Incoming freshman Madison Kocian secured her second medal of the 2016 Olympic Games, a silver on the uneven bars event finals Sunday afternoon. Kocian, the reigning world champion on the uneven bars, took second place behind defending gold medalist Aliya Mustafina of Russia. Read more...
Photo: Madison Kocian won a silver medal on the uneven bars event finals at the 2016 Olympics. The incoming freshman scored a 15.833, just .067 out of first place. (John Cheng/USA Gymnastics)
This year, at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 36 past, current and future UCLA athletes will compete in Rio de Janeiro. Each day, the Daily Bruin will wrap up the different events with Bruin highlights, key performances and upcoming events. Read more...
Photo: The U.S. women’s gymnastics team won gold Tuesday with 184.897 points, outscoring silver medalist Russia by 8.209, an Olympic record. (Courtesy of John Cheng/USA Gymnastics)
This year, at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 36 past, current and future UCLA athletes will compete in Rio de Janeiro. Each day, the Daily Bruin will wrap up the different events with Bruin highlights, key performances and upcoming events. Read more...
Photo: John Speraw and Team USA lost their first-round match in straight sets to Team Canada. The Americans will face the Italians on Tuesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The SAP Center in San Jose, California, was nearly pitch black. Everyone in attendance stood by helplessly as they waited to find out the eight American female gymnasts who would compete with the world’s best at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Read more...
The Pac-12 Networks aired a one-hour show Wednesday evening to highlight two seniors – one male and one female – from each of the conference’s schools who best exemplified a commitment to athletics, academics and leadership. Read more...
Photo: Danusia Francis, a UCLA gymnastics standout, took home one of two Pac-12 conference medals for the Bruins. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Eight UCLA alumni will be inducted in the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame this fall. The new members have a combined 26 NCAA team and individual championships and six Olympic medals over their careers. Read more...
Photo: Adam Krikorian is one of eight Bruins who will be inducted in the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame. The former player and coach won 15 national titles in Westwood. (Daily Bruin file photo)
My college experience began when I was 17, but traveling for acting and gymnastics on top of going to school kept my social life to a minimum. Read more...
Photo: Her first two years weren’t what she envisioned, but Sophina DeJesus adjusted and adapted to get the most out of her career as a Bruin. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
