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Florida gymnastics wins third straight NCAA championship

Florida had gotten out to an unexpectedly great start at the NCAA Super Six on Saturday night, acquitting itself nicely on the devilishly tricky beam and exploding for big scores on the floor and vault, and entered its final rotation — the uneven bars — with the inside track to a third straight national title.

But four routines that were simply very good left Bridget Sloan, perhaps the best gymnast in school history, and Alex McMurtry, the program's future, needing strong scores to keep the Gators on the podium.

They got them. And Florida got its title — again.