The stars realigned for Alex Irvine. After falling twice on bars, the freshman was taken out of the lineups for an entire month. Saturday, with sophomore Selena Harris and junior Emma Malabuyo unavailable, Irvine reentered UCLA gymnastics’ bars lineups. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Alex Irvine raises both of her hands for a high five. Irvine set a career-high on bars, with a 9.900 at Arizona State in Tempe. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
This post was updated March 10 at 10:34 p.m. The Bruins set the table for their final conference win of the year. Leading the Sun Devils by over five-tenths of a point heading into the fourth rotation, it would take more than a counted fall from the Bruins to lose the meet. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Alex Irvine salutes the judges after her bars routine at Pauley Pavilion. Irvine scored a career-high and team-best 9.900 on bars Saturday in Tempe, winning the event outright for the first time in her collegiate career. (Julia Zhou/Photo editor)
Janelle McDonald began coaching gymnastics in Scottsdale, Arizona, 25 years ago. Now, in the middle of a career that has taken her to Plano, where she coached Olympians; Berkeley, where she built the No. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Chloe Lashbrooke competes on floor at Pauley Pavilion. (Julia Zhou/Photo editor)
This post was updated March 5 at 8:26 p.m. As UCLA hosted California and Utah, a lone Bruin readied to compete halfway around the world. Junior Emma Malabuyo, used to the clamoring of an NCAA arena and teammates cheering beside her, walked onto the competition floor in near silence on the international stage. Read more...
Photo: Junior Emma Malabuyo competes on beam at Pauley Pavilion. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
This post was updated March 3 at 10:54 p.m. STANFORD — The Bruins journeyed to the Bay Area hoping to improve their national qualifying score with a solid road performance. Read more...
Photo: Junior Emily Lee salutes the judges after competing on vault at Pauley Pavilion. Lee scored three 9.85-or-higher scores, one of two Bruins to achieve the feat Friday. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 29 at 10:55 p.m. A trip to meet the Stanford tree Aaron Doyle, Daily Bruin contributor No. 10 UCLA gymnastics is set to compete Friday against No. Read more...
Photo: Coach Janelle McDonald claps during a meet. UCLA gymnastics is heading to Stanford for its first of two final Pac-12 road meets before ending the regular season at home against Clemson. (Myka Fromm/Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 27 at 9:29 p.m. Chae Campbell is used to achieving high marks on vault and floor. She’s received seven perfect scores for her Yurchenko full and two perfect 10s for her floor routine. Read more...
Photo: Senior Chae Campbell pumps her first after her beam routine at UCLA gymnastics’ meet against California on Sunday at Pauley Pavilion. Campbell recorded career-high scores on bars and beam during the meet. (Julia Zhou/Photo editor)
