Crown her.
UCLA’s Norah Flatley made a memorable season debut on the beam Friday, scoring a team-high 9.875 in the event as No. 13 UCLA shook off a shaky start and finished second in an NCAA regional semifinal in Morgantown, W. Va., to advance to Saturday’s final.
Flatley missed the entire regular season because of an ankle injury and only cracked the uneven bars lineup at the Pac-12 championships two weeks ago. When the Bruins needed her to deliver Friday to avoid counting a fall on beam, Flatley didn’t flinch.
“She’s the beam queen on UCLA’s gymnastics team,” Bruins coach Chris Waller said.