The stomach flu doesn’t always peak around this time in the season, but when it does, it has the power to change the lineup of the UCLA women’s gymnastics team. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Hallie Mossett, competing in all events for the first time this season, had a first place all-around finish at Utah.
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. During the first rotation of last year’s meet against Utah, the UCLA gymnastics team posted six vault scores 9.8 or above and Utah saw two gymnasts fall on the uneven bars. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Sophina DeJesus emphasized starting fast against Utah this weekend, stating that a good first event can get the entire team performing well throughout a meet. Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff
As No. 6 UCLA gymnastics entered the last rotation of Sunday’s meet against No. 14 Oregon State , the Beavers had cut the Bruins’ lead to .525. Read more...
Photo: Senior Sydney Sawa had a standout night for the Bruins, posting high scores on both floor and vault.
UCLA gymnastics associate head coach and former UCLA gymnast Chris Waller lightheartedly claimed that he once owned a faster motorcycle than former teammate Michael Chaplin, whom he will see again soon from the other side of the mat. Read more...
Photo: Olivia Courtney
Three years ago, as she sat in the passenger seat of a car navigating the relatively slow surface streets of Los Angeles gridlock, UCLA gymnastics freshman Hallie Mossett seemed about as sheltered as she could possibly be from a career-altering injury. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Hallie Mossett was injured in a car accident in high school and went on to tear her ACL shortly thereafter. But one of the injuries deterred her from returning to gymnastics.
The UCLA gymnastics team crowded around sophomore Danusia Francis as she stuck the landing on her beam routine. She flipped sideways once, lightly landed on the beam, and immediately lifted off again into another flip that propelled her off the beam and solidly onto the floor mat. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Danusia Francis stuck her landing on a high beam dismount that had never been done before in competition. Francis earned a score of 9.90 for her routine.
On Saturday, UCLA gymnastics starts this season off exactly as it finished 2013 – squaring off against Florida on the mats of Pauley Pavilion. And, in an exact mirroring of the way both finished the 2013 season, UCLA comes in ranked No. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA gymnastics team, shown here in last year’s NCAA team competition, kicks off its 2014 season against No. 1 Florida, the defending NCAA champion.
