There is home-field advantage. And then there is competing in Pauley Pavilion – where banners that boast UCLA’s collection of national titles hang from the rafters, blue and yellow confetti falls from the sky during floor routines and the crowd hangs on to every Bruin gymnast’s last move. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Riley Jenkins cheers following a vault. She has a 9.825 average on the apparatus. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Jan. 15 at 11:01 p.m. No. 9 UCLA gymnastics will head to Pauley Pavilion on Saturday for its season-opening showdown against Nebraska. Read more...
This post was updated Jan. 10 at 11:09 p.m. An opportunity for revenge goes unfulfilled. With three of the four 2025 NCAA finalists in the field, the Bruins had an opportunity to set the tone early in 2026 but ultimately fell short. Read more...
Photo: Junior Katelyn Rosen hits a split jump during her beam routine. Rosen notched a 39.325 in the all-around in Saturday’s meet. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
No one is immune to season-opening jitters. But the youthful Bruin squad managed to find balance in its Jan. 3 season-opener – ending the meet with their highest season-opening beam total since 2004. Read more...
Photo: Senior Madisyn Anyimi dances during her floor routine. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Jan. 11 at 11:16 p.m. Reputations are imperative. And the Bruins have one to uphold. UCLA gymnastics finished the 2025 campaign as the top ranked floor team in the nation. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Nola Matthews dances during her floor routine. Matthews earned a 9.700 in the event during her collegiate debut Saturday. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Jan. 6 at 11:36 p.m. There is far more room to fall than to grow when a team finishes one step from the top. Read more...
Photo: Ciena Alipio salutes following her beam routine. The senior anchored the Bruin beam lineup Saturday, earning a 9.925. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Jan. 4 at 5:31 p.m. It may not have been an Olympic stage. But senior Jordan Chiles and freshman Tiana Sumanasekera – UCLA gymnastics’ two Olympians – stole the show at the Bruins’ first competition of the season. Read more...
Photo: Senior Jordan Chiles dances during her floor routine. The Houston local debuted a new floor routine set to the music of Whitney Houston and Stevie Wonder on Saturday, earning a meet-high 9.925. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
