Most sports grow out of a simple formula—ball plus stick, ball plus kick, or car plus explosion. Break the pattern with today’s GrouponLive deal: for $12, you get one lower-bowl ticket for seating in rows 21–30 at each of three University of Utah women’s gymnastics meets at the Jon M. Huntsman Center (a $24 value). Included meets are:

• Against Utah State on Friday, January 13, at 7 p.m.
• Against Stanford on Friday, February 24, at 7 p.m.
• Against Nebraska on Friday, March 9, at 7 p.m.<p>

Balanced atop a rich tradition that includes 10 National Championships, the University of Utah’s gymnastics team vaults into a new season seeking to add even more accolades to its history. The fleet-footed women’s roster leaps, flips, and arabesques under the guidance of co-Head Coach Greg Marsden, whose 37-year resumé includes more than 950 victories, 317 All-Americans, and a multitude of 10.0 scores for victory dances. Having made a record 36 straight National Championship appearances, the Utes enter 2012 ranked fifth in the nation despite a youthful roster and a widely contested decision to replace practice balance beams with live boa constrictors.