Raw. The amount of fun @katelyn_ohashi appears to be having and how relaxed she looks is what it’s all about. pic.twitter.com/Ca9KmCPmTf. 'And this week I got in and really worked on it and tried perfecting it before I could compete it this weekend.'. THIS BIT?!?!?!?!!?! Seriously, how does this happen? And livia_gymnastics wrote, "Your video completely blew my daughter away. "Now I just gotta learn how to clap on the beat," she says. She opted to compete on the collegiate level and found her love for the sport again. Image copyright Richard Quinton / UCLA Image caption Katelyn Ohashi performed her "perfect 10" routine at a college gymnastics competition. Competing to a medley of Michael Jackson hits and R&B classics, she earned a perfect score of 10 and put the crowd in a frenzy Saturday night. CNET Magazine: Check out a sample of the stories in CNET's newsstand edition. 'Katelyn and I have been talking about having two routines this year ever since this summer,' UCLA head coach Valorie Kondos Field said to the outlet. She didn't look a certain way. pic.twitter.com/pqUzl7AlUA, "Her whole floor routine is ridiculously hard," UCLA Women's Gymnastics coach Valorie Kondos Field told the Daily Bruin, UCLA's student newspaper. As of Monday, the tweet has nearly 24 million views and high praise from many Twitter users, including California Sen. Kamala Harris and Atlantic writer Jemele Hill. Updated on: January 14, 2019 / 7:51 PM Ohashi’s floor routines have captured the attention of social media, before — including last year at the PAC-12 championships, when she competed to a Michael Jackson medley. The college athlete lights up the web with her floor exercise. All Rights Reserved. Ohashi fans also flocked to her Instagram account, where she shared wonderfully similar looking photos of herself on the balance beam as a freshman, and again as a senior. "Her whole floor routine is ridiculously hard," coach Valorie Kondos Field told The Daily Bruin. … 'So yes, it was in the back of my mind because my main goal is to find as much joy as possible in this routine. Fans, including some famous faces, applauded Ohashi's routine, and she responded by offering them tickets to see her in person. Perfection is hard to come by, but Katelyn Ohashi's gymnastics routine on Friday nailed it. ", A isn't enough for this floor routine by @katelyn_ohashi. You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. pic.twitter.com/pqUzl7AlUA. Their coach, Greg Meehan, called it "Death by Relay.". And some had fun with the moves no ordinary, untrained human could pull off. Responding to praise after UCLA Gymnastics shared a clip of her routine (and noted that a 10 wasn’t “enough”), Ohashi wrote on Twitter, “Now I just gotta learn how to clap on the beat.”. Not only did Ohashi stun the audience with her amazing athleticism, but she also wowed judges enough to earn a perfect 10 for her routine Saturday at Under Armour's 2019 Collegiate Challenge. wrote mo_love99. Royal auntie to be! Her routine was so astounding that she also managed to earn Pac-12 Specialist of the Year honors at the event. UCLA Gymnastics' tweet had more than 122,000 retweets and more than 517,000 likes. Speaking about how long the routine took to make, Katelyn, who said her favorite part of the routine is the 'Beyonce' section, said: 'It literally took an hour and a half. ", A isn't enough for this floor routine by @katelyn_ohashi. First published on January 14, 2019 / 5:03 PM. Back one and a half layout right to that shoe Nova. UCLA didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. "Every single thing about it including the backward split that she does after her leap pass — it's insane.". ANAHEIM, California -- A UCLA gymnast left the gymnastics world shaken again after her floor routine earned her a perfect 10. "It was just a burner of a swim set that was actually quite fun and something very different for us," 23-year-old Ledecky said. The UCLA senior, who was an internet sensation last year for her Jackson-inspired performance, danced this time to the King of Pop's "The Way You Make Me Feel," The Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" and Earth, Wind and Fire's "September. Valorie said the new mix uplifting women is a 'no-brainer' for the gymnast. HOW?!?!?!?!! For the second time this season, senior Katelyn Ohashi earned a perfect 10 for her floor routine. Published: 18:53 BST, 25 March 2019 | Updated: 20:35 BST, 25 March 2019. 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