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Thomas records two 10s in win versus No. 18 Auburn Florida clinches at least a share of the 2021 SEC Regular Season Championship. February 27, 2021 | 1:22am EST Freshman Ellie Lazzari performs a routine on the balance bar on Feb. 19 against Kentucky. She was nearly perfect on Friday against Auburn as she posted a 9.975. Photo by Grethel Aguila | ...

Baumann looks to shine one more time for No. 1 Florida versus No. 18 Auburn Gators face sixth-straight ranked opponent this season February 25, 2021 | 8:38pm EST Alyssa Baumann scored a 9.925 on the uneven bars after not competing in that routine for 1,699 days. Photo by Grethel Aguila | ...

Special report on the Florida Gators gymnastics: GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The top-ranked Gators stepped up to the challenge for missing teammates, winning tonight’s dual meet 197.50 – 196.875 over No. 15 Kentucky Friday in front of physically-distanced sellout Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center crowd of 2,182. COVID-19 protocols presented a challenge for Florida tonight. Gator gymnasts who performed eight routines in last Friday’s win at No. 2 LSU – Sydney Johnson-Scharpf,...

The crown remains: No. 1 Florida gymnastics edges No. 2 LSU in thrilling showdown Share this story In some corners, last Friday’s meeting of No. 1 Florida and No. 2 LSU on the floor in the Paul Maravich Activities Center was billed as the “meet of the century” in women’s college gymnastics. And there’s no doubt that it was the marquee meet of this weird year. But it’s rare that such a meet lives up to its billing — and yet, between high scoring, a perfect 10, two 198+ team score,...

Thomas’ record night lifts No. 1 Florida to victory against No. 2 LSU Florida records the country’s highest score for the third time this year February 13, 2021 | 12:59am EST Trinity Thomas scored a perfect 10 on her floor routine, leading Florida to a narrow victory over LSU Friday night Photo by Lawren Simmons | ...

Florida gymnastics has season-best showing on SEC’s first Pride Night Share this story Florida Gators For Florida gymnastics, the 2021 season has been one focused on the pursuit of a fourth national title — one that may well have been the Gators’ to lose last spring. But in the wake of social unrest nationally — and some pointed criticisms from former Florida gymnasts about the program itself — it has also been an opportunity to show that the Florida program is strengthened by its div...

Florida gymnastics downs Georgia despite rare Trinity Thomas fall Share this story Trinity Thomas had an off night. And for Florida gymnastics’ junior superstar and Olympic aspirant, that’s a truly rare sight. But it wasn’t nearly enough to keep the No. 1 Gators from cruising through their first home meet of the season against No. 7 Georgia, notching a respectable 197.250 and thumping the Gym Dogs by more than a point. On the occasion of Thomas’s first fall in almost a year, her classma...

The No. 1 Gators Gymnastics team started their season off with a dominant win in Auburn against the No. 14 Tigers. Now, the Gators returned home to face their rival: the No. 7 Georgia GymDogs. Since the Gators lost their last meet against Georgia at the O’Connell Center in 2019, Florida was eager to make a statement win in their home opener. In their first top-10 matchup of the year, Florida defeated Georgia, 197.250-196.075. https://twitter.com/GatorsGym/status/1350227514912751617?s=20 Thoma...

No. 1 Gator Gymnasts Open Home Action with Win Over No. 7 Georgia GAINESVILLE, Fla. – No. 1 Florida gymnastics opened home action Friday with a win over its most frequent opponent. Florida started home action with a 197.25 – 196.075 win over No. 7 Georgia in front of a sold-out reduced capacity Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center crowd of 2,203. It was the 154th meeting between the two programs and tonight marked the 60th time one of the program’s brought the No. 1 ranking...

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