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)
This post was updated June 30 at 9:45 p.m. UCLA is just weeks away from joining the Big Ten. After 96 years and 123 national championships in the Pac-12, the Bruins are at the forefront of the Big Ten’s West Coast expansion. Read more...
Photo: Members of Michigan State men’s basketball help pick up a player during a game. (Photo courtesy of The State News. Design by Lindsey Murto/Design director)
This post was updated June 23 at 12:53 p.m. Rising graduate student Frida Esparza is not hanging up her Bruin leotard yet. Esparza and UCLA gymnastics announced Friday that she will use her fifth year of NCAA eligibility to compete in the 2024-2025 season after the COVID-19 pandemic and injuries limited her previous four seasons. “I haven’t had a normal year here yet,” Esparza said. Read more...
Photo: Rising graduate student Frida Esparza performs a Van Leeuwen on uneven bars. Esparza and UCLA gymnastics announced Friday that the former Mexican national team member will return for another season, using her final year of NCAA eligibility. (Brandon Morquecho/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Nya Reed’s goal upon her transition from a Gator to a Bruin was returning to gymnastics after a year-long hiatus. In just one season in Westwood, the six-time All-American did just that – competing on vault and floor in all but one meet and averaging a 9.925 on the latter. Read more...
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This post was updated June 7 at 3:05 p.m. The 2025 UCLA gymnastics roster will host some of the biggest names in the sport – Olympians Emma Malabuyo, Brooklyn Moors and potentially Jordan Chiles. Read more...
Photo: Senior Chae Campbell salutes after performing a tumbling pass at the 2024 NCAA regional semifinals. Campbell’s routine scored a 9.950 and earned a 10 from one judge. (Neha Krishnakumar/Daily Bruin staff)
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 May 17 at 12:31 a.m. Selena Harris reached perfection four times in 2024. In 2023, she formed a formidable duo with Olympian Jordan Chiles, surging the Bruins to nationals for the first time since 2019. Read more...
Photo: Selena Harris salutes the judges after a vault routine at Pauley Pavilion. (Myka Fromm/Photo editor)
