UNC gymnast Cappalli remains standing despite falls
Senior North Carolina gymnast Lexi Cappalli learned young to get back up every time she fell.
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Senior North Carolina gymnast Lexi Cappalli learned young to get back up every time she fell.
We won!
Morgan Lane landed on the balance beam and swayed upon impact.
The North Carolina gymnastics team fell to No. 11 George Washington on Saturday afternoon by a score of 194.950-194.275 in Carmichael Arena. But Coach Derek Galvin was not disappointed.
Despite some stellar individual accomplishments, the North Carolina gymnastics team finished fifth in the Lindsey Ferris Invitational in Washington, D.C., on Sunday with a score of 188.925.
Kaitlynn Hedelund leaped off the beam, completed a flip, stuck the landing and was swarmed by hugs from her excited teammates.
North Carolina gymnastics coach Derek Galvin put it simply.
Just like any other team needs a full game of good competition, a gymnastics team needs consistency and poise throughout an entire meet to bring home a victory.
With the music blaring and enthusiastic yells echoing through the gym, the North Carolina gymnastics team flips, spins and defies gravity with apparent ease.
RALEIGH — It’s been many years since the North Carolina gymnastics team has nailed an uneven parallel bars performance at Reynolds Coliseum, Coach Derek Galvin said.
With the rest of the North Carolina gymnastics team lined up around her shouting encouragement, Kaitlynn Hedelund stands facing the vault, calmly waiting for the judge’s signal.
The North Carolina gymnastics team put together its best meet of the season so far on Saturday — trying to climb the ladder to success.
RALEIGH, NC — Two events in and with a lead at the halfway mark, the North Carolina gymnastics team was cruising in the noisy Reynolds Coliseum, where screaming fans belted out the lyrics to Frozen’s “Let It Go” during a break between events.
Just a half point ahead of Towson University going into the final event of Sunday evening’s meet, the North Carolina gymnastics team did what it had been doing the entire evening — it stayed in the moment. And by remaining poised, they scored the win over Towson, West Chester and William & Mary en route to a season-high number of points.
In gymnastics, every point counts.
Junior Lexi Cappalli performs her floor routine at the meet against Auburn on Friday, January 9th.
Classy, bullet-proof, passionate, lively and family.
The North Carolina gymnastics team ended the regular season Friday with one of its strongest performances of the year. The Tar Heels posted a team score of 194.775, their best away score this season and second-best all year.
The North Carolina gymnastics team was home. And when the Tar Heels are home, they don’t lose — at least they hadn’t until Friday.
The North Carolina gymnastics team’s first meet against Maryland on Jan. 26 could not have been better.