One winter sport at Arkansas looks dominant, anyway

Arkansas gymnastics is the best sport you’ve probably never seen in-person in Fayetteville.

Gymnastics isn’t the sport Arkansas athletics has had at the top of its interest list among fans in the wintertime for a while.

But coach Jordyn Wieber, a former Olympic champion, and the Razorbacks have been making a steady climb for the last couple years.

On Friday, the 11th-ranked Hogs beat Ohio State, 195.450 to 195.025 to earn Arkansas its first season-opening victory since 2014.

The Razorbacks beat Ohio State in each event and senior Kennedy Hambrick won the all-around title while also scoring within the top three of all four events (vault, bars, beam and floor).as stellar for a final score of 9.875. Arkansas continued to show its excellence on floor with a final mark of 49.100.

Arkansas’ next meet is Friday, January 14 against Auburn. The meet will mark the first ever gymnastics meet inside Bud Walton Arena.