
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 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.

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.
This post was updated Jan. 17 at 7:16 p.m.
Jordan Chiles is known for perfection. The senior has garnered 11 perfect scores to prove it.
But she had yet to achieve this feat on vault.
Until Saturday.
Surrounding oneself with strong support is a recipe for success.
And it certainly does not hurt when that support comes with Olympic-caliber experience.
Five of the 16 gymnasts at the 2024 United States Olympic Trials were products of the World Champions Centre.
There is home-field advantage.
And then there is competing in Pauley Pavilion – where banners that boast UCLA’s collection of national titles hang from the rafters, blue and yellow confetti falls from the sky during floor routines and the crowd hangs on to every Bruin gymnast’s last move.
This post was updated Jan. 10 at 11:09 p.m.
An opportunity for revenge goes unfulfilled.
With three of the four 2025 NCAA finalists in the field, the Bruins had an opportunity to set the tone early in 2026 but ultimately fell short.
No one is immune to season-opening jitters.
But the youthful Bruin squad managed to find balance in its Jan. 3 season-opener – ending the meet with their highest season-opening beam total since 2004.

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