As her feet pressed into the mat below her, Samantha Peszek took just a small stutter step backward.
For a short moment, she raised her arms, signaling the end of her routine on uneven bars and somberly forced her eyes toward the Olympic judges.
Category Archives: Gymnastics
UCLA gymnasts seek consistency to reach 197 score
Every pointed toe and perfect handstand counts during a meet, and as the UCLA gymnastics team travels to compete against the University of Washington Huskies this weekend, the gymnasts will focus on nailing each element in every performance. One of the team’s goals is to attain a total score of 197, and in order to […]
Gymnastics claims close win over ASU at Pauley Pavilion
Redshirt junior Samantha Peszek swung around the bar once, twice, three times and landed firmly on the mat, solidifying a perfect routine. The judges rewarded her perfection with a perfect score of 10. One flawless performance on uneven bars may have been enough to help the UCLA women’s gymnastics team overtake the Arizona State Sun […]
No. 9 UCLA gymnastics to host No. 20 Arizona State
In the first half of its season, UCLA gymnastics has seen its ranking steadily fall, to the point that it goes into this weekend’s competition in Pauley Pavilion barely holding onto a spot in the top 10. The team has steadily slid away from its No. 4 preseason ranking and, despite being originally picked to […]
UCLA gymnastics recovers, readies for championship season
The UCLA gymnastics team is progressing through its season with spring in mind. The team hopes to be at its best by the end of the winter season to contend for a national championship in the spring, according to assistant coach Chris Waller. Through new lineup changes, returning athletes and improvements to routines, the team […]
UCLA gymnastics bests California in high-pressure meet
In two of its past three meets, UCLA gymnastics’ lowest event total has come from beam. Performances on that event have been plagued by mistakes and falls to the point that coach Valorie Kondos Field doubled the amount of time each of her athletes spent on beam in practice. So when the team faced beam […]
UCLA gymnastics to battle No. 22 California in Berkeley
The moment then-freshman Danusia Francis made history as the first to attempt and land a unique side aerial on the beam in last year’s NCAA individual finals, UCLA gymnastics’ future on beam looked bright. It seemed even brighter when, in the team’s first meet this year, redshirt junior Samantha Peszek returned from an Achilles injury […]