This post was updated Feb. 14 at 10:01 p.m. Jordan Chiles hits every handstand to perfection, sticks every landing without a slide of the foot and reaches 180 degrees on every leap – following every rule in the book to a T. Read more...
Photo: UCLA gymnastics sophomore Jordan Chiles hugs her mom in the stands. Chiles earned her first perfect 10 of the season on floor Saturday. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Feb. 14 at 10:21 p.m. NCAA gymnastics has a problem. It’s not a problem with talent, nor marketability or viewership. In fact, the sport has checked all those boxes and passed all those tests with flying colors. Read more...
Photo: A gymnastics scorecard is pictured. Judging inconsistencies have become increasingly prevalent across the sport. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Feb. 12 at 11:40 p.m. Jordan Chiles ran into the Pauley Pavilion crowd to find her mom and give her a hug. Moments earlier, the sophomore had earned the Bruins’ first perfect 10 of the season as well as capped off Saturday’s action with a career-high 39.825 all-around score. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Jordan Chiles poses with the perfect 10 scorecard. Chiles was perfect on floor and tallied a 39.825 in the all-around Saturday afternoon as No. 6 UCLA gymnastics bested No. 20 Arizona State in Pauley Pavilion. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)
After posting their second-highest score of the season against their rival, the Red Rocks, the Bruins will return to familiar energy this weekend. No. 6 UCLA gymnastics will face off against No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Ana Padurariu performs on beam at Pauley Pavilion. Padurariu and No. 6 UCLA gymnastics will take on Arizona State at home Saturday afternoon. (Kaiya Pomeroy-Tso/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Feb. 7 at 9:01 p.m. KIDZ BOP, Now That’s What I Call Music!, Disney songs and the Chicken Dance. The Bruins attempted a new strategy before boarding the plane to the Beehive state. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Selena Harris smiles during a beam routine. Harris and UCLA gymnastics moved up from 20th in the country on beam to 13th after a season-high 49.575 on the event in their latest meet. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Feb. 5 at 10:32 p.m. Jordan Chiles was under the weather Friday night but ended on top of the scoreboard. “The first thing we thought about was Michael Jordan’s flu game,” said redshirt senior Margzetta Frazier. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Jordan Chiles smiles after finishing a bars routine. Chiles tallied a 39.775 in the all-around Friday night, but No. 5 UCLA gymnastics couldn’t keep pace with No. 4 Utah in Salt Lake City. (Kaiya Pomeroy-Tso/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This week, the Bruins will face a fellow top-five team after moving up the rankings themselves. Coming off its home opener Sunday, No. 5 UCLA gymnastics will hit the road again in a quick turnaround to take on No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Ciena Alipio smiles after her beam dismount at the Bruins’ home opener. Alipio and the rest of No. 5 UCLA gymnastics will take on No. 4 Utah in Salt Lake City on Friday night. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin senior staff)
