After qualifying for NCAA Super Regionals with an atypical 196.375 that resulted from a nail-biting rotation on bars last Saturday, the UCLA gymnasts have to wait another two weeks before flying to Fort Worth, Texas, to earn a ticket to the NCAA Team Finals.

Sonya Meraz was already caught off guard when the music to accompany her floor exercise stopped only seconds after it began. So when the sophomore gymnast completed her first tumble, returned to the floor and heard that great silence again, she had to make a quick decision.

Coach Valorie Kondos Field said it was the toughest performance of Sophina DeJesus’ career.
The Bruins’ Saturday night win over Oregon State was not in question when the senior gymnast took the floor to carry out the hip-hop-infused routine that has turned her into an Internet sensation the past week, but that didn’t lessen the pressure.

Someone’s phone rang a little over half a minute into Angi Cipra’s floor routine. At least that’s what it sounded like.
But as the crowd at the season-opening gymnastics meet looked around to find the unfortunate source of the noise, it became clear that the unmistakable iPhone ringtone had been a part of the act.

The UCLA gymnastics team will travel north to face Cal on Monday night. But for redshirt senior Sadiqua Bynum, a Berkeley native, it will be more like a home meet.

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.

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.

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.

Last Saturday, about 100 UCLA student-athletes came out to volunteer at Prime Time Games “Championship Saturday,” held on the North Athletic Field and in the Student Activities Center, to coach at-risk and special needs youth.

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.