We’ve heard the refrain over and over: College routines can be too cookie-cutter. We see so many Yurchenko fulls and back handspring layouts that it’s
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Tag: Claire Billman
CGN Roundtable: All About the New Programs Debuting in 2024
It’s time to start looking forward to 2024! There are three new programs that begin competing next year: Clemson, Talladega, and Utica. We gathered our
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Leotard Rankings: The Best of 2023
Another season finished, another full set of new leos to look back on. With a number of new teams and budgets recovered from the pandemic,
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Leotard Rankings: NCAA Nationals
It’s NCAA gymnastics season and the leotards are as sparkly as ever. And with new designs comes your favorite series: Leotard Rankings! Each week we’re
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Data Deep Dive: Is There a Winning Formula at NCAA Championships?
If there were an obvious formula to constructing championship-winning routines, we’d quit our day jobs and become legendary college coaches. That said, there are certain
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UCLA Has No Regrets After Culture Change
One wouldn’t typically call a top-five team in the nation a “Cinderella story,” but for the UCLA Bruins, it’s an accurate description. The last few years
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LIVE BLOG: Los Angeles Regional Round Final
Welcome to the third and final round of competition of the 2023 Los Angeles regional! Host/top-seeded UCLA and Pac-12 champion Utah are the heavy favorites
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Washington Beats the Odds to Advance to the Sweet Sixteen
The Washington Huskies are accustomed to long odds. After their performance at regionals, however, the self-described underdogs might need to consider rebranding. A fortunate draw
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LIVE BLOG: Los Angeles Regional Round Two, Session Two
I’m back at Pauley Pavilion! The top two finishers from this evening’s session will face Utah and self-proclaimed underdogs Washington in Saturday’s final. We’ve already
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LIVE BLOG: Los Angeles Regional Round Two, Session One
Hello again from Pauley Pavillion! This is expected to be a race between 2022 team final competitors Utah and Auburn, but tournament season is called
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