UCLA gymnastics captivates fans both young and old
LA TimesUCLA gymnast Nia Dennis competes in the floor exercise, scoring a 9.850 against Oregon State at Pauley Pavilion on Saturday. What a waste, Nia Dennis finally sticking her landing on the vault and Margzetta Frazier nearly perfect on the uneven bars while UCLA thumped Oregon State on Saturday, only for virtually every seat in Pauley Pavilion to be empty because of the COVID-19 pandemic. About the only other time I took either of them to an athletic competition was when I dragged my then-5-year-old son to a boxing match at the insistence of my father, who, alarmed by how much I was coddling him, said with chuckle, “It’d be good for him to see someone get his ass kicked.” × Highlights from UCLA’s meet with Oregon State on Saturday. UCLA gymnasts join hands during a ceremony honoring the Black Lives Matter movement before Saturday’s meet against Oregon State at Pauley Pavilion. “Living in that space for the last four years has allowed me to speak out on matters.” UCLA Sports UCLA gymnasts wear Black Excellence message on their sleeves The UCLA gymnastics team will wear black and gold leotards featuring a raised fist on their shoulders at Saturday’s Black Excellence meet against OSU.