UCLA senior Christine Peng-Peng Lee earned her fifth career Pac-12 Specialist of the Week award after scoring 9.975 on uneven bars and 9.925 on balance beam to win both events in UCLA's season opener on Saturday.

Lee was battling illness but pushed through to perform near-flawless routines. She earned a perfect 10 from one of the two judges on bars and led UCLA to a team score of 49.3 on the event. On balance beam, she helped secure UCLA's 14th consecutive 49.0 team score on the event with her 9.925.

UCLA will compete against Pac-12 foes Stanford, Utah and Washington on Sunday, Jan. 14 at Elevate the Stage - Reno.

Also Nominated:
Gymnast of the Week: Madison Cindric, ARIZ; Kyla Ross, UCLA; Cairo Leonard-Baker, ASU; Kyana George, CAL.
Specialist of the Week: Christina Berg, ARIZ; Jessica Ginn, ASU; Alma Kuc, CAL; Tiffani Lewis, UTAH
Freshman/Newcomer of the Week: Pauline Tratz, UCLA; Cairo Leonard-Baker, ASU; Sydney Soloski, UTAH

2018 Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week
Jan. 9: MyKayla Skinner, Utah.

2018 Pac-12 Specialist of the Week
Jan. 9: Christine Peng-Peng Lee, UCLA.

2018 Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Week
Jan. 9: Kyana George, California.