Sunday, May 18

No. 4 UCLA gymnastics relies on freshmen in victory over Arkansas

All eyes were on Madison Kocian and Kyla Ross – the two Olympic gold medalists about to make their collegiate debut. And they delivered against Arkansas, with Kocian winning the all-around and three event titles and Ross coming away in a three-way tie for the top score on uneven bars. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Kyla Ross competed in three events for UCLA against Arkansas despite coming off a tibia injury. Other Bruins are recovering from preseason training, but the coaching staff says they can rely on the depth of the team to step up. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Gymnastics scores win over Arkansas despite uneven performances

It looked like the perfect opening night. A sweep of the individual and all-around titles, an NCAA first when two Olympic gold medalists competed at Pauley Pavilion and a 195.700-195.350 win for No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Madison Kocian, along with her teammate freshman Kyla Ross, became the first Olympic gold medalists in history to compete in NCAA gymnastics. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Gold medalists to lead UCLA gymnastics into 2017 season

Two Olympic gold medalists, a former USA national team member and multiple Level 10 standouts. That’s just part of the UCLA gymnastics freshmen class. The fourth-ranked defending Pac-12 champions, coming off a fifth-place finish at last year’s NCAA championship, will usher in their fresh talent beginning Saturday against No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Madison Preston, last year’s NCAA Regional vault co-champion, is one of UCLA’s several talented underclassmen. (Daily Bruin file photo)




Incoming Bruin Madison Kocian earns silver Olympic medal on uneven bars

Incoming freshman Madison Kocian secured her second medal of the 2016 Olympic Games, a silver on the uneven bars event finals Sunday afternoon. Kocian, the reigning world champion on the uneven bars, took second place behind defending gold medalist Aliya Mustafina of Russia. Read more...

Photo: Madison Kocian won a silver medal on the uneven bars event finals at the 2016 Olympics. The incoming freshman scored a 15.833, just .067 out of first place. (John Cheng/USA Gymnastics)


Rio recap: Aug. 9

This year, at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 36 past, current and future UCLA athletes will compete in Rio de Janeiro. Each day, the Daily Bruin will wrap up the different events with Bruin highlights, key performances and upcoming events. Read more...

Photo: The U.S. women’s gymnastics team won gold Tuesday with 184.897 points, outscoring silver medalist Russia by 8.209, an Olympic record. (Courtesy of John Cheng/USA Gymnastics)



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