When Vanessa Zamarripa landed cleanly on the blue landing mat after completing a Yurchenko layout full vault, she knew that she had achieved perfection.
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Gymnasts get highest team total since 2005
On Thursday, the UCLA gymnastics team called a private meeting: no coaches, no moderators, just the student athletes.
Ties to Oregon State spur gymnastics rivalry
UCLA gymnastics coach Valorie Kondos Field is ready to remind Oregon State coach Tanya Chaplin that blue and gold still dominate the gymnasium.
UCLA gymnasts to avenge only loss of season against Stanford
The last time Stanford and UCLA faced off on the blue gymnastics mats this season, the Cardinal emerged victorious, defeating the Bruins by about half a point in Palo Alto.
Gymnasts set a new season record
Heading into its last rotation, the UCLA gymnastics team needed a solid score on balance beam to finally break its season-best team total of 196.600, established over a month ago.
UCLA gymnastics team seeks solid landings in Arizona
Away from the comfortable atmosphere of Pauley Pavilion, the UCLA gymnastics team sometimes has trouble landing on its feet.
Gymnasts land confident win
Vanessa Zamarripa saluted to the judges, stepped onto the vault runway and took a deep breath. The Pauley Pavilion crowd and her teammates cheered louder as she began her sprint down the vault.