During a coaching career that spanned more than four decades, Jim Aamodt coached 25 athletes who were selected to the U.S. National Team to 18 World Championship titles. He was twice selected USA Gymnastics’ T&T Coach of the Year and was tapped to coach the National Team 12 times. He and wife, Lori, owned and operated the Gymnastics Academy of Rockford in Rockford, Ill., for more than 25 years. Aamodt remained an active presence within the sport of gymnastics and was selected to serve in numerous leadership roles throughout his career, including serving as a FIG international judge. Aamodt also designed and developed a ski tumbling floor which evolved into the rod floor still used in competition today. Survived by his wife, Lori, and children Anthony and Bradee, Aamodt passed away in May and will receive this honor posthumously.