Twin City Twisters

Twin City Twisters

Full name	Twin City Twisters Gymnastics
Nicknames	TCT
Sport	Artistic gymnastics
Founded	September 1987; 27 years ago
League	USA Gymnastics
Based in	Champlin, Minnesota
Owner	Mike Hunger
Head coach	Sami Wozney
Members	Maggie Nichols Grace McCallum Jessie DeZiel Olivia Trautman Abby Paulson
Website	Official site

Twin City Twisters, commonly shortened to TCT, is an artistic gymnastics facility located in Champlin, Minnesota. A number of elite gymnasts, collegiate gymnasts and Junior Olympics national qualifiers have trained there, including Maggie Nichols, Grace McCallum, and Jessie Deziel.

History

Mike Hunger opened the facility in September 1987.

Coaching staff

• Mike Hunger - Owner and Head coach - Minnesota Golden Gophers men's gymnastics team member
• Sami Wozney
• Sarah Jantzi
• Rich Stenger - Minnesota Golden Gophers assistant coach, former Roseville High School assistant coach

Notable alumni

The following gymnasts have come out of TCT's program:

Jessie DeZiel

• U.S. National Team (2011)
• 2011 Pan American Games team champion
• Nebraska Cornhuskers (2012-2015)

Grace McCallum

• 2020 Olympic team silver medalist
• U.S. National Team (2018–22)
• 2018 World team champion
• 2019 World team champion
• Utah Gymnastics (2022-2025)

Maggie Nichols

• U.S. National Team (2013–2016)
• 2015 World team champion, floor exercise bronze medalist
• Oklahoma Sooners (2017-2020) - 7x NCAA Champion

Lexi Zeiss

• U.S. National Team (2022–present)
• 2022 World team champion (alternate)

Abby Paulson

• U.S National Team (2017)
• 2017 City of Jesolo floor champion, all-around bronze medalist
• Utah Gymnastics (2020-2024)