UCLA gymnastics loves putting on a show during

During home meets, the second the UCLA ladies’s gymnastics staff transitions to the mat for flooring exercise, the group is hyped. The enviornment announcer additional pumps up the viewers. During each Bruin’s routine, their teammates are locked in on the sting of the mat cheering while mimicking key strikes.

“The floor really is a show,” UCLA coach Janelle McDonald said. “It’s a performance. [Gymnasts] can use their own personality out there to perform for the crowd, put their own stamp on it, so to speak, more so than other events.”

Each routine shows the id of each performer. Each bounce, carried out with persona, attracts the group in. Anytime the gymnastics are dialed in and made to look simple, the group can focus on the efficiency. It is an unimaginable event to end a meet at home, McDonald said.

“The team’s been putting in a lot of work because we know that that can be a really strong event for us and so it was great to see it all come together last weekend,” she said.

UCLA earned a 49.700 on the ground during its meet against Washington this past week, the best staff whole in the event during the NCAA gymnastics season.

“I just think the energy that we all bring in our floor routines and how different they are really stands out for UCLA gymnastics,” Tiana Sumanesekera said. “Yes, the best show in L.A., and I think we really bring that to the table.

Sumanasekera earned a season-best of 9.925 on her routine during the meet against Washington. She attributes the team’s success to assistant coach BJ Das’ choreography.

“We’re so good at captivating the audience in the sense that we bring our own style throughout our routines,” she said. “I think every single one of our routines, BJ did an incredible and phenomenal job of individualizing them.”

UCLA competes at Minnesota on Saturday at a bought out enviornment.

“It really is just a show and that’s what we want to put on,” McDonald said.