girls being forced to continue practicing even when they weren’t feeling well until they threw up on the floor. It was not a good environment.

Sterling Meltzer he played a role in two deaths and insults his gymnasts also he made a girl still compete with an injury the list goes on

@@london703 Name one coach at the elite level that has not had a gymnast compete with an injury.

Evan Perkowski she had a life threatening injury, not a little sprained ankle

@@evanperkowski4468 what injury? Gomez and Christy both died!😡 same shit as Elena Muchina's coach.

Sr Azul that was also a different era in gymnastics. Older girls werw sposed to look like little girls...NOT women. The JUDGES would tell the coaches "she needs to lose weight to get higher scores". Coaches wanted their athletes to do well so they told them what the judges said. He says many times HE'S LEARNED FROM HIS MISTAKES! After Christy died he was at the forefront of changing the body shaming culture in the sport

@@ovtransportation learned? He forced Gomez to do Yurchenko vault and than Christy about her weight, he is one piece of shit.

I am disgusted with the fact that this monster is still coaching young girls and that so many people are praising him (i hope it's only ignorance in their part otherwise shame on all of them). Two gymnasts he trained died, Julissa Gomez from an eating disorder (I know a judge was the main reason for it but he was definitely part of the problem) and Christy Henrich died from a broken neck from a vault accident. Karen Tiereny cracked her C-1 vertebra after he forced her to do a vault she did not want to. He also forced Ivana Hong to train on a broken ankle and told her not to seek medical help. He has often been accused of insulting his gymnasts, he even encouraged other gymnats to call Ivana Hong stupid. Al Fong isn't a legend he is just a terrible coach and a terrible person.

I think you got julissa and christy mixed up. still, I agree with you :(

He seems to have body shamed Katelyn Ohashi

Other way around for christy and julissa

The Irish Fam “Saturday”

Where did you get that info he never said that

I've read Kristie Henrichs story. She was competing in Europe and she overheard two Eastern Bloc coaches talking, and that's where the seed was planted that she was too fat to compete/win. When she became too weak to train or compete Al Fong told her to get herself healthy and then she could come back.

No, he was not it was a different coach, he stopped Christy from competing. He did not do anything wrong

You also want to verbally abuse young girls and kill two gymnats? That's a very odd life goal...

Elena Avery he didn’t kill them. The incident with Yulissa Gomez is a safety issue that could have happened to any gymnast competing a yurchenko vault at that time. Christy Heinrich, yes the stories are alleged of the pillsbury dough boy taunt, but that was a different era with a different ideal.

Jeanne Michelet Maile is from and trains in Las Vegas. She trains at Salcianu Elite.

Olga Borowska no, this is gage, which is in Blue springs, Missouri

OK, thank you. I thought that because it looks very similiar to the Whitney's gym.

Where does he wear gloves

Sarah Kaip he does he does

What please elaborate

Trent Garrison look up christy Henrich

Didn’t he also get sued or something when he had to abruptly close his gym and relocate?

Who told her she was too fat?

Smileypants Cuppycake Funny you should mention Armine. I couldn’t find a glimpse of her in the entire infomercial.