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. Read more...
Photo: Senior Madisyn Anyimi dances during her floor routine. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Jan. 11 at 11:16 p.m. Reputations are imperative. And the Bruins have one to uphold. UCLA gymnastics finished the 2025 campaign as the top ranked floor team in the nation. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Nola Matthews dances during her floor routine. Matthews earned a 9.700 in the event during her collegiate debut Saturday. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Jan. 6 at 11:36 p.m. There is far more room to fall than to grow when a team finishes one step from the top. Read more...
Photo: Ciena Alipio salutes following her beam routine. The senior anchored the Bruin beam lineup Saturday, earning a 9.925. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Jan. 4 at 5:31 p.m. It may not have been an Olympic stage. But senior Jordan Chiles and freshman Tiana Sumanasekera – UCLA gymnastics’ two Olympians – stole the show at the Bruins’ first competition of the season. Read more...
Photo: Senior Jordan Chiles dances during her floor routine. The Houston local debuted a new floor routine set to the music of Whitney Houston and Stevie Wonder on Saturday, earning a meet-high 9.925. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The clock hits midnight, and the ball drops. The new year brings a fresh start – and with it, the beginning of the 2026 women’s gymnastics season. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Nola Matthews completes a wolf turn during her floor routine. Matthews won gold on the event at the 2025 Winter Cup. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Dec. 31 at 2:36 p.m. No. 4 UCLA gymnastics returns to competition after a historic 2025 run that culminated in its program-first Big Ten title and an NCAA championship runner-up finish. Read more...
Photo: From left to right: freshman Tiana Sumanasekera, junior Katelyn Rosen, senior Jordan Chiles and freshman Ashlee Sullivan in Pauley Pavilion. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Jordan Chiles brought the Bruin floor party to Dancing with the Stars this fall, capturing third place. Now, the two-time Olympian will dance alongside a new set of UCLA stars for her final hurrah in 2026. Read more...
Photo: Senior Jordan Chiles poses during her floor routine. Chiles performed her junior year floor routine set to the music of Prince for the last time at Meet the Bruins. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin senior staff)
