When it comes to floor routines, you're more likely to see ones set to popular songs on the collegiate level (think Katelyn Ohashi) rather than on the elite level (Simone Biles) — minus the lyrics, of ...

UCLA's Nia Dennis performs her floor routine against Brigham Young on Wednesday at Pauley Pavilion. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) UCLA gymnastics has mastered the art of breaking the internet, ...

If you're watching gymnastics during the 2024 Paris Olympics, you will likely come across the pommel horse routine. The pommel horse is one of the six apparatuses men use during a gymnastics ...

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Simone Biles, a mainstay on the Olympic stage for nearly a decade, made what could be her final trip to the podium. From a dominant debut in Rio, to overcoming struggles in Tokyo, to getting ...

Nia Dennis started with Kendrick Lamar’s “DNA,” which went into a mix of records by Beyoncé, Missy Elliott, Soulja Boy, Megan Thee Stallion, then wrapped up with some “California Love” by Tupac Shakur ...

After a second-place run and significant roster turnover, the question remains: Who will rise to the occasion? For the Bruins ...

In deciding the song mix she’d use for this season's floor routine, the choice for UNC junior gymnast Bella Miller was obvious: all Beyoncé instrumentals. “Beyoncé’s a queen, and obviously, that's ...

A UCLA gymnast has wowed millions of people once again after her floor routine celebrating "Black excellence" went viral. Nia Dennis' sensational floor exercise at a Pac-12 competition last week has ...

The apparatus looks like an old wooden horse that ancient Romans used to practice mounting and dismounting in military training. Pommels come from the French word pomel, which means “knob”, or “hilt ...