For UCLA gymnastics team, exhibition before a crowd feels like ‘back to normal’
LA TimesCompared with sellouts of past seasons, the crowd of about 1,000 at Pauley Pavilion for UCLA’s Meet the Bruins exhibition Friday night was minuscule. “After all this crazy COVID stuff, it just gives you a sense of normalcy.” Flatley’s Gold team, which also included senior Margzetta Frazier, Washington transfer Katie McNamara and freshman Alexis Jeffrey, won 8-7 in a head-to-head competition against a Blue squad that featured freshmen Jordan Chiles, Ana Padurariu and Emma Malabuyo. VIDEO | 04:10 UCLA gymnastics puts on a show during exhibition The UCLA gymnastics team held it’s first event of the new season during an exhibition at Pauley Pavilion on Friday night. “And something as simple as making sure you’re interacting with the audience is something we’re going to have to make sure we bring back.” Before the pandemic, UCLA gymnasts ran up down the aisles high-fiving fans after successful routines and led the student section in choreographed dance breaks.
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