Practice makes perfect. Unless an external factor – like illness – gets in the way. That reality surfaced for the Bruins on Sunday, when lineup staples freshman Nola Matthews and sophomore Mika Webster-Longin were sidelined from the competition with the flu. Read more...
Photo: Sydney Barros dances during her floor routine. The junior had her collegiate debut on the event Sunday, earning a 9.900. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Jan. 29 at 9:04 p.m. Switzerland’s highest court said Thursday that the Court of Arbitration for Sport must reconsider Jordan Chiles’ appeal to reclaim her Olympic bronze medal, citing new audiovisual evidence. Read more...
Photo: Senior Jordan Chiles shrugs her shoulders during her floor routine. Chiles notched a perfect 10 on the event at Sunday’s meet. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Jan. 27 at 10:29 p.m. No. 5 UCLA gymnastics will return to Pauley Pavilion on Friday night, facing Washington. Daily Bruin reporter Finn Karish discusses the Husky talent ahead of the matchup. Read more...
This post was update Jan. 25 at 11:59 p.m. Jordan Chiles is perfect once again. Following her career-first perfect 10 on vault last week, the senior matched the mark on floor – her seventh career perfect 10 on the event and first by any gymnast in 2026. Read more...
Photo: Jordan Chiles poses during her floor routine. The senior reached perfection for the seventh time on floor Saturday morning. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Jan. 25 at 10:49 p.m. Balance beam defined UCLA gymnastics in 2016. Nearly a decade later – and eight years after a national championship was decided on the event’s final routine – assistant coach Lacy Dagen is reshaping beam into the program’s new identity. Read more...
Photo: Senior Ciena Alipio completes an acrobatic series on beam. She took the beam title at the 2025 Big Ten Championships. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
In many rivalries, the pressure builds as the year goes on – especially when national contenders collide. And an early-season matchup between the Bruins and the Spartans could be the first turn of the dial on the pressure cooker. Read more...
Photo: Big Ten Freshman of the Week Ashlee Sullivan poses during her floor routine. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
No. 5 UCLA gymnastics will face No. 21 Michigan State on Sunday in East Lansing, Michigan. The Bruins were the No. 1 team in the nation after their first meet this season but slipped to No. Read more...
