The Olympic Games will return to Paris after 100 years. Despite the absence of Bruins in the 1924 Games, a host of former and current UCLA athletes will compete in the City of Lights this summer.
Miles Partain’s Olympic dream began when he was a teenager. Now, it’s turned into reality. After a rapid rise in the beach volleyball ranks, the former Bruin clinched a spot in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA men’s volleyball setter Miles Partain dives for a ball. Partain was named the 2022 MPSF Player of the Year before transitioning to professional beach volleyball. (Courtesy of Beach Volleyball World)
This post was updated June 30 at 10:02 p.m. Jordan Chiles will head to the Olympic Games for the second consecutive time. Chiles was named to the U.S. Read more...
Photo: Jordan Chiles poses during her floor routine in Pauley Pavilion. Chiles was named to the U.S. gymnastics Olympic team for the second consecutive time following her performance in the U.S. Olympic Trials. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Emma Malabuyo’s Olympic dream began when she was a little girl. And now, they’ve been realized. After missing Olympic qualification through the World Cup Series this year, the UCLA gymnastics junior clinched a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics after placing third in the all-around at the 2024 Asian Championships on May 24 – a competition she had just four weeks to prepare for. Read more...
Photo: Junior Emma Malabuyo celebrates after a routine at the NCAA California regional in Berkeley. (Neha Krishnakumar/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated July 23 at 6:33 p.m. Eden Cheng is golden. UCLA swim and dive’s rising sophomore diver competed in the European Games on June 22 and 23 in Rzeszów, Poland, for Team Great Britain. Read more...
Photo: UCLA rising sophomore Eden Cheng pulls her knees tight to her body as she begins her dive off the 10-meter platform. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)
