A three-meet home stand in Pauley Pavilion will feature new faces for the UCLA gymnastics team. When the No. 6 Bruins (5-2, 4-1 Pac-12) face a shorthanded Arizona State Sun Devils squad (1-8, 0-5 Pac-12) Saturday afternoon, they’ll take advantage of an injured conference foe and rest their own gymnasts. The coaches said they see […]
Category Archives: Gymnastics
Gymnastics pulls through with strong performances for win over Washington
UCLA gymnastics narrowly avoided what would have been an uncharacteristic loss to Washington on Sunday afternoon in Seattle. An exceptional set of beam routines in the fourth rotation helped widen the Bruins’ slim 0.10 lead to a final score of 196.675-196.450. The Huskies performed better than their season average of 195.12, which – coupled with […]
Gymnastics mounts challenge of balancing injuries, success
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. The No. 7 Bruins (4-2, 3-1 Pac-12), set to face Washington (1-5, 1-2 Pac-12), are using the halfway point of the season to make adjustments to […]
Gymnastics meets expectations with season-high win against Oregon State
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 […]
DeJesus’ dance, dab draws spotlight on UCLA gymnastics
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. She also captured the attention of thousands of fans and made headlines on numerous news outlets including BuzzFeed, Elle, New York Daily News, […]
The Huddle Episode 16: Revenge of the Huddle
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. Call us, Adidas.
UCLA gymnastics triumphs over Utah with thrilling comeback routines
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. 5 UCLA gymnastics (3-2, 2-1 Pac-12) reclaimed the lead when it mattered most, snapping a six-meet losing streak against the two-time defending […]