KYLA ROSS – Nine perfect 10s this season and one on every event. VAULT UCLA notched a season-high 49.450 on vault with five scores of 9.850 or above against Stanford on March 10. Read more...
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March 18, 2:17 am
Battle of the Editors: The future looks bright for bringing home national titles
UCLA fans have been deprived of a national title for almost a year now, stuck at the 116 mark while rival Stanford continues to pull away. Read more...
Photo: (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
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March 18, 2:09 am
Met with a shoulder injury and severe pain, Madison Kocian muscled her way through
This post was updated March 19 at 9:12 p.m. Madison Kocian kicked up into a handstand at the end of practice – something she couldn’t do a year ago. Read more...
Photo: Junior Madison Kocian had shoulder surgery during her sophomore year at UCLA after tearing her labrum at the 2016 Olympic trials. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
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March 16, 9:02 pm
Coach Kondos Field honored at her final home meet in gymnastics’ win over Utah State
Coach Valorie Kondos Field started to get emotional before her last meet in Pauley Pavilion even began. In an honorary premeet ceremony, UCLA Athletics director Dan Guerrero revealed the floor would now be called the “Valorie Kondos Field Floor,” noting when people think of UCLA gymnastics and its coach, they think of floor. Read more...
Photo: Coach Valorie Kondos Field and senior Katelyn Ohashi competed in their final meet in Pauley Pavilion on Saturday as UCLA defeated Utah State. Kondos Field and Ohashi were both honored in a postmeet ceremony. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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March 13, 11:24 pm
Gymnastics heads into final home meet, will bid farewell to coach Kondos Field
Valorie Kondos Field is preparing for her final meet in Pauley Pavilion. “This is what it must have been like during coach John Wooden’s days,” the coach said. Read more...
Photo: UCLA gymnastics coach Valorie Kondos Field will coach her final meet in Pauley Pavilion on Saturday as the Bruins take on Utah State. Kondos Field announced her retirement following the 2019 season in September. (MacKenzie Coffman/Assistant Photo editor)
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March 10, 6:00 pm
Gymnastics sets season record defeating Stanford with perfect 10s, personal records
Pauley Pavilion was silent as Kyla Ross dismounted from the balance beam. The only thing louder than the crowd after the junior stuck her landing were the chants of “Kyla Boss” when it was announced that Ross had scored a perfect 10. Read more...
Photo: Junior Kyla Ross notched her first 10 on balance beam this season for UCLA gymnastics in its win over Stanford on Sunday. The 10 marked Ross’ sixth straight meet with at least one perfect score. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
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March 8, 1:11 am
UCLA gymnastics ready to face Stanford after wake-up call at Oklahoma meet
The Bruins will face a familiar foe this weekend. Coming off its first loss of the season to No. 1 Oklahoma (7-0, 1-0 Big 12), No. Read more...
Photo: Senior Brielle Nguyen recorded a 9.775 on balance beam against Oklahoma on Sunday. Against Utah the week before, Nguyen tied her career-high with a score of 9.900 on beam. (Joe Akira/Daily Bruin staff)