Bart Conner was a member of the USA gymnastics team at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, where he won two gold medals, one for all-around team and one for the parallel bars competition. Read more...
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August 3, 7:56 am
Q&A: Olympian, Special Olympics volunteer talks vision of inclusivity
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April 20, 12:21 am
Gymnastics edged out of NCAAs despite individual all-round, beam title
When Samantha Peszek walked towards the balance beam on Sunday afternoon in Fort Worth, Texas, the redshirt senior knew it was her last chance to perform on her favorite apparatus in front of a crowd. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior Samantha Peszek finished her UCLA career by winning the 2015 NCAA beam championship and tying for the national all-around title. (Courtesy of Paul Moseley/Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
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April 17, 10:26 am
Gymnastics seeks to redeem Pac-12 championship upset at NCAA final
UCLA gymnastics may have more to reveal. “They are coming to life,” said coach Valorie Kondos Field. No. 7 UCLA won its 21st NCAA Regional title in Columbus, Ohio, on April 4 with its second-highest score of the season – 197.500. Read more...
Photo: Junior Danusia Francis said the Bruins have a good shot at winning the NCAA title this weekend as long as they keep their cool under pressure. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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April 16, 12:24 am
Freshman Sonya Meraz finds niche in gymnastics team
At the end of the senior meet against Stanford in early March, UCLA gymnastics’ three seniors received farewell cards from their teammates in a warm special presentation. Read more...
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April 6, 12:22 am
UCLA gymnastics sweeps all 24 events at NCAA Columbus Regional
If there’s ever a time to peak in the season, this just might be it. UCLA gymnastics travelled to the St. John Arena in Columbus, Ohio to compete for one of two spots in the NCAA women’s gymnastics championships offered at the NCAA Columbus Regional. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore Christine Peng-Peng Lee swept the individual awards in all three apparatuses in which she competed, including the uneven bars. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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April 3, 1:02 am
Gymnastics falls back on fundamentals for NCAA Regional
UCLA gymnastics will be playing for a spot in the NCAA championship in the upcoming regional at Ohio State University’s St. John Arena on April 4. Read more...
Photo: Although redshirt sophomore Christine Peng-Peng Lee fell on the uneven bars at the Pac-12 championship, her team’s consistency was able to mitigate her deduction. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
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March 31, 1:41 am
Gymnastics carries distinguished group into final postseason stretch
The John Wooden Center may have been empty of most students over the course of spring break, but neighboring Yates Gymnasium was still full of UCLA gymnastics team members. Read more...
Photo: Fifth-year senior Jordan Williams was named a Second-Team All-American and First-Team All-Pac-12 athlete for the vault apparatus. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)