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Best leotards from the 2023 NCAA women’s gymnastics championship

From blinged out rhinestones accents to ombre patterns the attire left you thinking what would these athletes wear for competition?

The 2023 NCAA women’s gymnastics championship kicked off Wednesday with podium training practice sessions. Each of the eight teams along with the four all-around competitors, and 16 event specialists who were not members of a qualifying team, were broken up into two practice sessions.

Each athlete had time to practice on each of the four events in a rotation.

While the skills were nothing short of extraordinary, the leotards were breathtaking. From blinged out rhinestones accents to ombre patterns the attire left you thinking what would these athletes wear for competition?

Team semifinal and individual competition will be conducted in two sessions on April 13 at 2 and 8 p.m. CT. The top two teams from each semifinal advance to the championship on April 15 at 3 p.m. CT. The semifinals will be broadcast live on ESPN 2 and the championship final will be live on ABC.

Here are the four best leotards from the practice sessions today.

Day 1: Sights and Sounds from 2023 NCAA women’s gymnastics championship

Guess which Olympic special guest attended the first day of NCAA women’s gymnastics championships.

The day started with Olympic champion and USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame gymnast Carly Patterson leading the Readers Become Leaders ceremony with local ISDs.

Then the gymnasts started practicing with two practice sessions being held throughout the day. Both teams and individuals practiced together and rotated through the four events.

The music was pumping and routines were being stuck left and right. Chalk was in the air and the sound of supportive teammates and coaches cheering on their teammates echoed inside Dickies Arena. A sense of camaraderie was also present not only within teams, but especially the teams supporting the individual competitors. It can be tough to be the only one from your school at an event like this, but everyone seemed at ease.

The women’s gymnastics championships consist of eight teams, four all-around competitors, and 16 event specialists who were not members of a qualifying team.

The eight teams competing are the California Golden Bears, Oklahoma Sooners, Utah Utes, UCLA Bruins, Denver Pioneers, Kentucky Wildcats, Florida Gators, and LSU Tigers. The Golden Bears finished the regular season at the top of the rankings amongst all schools with a 198.075 regional final score.

LSU looked especially crisp in warmups on vault and bars, while Florida was showcasing their artistry on the floor.

The schedule for the semifinals breaks the individual and team competitors up into two sessions:

Semifinal I – 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 13 on ESPN2

Teams: No. 2 Florida, No. 7 California, No. 6 LSU, and No. 14 Denver

Individuals: Courtney Blackson (Boise State), Elexis Edwards (Ohio State), Delanie Harkness (Michigan State), Payton Harris (Ohio State), Emily Lopez (Boise State), Ava Piedrahita (Penn State), Cassidy Rushlow (Penn State), Alisa Sheremeta (Missouri), Gabrielle Stephen (Michigan State), Chloe Widner (Stanford)

Semifinal II – 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 13

Teams: No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 5 Utah, No. 4 UCLA, and No. 9 Kentucky

Individuals: Luisa Blanco (Alabama), Sierra Brooks (Michigan), Jade Carey (Oregon State), Norah Flatley (Arkansas), Derrian Gobourne (Auburn), Abby Heiskell (Michigan), Naomi Morrison (Michigan), Hannah Scharf (Arizona State), Lauren Williams (Arkansas), Natalie Wojcik (Michigan)

The top two teams from each semifinal will advance to the final at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 15, on ABC.

Michigan gymnast wins most prestigious award in collegiate gymnastics

Brooks is the fourth Michigan women’s gymnast to earn the honor.

Everyone knows about the Heisman Trophy in college football, but have you heard of the collegiate gymnastics equivalent? The University of Michigan sure has, since they have had four gymnasts receive the award over its 31-year history.

On April 11, the University of Michigan women’s gymnastics senior Sierra Brooks was named the 2023 AAI Award winner. The award is given annually to the nation’s top senior women’s gymnast.

Brooks is the fourth Michigan women’s gymnast to earn the honor. Natalie Wojcik won the award in 2022, Kylee Botterman received the award in 2011, and Beth Wymer received the honor in 1995.

While the University of Michigan’s season ended with a tiebreaker against LSU, Brooks qualified for nationals individually. She will compete on April 13 in Fort Worth, Texas as an individual vault specialist.

Here is everything you need to know about the 2023 NCAA women’s gymnastics championships.

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2023 NCAA women’s gymnastics championships: Everything you need to know

See which eight teams are fighting for the 2023 NCAA women’s gymnastics championship

The 2023 NCAA women’s gymnastics championships will be held at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, from Apr. 13-15. The women’s gymnastics championships consist of eight teams, four all-around competitors, and 16 event specialists who were not members of a qualifying team.

The eight teams competing are the California Golden Bears, Oklahoma Sooners, Utah Utes, UCLA Bruins, Denver Pioneers, Kentucky Wildcats, Florida Gators, and LSU Tigers. The Golden Bears finished the regular season at the top of the rankings amongst all schools with a 198.075 regional final score.

Denver is the lowest-ranked seed at No. 14 while the Sooners are the highest-ranked at No. 1. LSU advanced via a tiebreaker against Michigan, after a season full of injuries. Oklahoma is looking to defend its 2022 title and win its sixth national title in women’s gymnastics.

Team semifinal and individual competition will be conducted in two sessions on April 13 at 2 and 8 p.m. CT. The top two teams from each semifinal advance to the championship on April 15 at 3 p.m. CT. The semifinals will be broadcast live on ESPN 2 and the championship final will be live on ABC.

Women’s History Month Spotlight: Fisk University women’s gymnastics head coach Corrinne Tarver

Continuing our series on spotlighting women in sports, we have Corrinne Tarver of Fisk University.

This Women’s History Month, I will be spotlighting women athletes and their achievements in college, after college, and beyond. Athletes are humans first and while I want to highlight their athletic ability and achievements, I also want to point a spotlight on what they are doing off their field of play.

Fisk University Women’s Gymnastics team made history in 2023 as the first-ever HBCU gymnastics team to compete at the NCAA level. Head coach Corrinne Tarver knew she wanted to make history again and went about it just 14 months before the team competed in their first meet.

Tarver understands what it is like to be the first and make history. In 1989, she became the first Black gymnast to win an NCAA all-around championship when she did so for the University of Georgia. She is just as impressive off of the mat. She has a Juris Doctorate from New York Law School and was named the Athletic Director of Fisk University in July of 2022.

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If you have followed gymnastics for a while you also remember the name, Dominique Dawes. Dawes was the first black gymnast to win an individual medal in Olympic gymnastics. As per Dawes’ LinkedIn, she recently went to meet the Fisk gymnasts, the next generation of gymnastics history-makers.

“Talk about a rewarding weekend! Speaking to The Fisk Univ. Gymnastics Team, and hearing about my impact on them, in front of my own children, made my athletic/Olympic journey come full circle.

As Black History Month comes to an end and as we enter into Women’s History Month, let’s realize the impact that we make on others, is essential to living a life of fulfillment. This is why I’ve started my own academies, empowering the next generation.
#Dawesgymnasticsacademy

I’m proud of the courage and poise these young women displayed on and off the gym floor. Trailblazers are what they are!”

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The past and future of the sport of gymnastics are coming together to create an even stronger foundation for generations to come.

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