Inside UCLA with Thuc Nhi Nguyen

The latest in Bruin football, basketball and other sports

Madison Kocian wins silver medal on uneven bars

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Thuc Nhi Nguyen

That’s 2 Olympic medals now for #UCLAOlympian @MadisonKocian, who wins silver on uneven bars! Congrats, Maddie! pic.twitter.com/RLp4IkXb4e

— UCLA Gymnastics (@uclagymnastics) August 14, 2016

Incoming freshman Madison Kocian added an individual silver medal to her Olympic haul Sunday as she took home the silver medal on uneven bars.

After she helped Team USA to gold medal in the team competition, Kocian scored a 15.833 on bars in the event final. She narrowly lost out to Russia’s Aliya Mustafina, who defended her Olympic bars title with a 15.900 score.

Incoming freshman Madison Kocian helps Team USA to gymnastics gold

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Thuc Nhi Nguyen

WOW!@MadisonKocian leads @TeamUSA with a 15.933 on the uneven bars.https://t.co/8UlQsUiW6F
https://t.co/i7rV9CywMG

— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) August 10, 2016

Incoming UCLA freshman Madison Kocian helped Team USA secure back-to-back team gold medals in women’s gymnastics on Tuesday. It’s the first medal for a UCLA athlete so far in the 2016 Olympic Games.

Kocian competed on bars in the team final and scored a 15.933 for Team USA. The United States have historically struggled on uneven bars, which made Kocian an important piece of the team’s success this year as that event is her specialty. She is scheduled to compete in the bar event final on Aug. 14.