Marie Annonson is a retired elite acrobatic gymnast who is currently owner and head coach at the acrobatic gymnastics facility West Coast Training Center (WCTC) in Livermore

Livermore

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, California

California

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. The current roster of WCTC athletes includes the 2011 U.S. mixed-pairs champions, Cassie Lim and Brian Kincher. Lim and Kincher also won the mixed-pair gold in the all-around at the 2011 Flanders International Acro Cup in Puurs

Puurs

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, Belgium

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Athletic career

During her acrobatic gymnastics career, Annonson competed nationally and internationally as the base of a women’s pair with top Brittany Horrell.

In April 2000, Annonson and Horrell took fifth place in the junior division of the Flanders Acro Trophy in Deinze

Deinze

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, Belgium

Belgium

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At the 2001 Azur Acro Cup in Antibes

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, France

France

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 during April, Annonson and Horrell placed third all-around (49.150).

The women's pair participated in the first Sports Acrobatics World Age Group Games during November 2001 in Zielona Góra

Zielona Góra

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, Poland

Poland

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, where they placed eighth in the all-around.

The pair won the all-around title at the 2002 U.S. National Championships in New Orleans, Louisiana

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They also competed at the 2002 Sports Acrobatic World Age Group Games in Riesa

Riesa

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, Germany

Germany

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, where they placed sixth in the preliminary round.

Coaching career

Annonson retired from competition and began coaching in 2003.

Among the elite athletes she has coached are Kristin Allen

Kristin Allen

Kristin Allen born on July 10, 1992 is an American acrobatic gymnast. Kristin and her partner Michael Rodrigues made history by becoming the first American mixed pair to win a gold medal from the World Games and the second American pair to win the Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships...

 and Michael Rodrigues

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, who won the mixed-pair all-around gold medal at the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung

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, Taiwan

Taiwan

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In 2009, Annonson was named Coach of the Year by USA Gymnastics.

The members of the 2011 U.S Acrobatic Gymnastics National team members who train at WCTC include U.S. Junior National Mixed Pair Champions Ani Smith and Jake Kanavel and the junior women's group of Haley Douglas, Samantha Mihalic and Nicole Potepa. In 2010, eight of the 14 members of the U.S. Senior National Acrobatics Gymnastics Team trained at WCTC. Members of the 2010 U.S. junior national team that trained at WCTC include Smith, Kanavel, and the women’s group of Cassandra Lim, Alyssa Gardner and Katie Slater.