Two weeks ahead of UCLA gymnastics’ annual Meet the Bruins intrasquad, coach Janelle McDonald sat down with the Daily Bruin gymnastics beat to reflect on the end of the squad’s 2024 season and how her team is looking as she heads into her third year at the helm of the program. Read more...
Photo: Coach Janelle McDonald pumps her fist to celebrate a routine in Pauley Pavilion. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Former UCLA gymnastics standout Ana Padurariu has transferred to Utah, the rising junior announced Tuesday via Instagram. The 2018 World Championships silver medalist chose to continue her NCAA career with the Bruins’ former Pac-12 rival. Read more...
Photo: Ana Padurariu poses on the beam in Pauley Pavilion.
Jordan Chiles has been to the Olympics twice. And her most recent venture – in Paris this summer – was after two years training with UCLA gymnastics. Read more...
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Chae (verb). To land short or trip and cover it up with choreography from Chae Campbell’s 2021 floor routine. Following Campbell’s freshman season with UCLA gymnastics, the graduate student never expected to become the face of a meme. Read more...
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This post was updated Oct. 16 at 1:42 p.m. A new era for UCLA Athletics is here. After 96 years in the “Conference of Champions,” UCLA is now a member of the Big Ten. Read more...
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This post was updated Aug. 12 at 1:08 a.m. UCLA gymnastics rising junior Jordan Chiles must return her bronze medal from the floor event final at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Read more...
Photo: UCLA gymnastics rising junior Jordan Chiles poses during her floor routine at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Chiles returned to the Games three years later and won the bronze medal on floor. The medal was stripped from her after the IOC announced the medal would be reallocated to Romania’s Ana Bărbosu. (Courtesy of John Cheng/USA Gymnastics)
This post was updated Aug. 12 at 1:52 a.m. Jordan Chiles announced Wednesday on the “Today” show’s X, formerly Twitter, account that she will return to Westwood for the 2025 season. Read more...
Photo: Rising junior Jordan Chiles posing during her floor routine in Pauley Pavilion. (Daily Bruin file photo)
