Originally from Odessa, Ukraine, Tatyana Pantelus was a competitive gymnast for more than 8 years where she won several prestigious state competitions and qualified as Masters of Sports in gymnastics. After completing her sports trainer degree from Kiev State University, Tatyana worked as a gymnastics coach for 25yrs in Ukraine. Three Ukrainian Olympians emerged under Tatyana's instruction: Anna Mirgorodskaya, Luba Dvuzhilnaya, and Oksana Andreshkova. In 1996, she was given the title of Honored Trainer of Ukraine. She is a certified Ukrainian National judge. Since 2003, Tatyana has called the Bay Area her home, where she has coached both optional and compulsory competitive gymnastics and continued to extract the full potential of her students at all levels.