GYMNASTICS | Individual bests not enough to overcome injuries
The Yale gymnastics team continued to face difficulties Saturday at the Fox Run Invitational as injuries forced the Elis to enter only four competitors in three of the four events — a marked disadvantage in a sport where five scores are totaled to calculate the team score. The Bulldogs placed fourth out of four this weekend, but had, according to captain Alina Liao ’09, their “best meet yet.”
Previously this season, the Bulldogs have competed with five gymnasts in each event — a total still lower than the optimal six. Usually teams enter six gymnasts in each event, and only the top...
