Coach Valorie Kondos Field’s primary job is to coach UCLA gymnastics, but in the midst of her team’s unbeaten season, she’s kept an eye on the changes USA Gymnastics has gone through. Read more...
Photo: UCLA gymnastics coach Valorie Kondos Field said the color teal is a reminder of the strength of conviction. The Bruins will be distributing teal pom-poms and wristbands at their home meet on Sunday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Bruins extended their perfect start to the season and set a new bar for themselves. No. 4 UCLA gymnastics (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12) scored 197.625, good for a first-place finish and a new season high in the Metroplex Challenge Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Kyla Ross won the all-around with a score of 39.700. She scored above a 9.9 on three events, highlighted by a 9.975 on balance beam. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
Track and field Nicholas Yekikian, assistant Sports editor With the 2018 indoor season finally underway, UCLA track and field will take part in its second meet of the year this weekend. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Madison Kocian made her return to competition last weekend after being sidelined for five months due to an injury. The Bruins will compete at the Metroplex Challenge in Dallas on Saturday. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
Eric Filia, baseball UCLA baseball will host its alumni game this weekend, but one of its alumni is struggling to stay out of trouble. Former Bruin outfielder Eric Filia will serve a 50-game suspension to start the 2018 season due to a second positive test for a drug of abuse, which Major League Baseball classifies as a recreational drug such as marijuana, cocaine or a stimulant such as amphetamines. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman Grace Glenn earned Pac-12 Specialist of the Week honors after a 9.95 performance on balance beam in UCLA’s win over Arizona on Saturday. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
Bruin gymnasts added a new element to their normal uniforms Saturday: a teal ribbon. Members of the UCLA gymnastics team wore the ribbons in their hair during their meet against Arizona to show support for the women who testified against former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted on multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct in November, at his sentencing hearing during the past week. Read more...
Photo: Olympic gold medalist and UCLA gymnastics assistant coach Jordyn Wieber was one of the gymnasts who spoke in court to testify against former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar. Wieber posted a statement on Twitter earlier this month saying she was also a victim of Nassar’s sexual abuse. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Facing their first Pac-12 road meet, the Bruins did not let the Wildcat fans get to them as they secured their third-straight victory to start the season. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Felicia Hano competed on the uneven bars for the first time as a Bruin and fell, but she rebounded on vault and scored a 9.900. UCLA outscored Arizona 197.300 to 195.750 in its Pac-12 opener. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
When UCLA gymnastics visits Arizona on Saturday, junior Katelyn Ohashi will return to Tucson, a city memorable to her for all the right reasons and all the wrong reasons. Read more...
Photo: Junior Katelyn Ohashi fell and broke off part of the balance beam in her last meet at Arizona. The Bruins will face off against the Wildcats on Saturday in their first meet of Pac-12 competition. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
