Senior Jordan Chiles closes her eyes and puts her hands together before her beam routine. She logged a 9.950 on the apparatus in the national semifinal. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
No. 4 seed UCLA gymnastics’ (33-4) season ended Thursday after the squad took third place at the national semifinal with a 197.275 mark, failing to advance to the national championship at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
Thursday’s result was not what the Bruin faithful – or really anyone – expected.
UCLA gymnastics entered its final rotation needing just a fraction above its season low on vault to secure a spot in the national championship.
A baker refines a recipe.
An engineer designs hundreds of models.
A collegiate gymnast practices on beam over and over again.
All of them in pursuit of one thing: perfection.
For many competitors, coming up short only strengthens the desire to win.
One year after a second-place finish in the 2025 NCAA Championship, the Bruins have an opportunity to one-up themselves and their competition.
Oklahoma
Ranking: No. 1 seed
Strength: Vault
Weakness: Bars
X-Factor: Addison Fatta
Oklahoma is dominant.
The Sooners were the No. 1 squad in the nation for nine weeks in a row during the regular season, owning an NQS of 197.980 and top-five rankings on every event.
This post was updated April 5 at 10:18 p.m.
CORVALLIS, OREGON – Jordan Chiles was crying before she even stepped onto the floor.
With razor-thin margins, the senior had only one option – a hit routine to punch the Bruins’ ticket to nationals.
This post was updated April 3 at 10:29 p.m.
Corvallis, Oregon – The Bruins advance.
No. 4 seed UCLA gymnastics took first place with a 197.450 mark at the NCAA Regionals Second Round at the Gill Coliseum in Corvallis.
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