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Author: CarolineF
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It’s another top-ranked, sold-out meet for the Gators this week as they take on the Sooners for the final home meet of the season! Tonight is an enormous, important test for Florida, as it faces one of its likeliest post-season opponents in Oklahoma. The way these two teams stack up tonight will give the world…
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In a crucial week in college gymnastics, the Gators pulled out the W over the Kentucky Wildcats with a solid road score, a critical box to check to maintain their high national ranking. This week, across the nation, NCAA gymnastics rankings switched over to National Qualifying Score (NQS) format rather than simple average. NQS is…
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For the fourth consecutive season, the Gators will face LSU in what is the top-ranked meet in the nation in NCAA women’s gymnastics! Tonight, the Tigers come to Gainesville the challengers, having had a bit of a rocky start to their season as COVID protocols forced them to cancel two of their first four planned…
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After a dominant performance at Link to Pink where they posted the highest score in the nation so far, the Gators are headed west to take on the Missouri Tigers. What, in prior years, might have been a blowout of a matchup promises some more interesting competition this evening. Missouri is not just No. 11…
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After a mixed bag of a meet in Athens, the Gators returned home with another W in the books and hungry for more. Tonight, they face the Gymbacks of rising star Arkansas, coached by Olympians Jordyn Wieber and Chris Brooks, as both teams celebrate those fighting against breast cancer and give back to Play for…
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It’s time to bring out one of the best rivalries in the SEC again, as Florida heads to Athens to face the Georgia Gymdogs tonight! If you’ve read the title of this blog, you can probably guess how tonight is going to go. Georgia’s not looking so hot this year – they have a few…
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Get ready for an epic, historic afternoon, Gator fans – this is the first ever regular season NCAA gymnastics meet to be broadcast on network television! It’s sure to be an exciting tonight as the two SEC champions from last season face off – the Gators holding the regular season title and the Tide with…
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Gymnastics season has arrived! The Gators kick off 2022 with a meet to remember, as they gather several opponents for their first opener quad meet since the mid-2000s. Tonight’s challengers are quite the variety – Northern Illinois, Rutgers, and Texas Woman’s – and while they all come from different conferences with varying degrees of competition,…
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Wait, it’s almost January? When did that happen? Gymnastics season is essentially here, Gator fans, and Florida Gymnastics is ready to go. At the team’s December Orange and Blue intrasquad, we got a taste of just how deep this team is, as season ticketholders were once again allowed at the event and shared some videos…
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“I feel like my personal gymnastics career ended last year… I was gifted this additional year, [and] I want to use it to give back.” Megan Skaggs is wielding her extra year of eligibility with a targeted focus unlike any other athlete in the sport. Like all other NCAA athletes last season, she was offered…