Gracie Kramer jumped off the podium after her floor routine and fell into the arms of coach Valorie Kondos Field. For the second straight meet, the junior scored just shy of a perfect 10. Kramer’s 9.925 was the first of five scores of 9.925 or above – including a 10 by senior Katelyn Ohashi – […]
Category Archives: Gymnastics
Gymnastics surpasses the competition at Collegiate Challenge with two perfect 10s
ANAHEIM, Calif. — When senior Katelyn Ohashi hit the final pass of her floor routine, Valorie Kondos Field started to lean forward – then almost face-planted onto the podium. It was a perfect 10. “Her whole floor routine is ridiculously hard,” the coach said. “Every single thing about it including the backwards split that she […]
Upcoming podium meet to offer gymnastics experience for postseason
Coming off their highest-scoring opening meet since 2005, the Bruins will face something different: a podium meet. No. 2 UCLA gymnastics (1-0) will head to the Collegiate Challenge powered by Under Armour at the Anaheim Convention Center on Saturday, facing off against No. 9 California (0-1), No. 33 Michigan State (0-1) and No. 14 UC […]
Around the League: Pac-12 and MPSF sports remain competitive as winter season heats up
Gymnastics Angie Forburger, assistant Sports editor The gymnastics season is underway. Eight Pac-12 gymnastics programs kicked off their 2019 seasons this past weekend or will begin their season this week. No. 1 UCLA (1-0) began its run to defend its 2018 NCAA title Friday with a home win against No. 11 Nebraska. The Bruins will […]
Gymnastics starts season strong, talks goals following 2018 NCAA championship win
The Bruins have begun their fight to get back on top. After coming from behind to clinch UCLA’s 115th NCAA title last season, No. 1 UCLA gymnastics (1-0) began their season Friday with a win over No. 11 Nebraska (0-1) in Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins recorded a final score of 197.250 – the highest score […]
UCLA gymnastics leaps into action with season-opening victory over Nebraska
The Bruins have begun their journey to defend their NCAA title. No. 1 UCLA gymnastics (1-0) defeated No. 11 Nebraska (0-1), scoring 197.250 points to the Cornhuskers’ 195.700 in the Bruins’ season opener Friday. The meet at Pauley Pavilion marked the beginning of coach Valorie Kondos Field’s final season. Despite the win, Kondos Field said […]
Battle of the Editors: Predicting success and pitching New Year’s resolutions for winter sports
This post was updated Dec. 12 at 3:43 p.m. While some teams made the postseason, UCLA Athletics only had one of its six fall teams make the Final Four. With a new year right around the corner, the Daily Bruin Sports editors gave four teams New Year’s resolutions for 2019. Women’s water polo Joy Hong, […]