Monday, March 23

Undefeated in 1st Big Ten year, UCLA gymnastics takes home regular-season crown

This post was updated March 2 at 11:06 p.m. A 9.800 from Rutgers senior Anna Pagliaro was the meet’s highest score on vault after the first rotation.  But as the meet moved to the second rotation, all six UCLA gymnasts surpassed the mark. Read more...

Photo: Junior Jordan Chiles celebrates after sticking her landing on the bars while sophomore Paige Anastasi cheers her on from the sidelines. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)




Pair of near-perfect floor scores leads to UCLA gymnastics victory over Michigan

This post was updated Feb. 24 at 12:10 a.m. It’s not every day that the opposing team roots for the enemy.  But life is different when your name is Jordan Chiles. Read more...

Photo: Junior Jordan Chiles dances her way through a floor routine in front of the Pauley Pavilion crowd on Feb. 14. In the anchor spot, Chiles notched a near-perfect 9.975 mark on Sunday against No. 15 Michigan.(Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin staff)




‘Part of something bigger’: Authenticity has fueled Frida Esparza’s rise to the top

Frida Esparza mostly wears black and gray. She loves Metallica. And when the graduate student was a sophomore, she rocked pink hair in the fall before swapping it out for a bright, pastel blue dye job in the spring. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student Frida Esparza shreds the national anthem on her electric guitar Friday in Pauley Pavilion. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)



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