The stage lights are off, the television appearances are on hold and UCLA gymnastics returns to Pauley Pavilion ready to practice and perform at the highest level they can. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Melissa Metcalf and UCLA gymnastics travel to Seattle this weekend for a meet against Washington. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Coach Valorie Kondos Field said it was the toughest performance of Sophina DeJesus’ career. The Bruins’ Saturday night win over Oregon State was not in question when the senior gymnast took the floor to carry out the hip-hop-infused routine that has turned her into an Internet sensation the past week, but that didn’t lessen the pressure. Read more...
Photo: Senior gymnast Danusia Francis claimed the all-around title during Saturday night’s win over Oregon State. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Seventeen million views and counting. Saturday against Utah, senior Sophina DeJesus wove high-level tumbling with iconic hip-hop moves to vault UCLA into the lead and narrowly beat its conference rivals by .025. Read more...
Photo: Senior Sophina DeJesus’ floor routine last week went viral, being viewed by more than 17 million times on Facebook. Now, the team has new energy going into this weekend’s meet with No. 16 Oregon State. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The sports editors are huddling once more! Still without a Nike sponsorship. Matt, Tanner, Korbin and Claire review UCLA gymnast Sophina DeJesus’s viral dance routine and the road ahead for the women’s basketball team. Read more...
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In another wire-to-wire meet for the gymnastics team, the outcome came down to the final floor routine. No. 7 Utah (4-1, 2-1 Pac-12) led for nearly the entire two-hour meet Saturday, but No. Read more...
Photo: Senior Sophina DeJesus performed on floor for the first time in the 2016 season, scoring a 9.925 and electrifying the home crowd Saturday afternoon. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
No one escaped the injury bug that struck UCLA gymnastics – not even Coach Valorie Kondos Field. Unhampered by healing stitches and a wrapped right foot, Kondos Field continued to direct her practices this week efficiently and with urgency, ushering gymnasts from event to event. Read more...
Photo: Freshman gymnast Madison Preston will compete in beam and floor Saturday in addition to her usual vault routine. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Someone’s phone rang a little over half a minute into Angi Cipra’s floor routine. At least that’s what it sounded like. But as the crowd at the season-opening gymnastics meet looked around to find the unfortunate source of the noise, it became clear that the unmistakable iPhone ringtone had been a part of the act. Read more...
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