As her feet pressed into the mat below her, Samantha Peszek took just a small stutter step backward. For a short moment, she raised her arms, signaling the end of her routine on uneven bars and somberly forced her eyes toward the Olympic judges. Read more...
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Every pointed toe and perfect handstand counts during a meet, and as the UCLA gymnastics team travels to compete against the University of Washington Huskies this weekend, the gymnasts will focus on nailing each element in every performance. Read more...
Redshirt junior Samantha Peszek swung around the bar once, twice, three times and landed firmly on the mat, solidifying a perfect routine. The judges rewarded her perfection with a perfect score of 10. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior Samantha Peszek earned her first career perfect 10 Saturday for her performance on the uneven bars. (Tim Bradbury/Daily Bruin senior staff)
In the first half of its season, UCLA gymnastics has seen its ranking steadily fall, to the point that it goes into this weekend’s competition in Pauley Pavilion barely holding onto a spot in the top 10. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Jennifer Pinches will have an expanded role this weekend filling in for her injured teammates. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA gymnastics team is progressing through its season with spring in mind. The team hopes to be at its best by the end of the winter season to contend for a national championship in the spring, according to assistant coach Chris Waller. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore Ellette Craddock earned a 9.825 on the beam against Cal, contributing to UCLA’s season-high beam score at the meet.
In two of its past three meets, UCLA gymnastics’ lowest event total has come from beam. Performances on that event have been plagued by mistakes and falls to the point that coach Valorie Kondos Field doubled the amount of time each of her athletes spent on beam in practice. Read more...
Photo: Senior Olivia Courtney had a season-high score of 9.875 on beam, clinching the win for UCLA over Cal and winning the all-around competition.
The moment then-freshman Danusia Francis made history as the first to attempt and land a unique side aerial on the beam in last year’s NCAA individual finals, UCLA gymnastics’ future on beam looked bright. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Danusia Francis and the Bruins are looking to improve on beam this weekend against the Golden Bears.
