UCLA freshman Katelyn Ohashi stood tiptoe on the balance beam in Arizona’s McKale Center. With one more dismount, her debut as an all-around competitor in college gymnastics would be complete. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Katelyn Ohashi scored a career-high 9.825 on the beam, to add to her individual total of 39.375. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Freshmen Katelyn Ohashi and Madison Preston have provided significant boosts to the gymnastics team thus far, with Ohashi earning Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors after last Friday’s meet against Florida. Read more...
Photo: Senior Danusia Francis has scored a 9.95 on beam in each of the Bruins’ first two meets of the season. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It’s almost as if the schedule played a practical joke on the gymnastics team. After starting the season last weekend with an upset over then-No. 3 Alabama, No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Katelyn Ohashi fell off the bars two weeks ago in UCLA’s season opener, but scored a 9.9 on the event last weekend. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
One Southeastern Conference heavyweight down, one more to go. After upsetting then-No. 3 Alabama Sunday afternoon in Pauley Pavilion, UCLA gymnastics began preparing to face an even deeper and more heralded program. Read more...
Photo: Senior Danusia Francis posted a 9.950 on the balance beam against then-No. 3 Alabama, which contributed to the teams overall score of 196.550. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The energy in Pauley Pavilion at the UCLA gymnastics meet Sunday came to a head during the Bruins’ floor routines. Coach Valorie Kondos Field emphasized the entertainment element of her team’s performance in the week leading up to the meet and it showed. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Katelyn Ohashi nailed a double-pike dismount on her balance beam routine to score a 9.8 and help keep UCLA in contention against Alabama. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Looking to jump right into one of the toughest gymnastics schedules in the country, six-time champion No. 6 UCLA will host a top-10 matchup Sunday afternoon when fellow six-time champion No. Read more...
Photo: Senior Sophina DeJesus, a two-time All-American on bars, will help guide a gymnastics squad relying on a talented group of freshmen. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This week, two Bruins showcased their skills at the 2015 World Gymnastics Championship in Glasgow, Scotland. In the women’s qualifying round on Saturday, senior Danusia Francis, who represented Jamaica, earned an all-around score of 51.999 with 12.933 on her signature event, the balance beam, while UCLA-commit and World Championship gold medalist Madison Kocian contributed to the 236.611 team score that secured a top spot for team USA. Read more...
Photo: The World Gymnastics Championship in Scotland provided British dual citizen and UCLA gymnast Danusia Francis an opportunity to represent Jamaica. (Daily Bruin file photo)
