When Georgia signed Cécile Canqueteau-Landi as co-head coach in April 2024, they weren’t just looking for a fresh start, but they were aiming for a revival. With a $340,000 salary, the highest in program history. Georgia showed its intent to reclaim national relevance. Could the coach behind Team USA’s Olympic success end the GymDogs’ years-long struggle? She arrived in Athens fresh off coaching the U.S. women to team gold in Paris, with Simone Biles adding four more medals to her legendary collection and turned a program that hadn’t reached NCAA Conference Championships for six Years. Now, ahead of the SEC Championships on March 22, the GymDogs are back in the conversation and have made many achievements on the way!
The GymDogs had fallen out of the national spotlight, struggling to crack the top 10 in rankings and attendance numbers that once made Stegeman Coliseum electric. Fast-forward to 2025, and something changed. Georgia stormed back into the top 10 for the first time since 2020, climbing as high as No. 9. But the real story? The fans showed up. An average of 9,193 per meet, the highest since 2020, and a total of 45,965 across five home competitions.
The story is developing…
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