Gymnastics

With the No.1 freshman class in America, Gator gymnastics looks to reinvent itself as an SEC powerhouse. Leaping Into 2022 Right now, the massive dome on Stadium Drive in Gainesville is simply something to look at on the way to their next class. As the sun dips below the moss …

Gators freshman Leanne Wong took home the bronze medal in the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Sunday to close out the competition. Her difficulty score, ranked generally between five and six points in elite gymnastics, overcame silver medalist’s Angelina Melnikova 5.600 by a tenth of a point, coming in at …

Team USA’s presence at the Tokyo Olympics has been nothing short of remarkable. As of Wednesday, they lead the total medal count between all countries with 31 top-three finishes.  The US has earned 11 Gold Medals, sitting with the third most after China (13) and Japan (12). They have also …

The 2021 Tokyo Olympics have been nothing but kind to the USA Olympic teams. The United States currently leads all countries in total medals with 25 as of Tuesday afternoon. The USA currently sits in second place for total Gold Medals with nine, one behind Japan’s ten. Leading in both …

While things appear to be returning to normal in the United States, an announcement from July 8 made it clear the global pandemic is far from over. Due to a state of emergency in Japan, fans have been barred from the stands in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. For those coming …

Gator gymnast Alyssa Baumann still has the passion to compete another year. As the NCAA granted winter-sport athletes’ an extra year of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she plans on taking advantage of the opportunity. https://twitter.com/Alyssa_Baumann_/status/1395787787744448512 Four down, one more to go To say the Florida gymnastics team has …

Ever since the NCAA announced that the 2021 season would not count against winter-sport athletes’ years of eligibility, the question of if the three Gator Gymnastics seniors would return has loomed large. When senior Megan Skaggs stuck the landing on her uneven bars routine at the National Final, the final …

The average daily routine of a student-athlete usually consists of school, practice and competition without room for variance. But Gators gymnastics junior Leah Clapper has developed several hobbies like posting on her food blog and podcast. She achieved these goals while she starred for the best gymnastics team in the …

Even after a fourth-place finish in the NCAA Gymnastics final, Florida Head Coach Jenny Rowland deemed the season a success. Rowland, fresh off of her sixth season with the Gators, has finally had time to decompress after an eventful 2021 season. After contemplation, she considers this season to be more …

For the Florida Gators, the 2021 season did not end as planned; the team held the No.1 ranking in the nation for the entire regular season, yet failed to win either an SEC Championship or a National title. However, the possibility of seniors returning for another year of eligibility, the …