UCLA gymnastics leaning ‘on everyone’ to replace vaunted senior class
LA TimesYates Gym doesn’t seem the same without them. “There’s a reason why we don’t have a team captain on UCLA’s gymnastics team,” head coach Chris Waller said, “and it’s because I believe that everybody has the ability to be a leader.” UCLA Sports UCLA gymnastics determined to ‘celebrate every moment’ amid unusual season Preparing for a season amid COVID-19 hasn’t been easy for UCLA’s gymnastics team. “We’re leaning on everybody.” The Bruins are without Canadian national team member Brooklyn Moors, who is redshirting, and Olympic hopefuls Emma Malabuyo, Jordan Chiles and Ana Padurariu, who deferred their enrollments. “Coming from club, it’s always about you; it’s not really about a team as much,” said Campbell, a two-time junior Olympic team member. “That’s also added another sense of pressure and I’ve definitely improved with how I handle that pressure better.” Campbell credits Dennis and junior Norah Flatley for helping set the expectation of putting the team first.
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