Following the Olympics, Hong left her former gym and moved to WOGA to train with Valeri Liukin.
He had a small cameo in the film Stick It as the spotter in his daughter's uneven bars routine.
In late 1999, Atler moved to Texas to train with 1988 Olympic champion Valeri Liukin at the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy (WOGA).
Nastia Liukin | Valeri Liukin | Valeri Kubasov | Valeri Bure | Valeri Bojinov | Valeri Bganba | Diego Valeri |