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Michigan Gymnastics

March 10, 2013

Men's Gymnastics

Michigan narrowly loses its undefeated season

BY ALEX TAYLOR

The combination of facing the No. 3 team in the country, missing two of its best gymnasts and dealing with a new scoring system led to the Michigan men’s gymnastic team’s first loss of the season.

March 05, 2013

Women's Gymnastics

Plocki clinches 600th win with victory over MSU

BY CINDY YU

Saturday, March 2, marked multiple milestones for the No. 3 Michigan women’s gymnastics team.

February 24, 2013

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Captains split event titles at Pink Meet

BY CINDY YU

Michigan athletic teams hold the expectation that their captains embody the leaders and the best. The captains of the No. 3 Michigan women’s gymnastics team, senior Katie Zurales and junior Joanna Sampson, met that expectation by sweeping the individual event titles at the Wendy M. Roach Invitational Pink Meet.

February 23, 2013

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SportsMonday Column: Life beyond the Olympic rings

BY STEPHEN J. NESBITT

With their eyes firmly on that prize, the trio paused for just a day last week to relive its journey from student-athlete to Olympian and back again last summer.

February 19, 2013

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Martinez dazzles with 'flawless' bars, beam

BY CINDY YU

The maturation of the No. 3 Michigan women’s gymnastics team has shown a complete turnaround from last year. Senior Brittnee Martinez, the Big Ten co-Event Specialist of the Week, is the epitome of the team’s consistency and experience. She has hit on all 13 routines she competed in this season.

February 17, 2013

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Record-breaking performances carry Wolverines to win over Penn State

BY CINDY YU

On Saturday afternoon, Sampson led the No. 3 Wolverines (5-1 Big Ten, 9-1 overall) to a season-best 197.375-196.700 victory over Penn State (2-3, 7-5) with a dominating floor performance that was highlighted by an incredibly difficult double-layout opening pass.

February 13, 2013

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Zakharia no longer a one-trick gymnast

BY CINDY YU

Typically a floor exercise specialist, Zakharia competed in three events for just the second time in her career at the last home meet against Iowa on Feb. 2. To have her ready to go on vault and beam will add a more seasoned competitor to the mix and motivate her teammates to work even harder.

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