Category Archives: Gymnastics

When Niki Tom hears cheers echoing around Pauley Pavilion Sunday as she strikes a pose on the blue spring floor, it will be a bittersweet reminder that the finish line is quickly approaching.

Inspiration can produce the best performances and works of art.
Just as Picasso’s many muses inspired his painting styles, the emotional final basketball game that took place at Pauley Pavilion the day before inspired the UCLA gymnastics team.

Stick the landing.

The phrase is an oft-used one in gymnastics to describe that crucial moment when an airborne gymnast lands effortlessly on both feet and refuses to move.

Home sweet home.

The last time the UCLA gymnastics team competed in Pauley Pavilion, their season was less than three days old and full of the hype that accompanies a preseason No. 1 team.

As Brittani McCullough scheduled an appointment for the weekend, she added it to a long to-do list in her big college-ruled notebook.

Looking to surge past Stanford during its third rotation, the UCLA gymnastics team needed a big routine on floor exercise from junior Tauny Frattone.