UCLA gymnast Jordan Chiles turns focus to Olympics after NCAA individual success
1 year, 8 months ago

UCLA gymnast Jordan Chiles turns focus to Olympics after NCAA individual success

LA Times  

UCLA’s Jordan Chiles won individual titles on the floor exercise, pictured above, and on the bars during the NCAA championships Thursday night in Fort Worth, but the Bruins did not reach the team final. But I honestly think this year, I’m just a little more prepared mentally because I know what’s to come.” The Bruins’ Jordan Chiles competes on the bars during the NCAA championships Thursday night. UCLA’s Jordan Chiles rejoices with coach Janelle McDonald after earning a perfect score on the bars Thursday night. UCLA will face an uphill battle trying to compensate for Chiles’ consistent all-around scores next season, and the Bruins might also have to replace fifth-year senior Margzetta Frazier, a stalwart on vault, bars and floor who is still considering her sixth year of eligibility.

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Brooklyn Moors, Jordan Chiles impress in rough season opener for UCLA gymnastics
5 days, 14 hours ago

Brooklyn Moors, Jordan Chiles impress in rough season opener for UCLA gymnastics

LA Times  

UCLA gymnast Brooklyn Moors flies through the air during her floor exercise routine at the American Gold Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Classic in Oceanside on Saturday. For the first time since February 2022, the graduate student competed in three events Saturday — beam, floor exercise and vault — showcasing her versatility to lead UCLA gymnastics to a third-place score of 195.250 …

For UCLA stars Jordan Chiles and Emma Malabuyo, college gymnastics is about having fun
6 days, 14 hours ago

For UCLA stars Jordan Chiles and Emma Malabuyo, college gymnastics is about having fun

LA Times  

UCLA gymnast Jordan Chiles, second from left, smiles while standing next to her teammates during a “Meet The Bruins” event at Pauley Pavilion on Dec. 14. “When it comes to college, you can play around,” Chiles said Tuesday, ahead of UCLA’s season-opening meet Saturday against California and Oregon State at the American Gold Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Championships in Oceanside. “It’s …

Jordan Chiles returns to gymnastics action at UCLA after Olympics heartbreak
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Jordan Chiles returns to gymnastics action at UCLA after Olympics heartbreak

Daily Mail  

Four months after being forced to relinquish her bronze medal from the Paris Olympics, Team USA star gymnast Jordan Chiles returned to collegiate competition over the weekend for UCLA. Chiles won her first gold medal as part of the Team USA in Paris and also temporarily took home an individual bronze in the floor exercise. Jordan Chiles returned to gymnastics …

Jordan Chiles appeals to Swiss court over fight for Olympic gymnastics bronze medal
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Jordan Chiles appeals to Swiss court over fight for Olympic gymnastics bronze medal

New York Times  

Jordan Chiles said she would make every effort to get her bronze medal back, and that fight continued Monday. Successful appeals to the Swiss tribunal are uncommon, but Chiles’ attorneys argued the CAS decision — which prompted the International Olympic Committee to reallocate Chiles’ medal to Romania’s Ana Bărbosu — violated Chiles’ “right to be heard.” In a news release, …

Jordan Chiles: US gymnast says ‘the person I am’ was taken from her during Olympic medal controversy
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Jordan Chiles: US gymnast says ‘the person I am’ was taken from her during Olympic medal controversy

CNN  

CNN — An emotional Jordan Chiles opened up Wednesday about how the controversy surrounding her bronze medal in the women’s artistic floor exercise at the 2024 Paris Games affected her, saying the process took away “the person I am.” US gymnast Chiles was stripped of her first individual Olympic medal after the Romanian gymnastics team challenged the decision to revise …

Jordan Chiles says Olympic gymnastics controversy took away ‘the recognition of who I was’
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Jordan Chiles says Olympic gymnastics controversy took away ‘the recognition of who I was’

New York Times  

For 14 seconds, Jordan Chiles paused and looked down to collect her thoughts and emotions. The question — about what Chiles felt she lost when the International Olympic Committee stripped her of her bronze medal in the Olympic women’s gymnastics floor exercise — forced her to stop mid-answer. “It’s about the fact there were things that have led up to …

Jordan Chiles 'still has her Olympics bronze medal' despite being stripped of it after gymnastics controversy in Paris
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Jordan Chiles 'still has her Olympics bronze medal' despite being stripped of it after gymnastics controversy in Paris

Daily Mail  

Gymnast Jordan Chiles is still in possession of the bronze medal she was awarded for her floor routine at the Paris Olympics, two sources told USA Today. Chiles initially finished fifth in the eight-woman final before Team USA coach Cecile Landi appealed Chiles' score, asking to receive credit for a maneuver that would boost her score by.1. Romania successfully protested …

Olympian Jordan Chiles should slam door on misguided IOC
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympian Jordan Chiles should slam door on misguided IOC

LA Times  

The matter is complicated, but the message should be simple. When the corrupt Olympic gods show up at Jordan Chiles’ doorstep demanding her bronze floor exercise medal, the UCLA gymnast should send them off with three words. American silver medalist Simone Biles, left, and bronze medalist Jordan Chiles, right, bow to Brazilian gold medalist Rebeca Andrade during the medal ceremony …

Jordan Chiles Olympic medal controversy: The latest on the fight to restore USA gymnast’s bronze
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Jordan Chiles Olympic medal controversy: The latest on the fight to restore USA gymnast’s bronze

The Independent  

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Jordan Chiles: Everything to know about the controversy over the gymnast’s bronze medal
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Jordan Chiles: Everything to know about the controversy over the gymnast’s bronze medal

CNN  

CNN — Gymnastics is full of twists and turns, but the unfolding saga over which gymnast will officially take home the bronze in the 2024 Olympic women’s artistic floor exercise final has been more complicated than anyone expected. Mike Blake/Reuters The sports governing body announced it had determined the inquiry submitted on behalf of Chiles “was raised after the conclusion …

U.S. loses appeal but vows to keep fighting to keep Jordan Chiles’ bronze medal
4 months, 4 weeks ago

U.S. loses appeal but vows to keep fighting to keep Jordan Chiles’ bronze medal

LA Times  

USA Gymnastics’ latest appeal to keep Jordan Chiles’ Olympic bronze medal was denied, but the organization pledged to keep fighting on her behalf. In a statement posted on X, USA Gymnastics announced the Court of Arbitration for Sport notified the organization Monday that “rules do not allow for an arbitral award to be reconsidered even when conclusive new evidence is …

Jordan Chiles forced to return gymnastic bronze medal for heart-breaking reason
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Jordan Chiles forced to return gymnastic bronze medal for heart-breaking reason

The Independent  

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USA chiefs set to APPEAL decision to strip Jordan Chiles of Olympic bronze medal after bombshell ruling
4 months, 4 weeks ago

USA chiefs set to APPEAL decision to strip Jordan Chiles of Olympic bronze medal after bombshell ruling

Daily Mail  

The US Olympic & Paralympic Committee has appealed the Olympic chiefs' decision to take Jordan Chiles' bronze medal after she stepped on the podium for the floor competition in Paris. Early on Sunday, the International Olympic Committee confirmed it will re-award Chiles' bronze medal to Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu after the sport's highest court voided an on-floor appeal from Chiles' …

US gymnast Chiles loses floor bronze to Romania's Barbosu after CAS ruling
4 months, 4 weeks ago

US gymnast Chiles loses floor bronze to Romania's Barbosu after CAS ruling

Hindustan Times  

US gymnast Jordan Chiles has lost her bronze medal in the Paris Olympics women's floor exercise after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled Saturday that the judging panel improperly granted an inquiry that moved her up from fifth. In response to applications filed by the Romanian Gymnastics Federation and gymnasts Barbosu and Sabrina Maneca-Voinea, CAS ruled that the appeal …

Jordan Chiles' medal status in jeopardy after CAS ruling: 'We are devastated…'
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Jordan Chiles' medal status in jeopardy after CAS ruling: 'We are devastated…'

Hindustan Times  

Jordan Chiles from Team USA gymnastics won her first individual medal on Monday, August 5 in the women's floor exercise final at the Paris Olympics. US' Jordan Chiles competes in the artistic gymnastics women's floor exercise final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on August 5, 2024. The ruling stated, “ The Fédération Internationale …

U.S. fights to keep Jordan Chiles’ medal, submitting video evidence to support appeal
4 months, 4 weeks ago

U.S. fights to keep Jordan Chiles’ medal, submitting video evidence to support appeal

LA Times  

The IOC says U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles will be asked to return her bronze medal in floor exercise in order for it to be given to Romania’s Ana Barbosu. Hours after the International Olympic Committee ruled that the U.S. gymnast should return her medal because of a score change, USA Gymnastics will now submit a new appeal to the Court …

Jordan Chiles to lose Olympic bronze medal after court ruling, but USOPC to appeal
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Jordan Chiles to lose Olympic bronze medal after court ruling, but USOPC to appeal

New York Times  

Jordan Chiles’ bronze medal in the floor exercise in the gymnastics floor exercise at the Paris Games will be reallocated to Ana Bărbosu of Romania, the International Olympic Committee said in a statement Sunday, after a court invalidated the correction to Chiles’ score that put her on the podium. The IOC said Sunday it was in contact with Romania’s Olympic …

American gymnast Jordan Chiles lost her bronze medal on floor exercise. What happened?
4 months, 4 weeks ago

American gymnast Jordan Chiles lost her bronze medal on floor exercise. What happened?

Associated Press  

PARIS — Romania’s Ana Barbosu replaced American Jordan Chiles as the Olympic bronze medalist in gymnastics floor exercise after the International Gymnastics Federation restored Barbosu to third. Two-time U.S. Olympic gymnast medalist Jordan Chiles shows her medals after ringing the closing bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York’s Times Square, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. The Romanian Gymnastics Federation asked …

Romanian gymnast could replace Jordan Chiles as bronze medalist in floor exercise after court ruling
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Romanian gymnast could replace Jordan Chiles as bronze medalist in floor exercise after court ruling

Associated Press  

PARIS — The International Gymnastics Federation restored Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu to third in the Paris Olympicswomen’s floor exercise final Saturday, potentially forcing American gymnast Jordan Chiles to return the bronze she won in the event. Jordan Chiles, of the United States, holds up her medals after the women’s artistic gymnastics individual apparatus finals Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer …

Jordan Chiles likely to lose her bronze medal after appeal ruling
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Jordan Chiles likely to lose her bronze medal after appeal ruling

LA Times  

U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles takes a break during podium training ahead of the start of the Paris Olympic Games on July 25. Jordan Chiles cried in her coach’s arms, stood on an Olympic podium with a bronze medal around her neck and then was memorialized in one of the viral moments of these Summer Games when she joined Simone Biles …

Jordan Chiles, in an Olympic gymnastics comedy of errors, gets another raw deal
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Jordan Chiles, in an Olympic gymnastics comedy of errors, gets another raw deal

New York Times  

We ask a lot of our Olympic athletes — to perform with grace and humility, to carry the Olympic spirit even as they pursue their own individual goals; to abide by the rules, and to accept their fates, however they may go, with dignity. The top 24 women quality; except Chiles, while fourth overall, was third on the U.S. team, …

‘UCLA, here I come!’ Jordan Chiles to rejoin Bruins after medaling twice at Paris Olympics
5 months ago

‘UCLA, here I come!’ Jordan Chiles to rejoin Bruins after medaling twice at Paris Olympics

LA Times  

U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles says she will return to UCLA for her final two seasons. She helped Team USA win the gold in the team competition and claimed the bronze in the floor event at the Paris Olympics. Chiles was a member of the U.S. gymnastics team that won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and also …

Simone Biles And Jordan Chiles Give Gold Medalist Her Due In Viral Photo
5 months ago

Simone Biles And Jordan Chiles Give Gold Medalist Her Due In Viral Photo

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Simone Biles is considered the greatest gymnast of all time, but she and teammate Jordan Chiles showed they may also be the GOATs at sportsmanship. Biles finished second while Chiles came in third after Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade in the 2024 Olympics gymnastics floor final on Monday. At one point during the medal ceremony, Biles and Chiles dropped …

‘We ugly cried.’ Jordan Chiles savors euphoria of surprise Olympic bronze medal
5 months ago

‘We ugly cried.’ Jordan Chiles savors euphoria of surprise Olympic bronze medal

LA Times  

American Jordan Chiles bursts into tears after learning she won the bronze medal Monday during the women’s individual floor finals at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Whether the inquiry submitted by Jordan Chiles’ coach would move her onto the podium or keep her in fifth place during the floor exercise final on Monday, Gina was already proud. “We ugly …

Why did Jordan Chiles’ score change after floor exercise? Explaining gymnastics’ inquiry process
5 months ago

Why did Jordan Chiles’ score change after floor exercise? Explaining gymnastics’ inquiry process

New York Times  

Jordan Chiles jogged away from her coaches when she saw her score, falling to the floor and holding her head in her hands after winning bronze. 🥹🥉 #ParisOlympics pic.twitter.com/4hQl4wtF69 — NBC Sports August 5, 2024 The new score placed Chiles behind Brazilian star Rebeca Andrade, who took gold, and Biles, who earned silver. and Peacock pic.twitter.com/iZRmjs9wDL — NBC Olympics & …

Jordan Chiles and the bow that capped Olympic gymnastics on a perfect note
5 months ago

Jordan Chiles and the bow that capped Olympic gymnastics on a perfect note

New York Times  

PARIS — There, on that podium, holding a medal that always seemed so far away, Jordan Chiles had every reason to get lost in her own biography. And Jordan Chiles could’ve made this moment about herself. On Monday afternoon, Chiles walked onto the floor at Bercy Arena knowing she needed to score better than 13.700 in the floor routine to …

Jordan Chiles adds secret ingredients of fire and fun to gold-medal U.S. gymnastics team
5 months, 1 week ago

Jordan Chiles adds secret ingredients of fire and fun to gold-medal U.S. gymnastics team

LA Times  

She didn’t make the world championship team. “She did the work and she’s Olympic champion today.” Jordan Chiles looks up and laughs while surrounded by her U.S. teammates Jade Carey, from left, Suni Lee and Simone Biles. Before falling while mounting the beam during Tuesday’s team final, Chiles’ Olympics were looking like a complete 180 from her performance three years …

How Jordan Chiles can ‘change the game’ with her Olympic Beyoncé routine
5 months, 1 week ago

How Jordan Chiles can ‘change the game’ with her Olympic Beyoncé routine

LA Times  

She hasn’t even saluted for her first Olympic routine in Bercy Arena, but Jordan Chiles already has something better than a gold medal. “She’s there to change the game,” said UCLA assistant coach BJ Das, who choreographed Chiles’ floor routine. But Chiles unabashedly gravitated toward Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” album to inspire not only her floor routine, but her entire Paris pursuit. …

‘Pure grit.’ Jordan Chiles is making a run at a second Olympics, this time on her terms
7 months, 1 week ago

‘Pure grit.’ Jordan Chiles is making a run at a second Olympics, this time on her terms

Associated Press  

FORT WORTH, Texas — Jordan Chiles doesn’t have to put herself through this. Yet here she is, three years removed from the summer of 2021 — when Chiles put together maybe the best gymnastics of her life to make the Olympic team and left Tokyo with a silver medal, a scholarship waiting for her at UCLA and more than a …

Jordan Chiles stepped up at the Tokyo Olympics — now it’s time for Paris
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Jordan Chiles stepped up at the Tokyo Olympics — now it’s time for Paris

New York Times  

Jordan Chiles is smiling, the beam nearly as bright as the green sweatshirt she’s wearing and the Olympic ring flex of a necklace dangling at the base of her neck. “My motto these last two months is ‘I’m that girl,’” Chiles says. “Everyone said, ‘Can she make the team?’ You can’t help getting those thoughts in your head, too.” Jordan …

Selena Harris’ leadership, perfect 10 helps UCLA gymnastics ‘level up’ despite loss to Utah
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Selena Harris’ leadership, perfect 10 helps UCLA gymnastics ‘level up’ despite loss to Utah

LA Times  

UCLA’s Selena Harris celebrates after scoring a perfect 10 in the vault during a dual meet against Utah at Pauley Pavilion on Monday. Harris scored her second consecutive perfect score on vault, but the performance wasn’t enough to save UCLA from its sixth consecutive dual meet loss to Pac-12 rival Utah on Monday. A week after notching UCLA’s first perfect …

UCLA gymnastics raising the bar in vault could lift them into NCAA title contention
1 year ago

UCLA gymnastics raising the bar in vault could lift them into NCAA title contention

LA Times  

Selena Harris celebrates with teammates during the Los Angeles Regional in March. “I think for sure, we’re going to be in the final four because we’re just so hungry from last year,” said sophomore Selena Harris, who was selected Pac-12 freshman of the year last season. “Last year, we thought we worked so hard in the last four, but since …

Jordan Chiles wins two titles, but UCLA fails to reach NCAA championship final
1 year, 8 months ago

Jordan Chiles wins two titles, but UCLA fails to reach NCAA championship final

LA Times  

UCLA’s Jordan Chiles posts a perfect 10 on the uneven bars at the NCAA gymnastics championship semifinals on Thursday. UCLA’s Jordan Chiles competes on floor exercise during the NCAA gymnastics championship semifinals Thursday. UCLA’s Margzetta Frazier competes on the uneven bars during the NCAA gymnastics championship semifinals Thursday. … But if all the threads are tight and intact and every …

UCLA gymnast Selena Harris finds perfection at NCAA regionals
1 year, 9 months ago

UCLA gymnast Selena Harris finds perfection at NCAA regionals

LA Times  

UCLA’s Selena Harris celebrates after competing on the vault during the Bruins’ second-place finish in the NCAA regional final Saturday at Pauley Pavilion. “I’m usually not one to ask questions or really ask for help,” Harris said, “but coming here, I had no idea what I was getting myself into.” UCLA Sports UCLA gymnastics advances to NCAA championships with second-place …

UCLA gymnastics advances to NCAA championships with second-place regional finish
1 year, 9 months ago

UCLA gymnastics advances to NCAA championships with second-place regional finish

LA Times  

The UCLA gymnastics team rejoices Saturday during the regional final at Pauley Pavilion. But there was one consistent factor in UCLA’s come-from-behind performance Saturday that clinched the team’s first national championship appearance since 2019. The Bruins charged back from a two-tenth deficit after two rotations led by perfect 10s on Jordan Chiles and Selena Harris on floor and vault, respectively, …

Everything you need to know about UCLA gymnastics hosting the NCAA regionals
1 year, 9 months ago

Everything you need to know about UCLA gymnastics hosting the NCAA regionals

LA Times  

UCLA’s Jordan Chiles and the Bruins will push to make the most of their home-gym advantage during NCAA regionals at Pauley Pavilion. After the Bruins spent this season hoping to just improve their own scores each meet this year, completely ignoring what their opponents did, this week’s three-round, nine-team NCAA regional at Pauley Pavilion is the first time that a …

UCLA’s Jordan Chiles posts nation’s highest all-around gymnastics score this season
1 year, 9 months ago

UCLA’s Jordan Chiles posts nation’s highest all-around gymnastics score this season

LA Times  

As judges conferred on a teammate’s score, UCLA’s Jordan Chiles was stuck to wait before a nerve-racking beam routine. The Olympic silver medalist’s career-high 39.9 all-around score powered UCLA to a season-best 198.275 in its win over Iowa State in Saturday’s regular-season finale at Pauley Pavilion. pic.twitter.com/a7XNhmWuxn — Thuc Nhi Nguyen March 11, 2023 Chiles tied Jamie Dantzscher for the …

Jordan Chiles shares her perfect 10 with someone special in UCLA win
1 year, 10 months ago

Jordan Chiles shares her perfect 10 with someone special in UCLA win

LA Times  

She was out of breath. “Having her in the audience and being able to get a 10 all in the same moment was just really emotional for me,” Chiles said, “because it’s something I’ve always dreamed of.” Chiles’ 10 led the Bruins to a season-high 49.675 score on floor as UCLA notched its second-highest total score of the season in …

UCLA gymnast Jordan Chiles guided by a pursuit of greatness
2 years ago

UCLA gymnast Jordan Chiles guided by a pursuit of greatness

LA Times  

After the third time she wasn’t named to the U.S. women’s team for the world gymnastics championships, Jordan Chiles began to doubt she’d ever add that distinction to her resume. “But then I was able to think, ‘OK maybe if I try one more time, I’ll see how everything turns out.’ Jordan Chiles competes on the uneven bars during the …

UCLA eyes return to NCAA women’s basketball tournament with top-ranked freshman class
2 years, 3 months ago

UCLA eyes return to NCAA women’s basketball tournament with top-ranked freshman class

LA Times  

Kiki Rice is defended by fellow freshman Londynn Jones during a recent practice. “As long as we stay focused on our goals as a team and what we want to get done — which is win — I think we’ll do it.” UCLA’s first full practice of the year on Monday allowed coach Cori Close to see just how good …

Olympic gymnasts face outsized expectations at NCAAs
2 years, 8 months ago

Olympic gymnasts face outsized expectations at NCAAs

Associated Press  

FORT WORTH, Texas — Sunisa Lee arrived in Tokyo last summer relatively unknown. Still, Lee and fellow Olympians Jade Carey, Grace McCallum and Jordan Chiles will take the floor on Thursday with something the rest of the field does not: the weight of outsized expectations, the kind that comes with the territory after you’ve stood on an Olympic podium with …

UCLA gymnastics misses advancing to NCAA championships by 0.025 points
2 years, 9 months ago

UCLA gymnastics misses advancing to NCAA championships by 0.025 points

LA Times  

UCLA’s Emma Malabuyo competes on the balance beam during a meet against Oregon State in January. Malabuyo’s performance on the beam nearly secured UCLA a spot in nationals before Missouri jumped ahead of the Bruins on the scoreboard seconds later. Flatley had completed a team-high 41 routines entering Saturday’s regional final, and citing her mental health, the former U.S. national …

Watch: UCLA’s Jordan Chiles scores perfect 10 with floor routine set to Lizzo, Cardi B
2 years, 11 months ago

Watch: UCLA’s Jordan Chiles scores perfect 10 with floor routine set to Lizzo, Cardi B

LA Times  

UCLA’s Jordan Chiles, shown earlier this season, scored a perfect 10 on the floor exercise against rival Utah. UCLA gymnast Jordan Chiles rode the energy of the rowdy home crowd, scoring a perfect 10 on her floor routine against rival Utah. Chiles, who helped the U.S. win silver in team competition at the Tokyo Olympics, stuck every element of a …

UCLA women’s soccer names Margueritte Aozasa as coach
3 years ago

UCLA women’s soccer names Margueritte Aozasa as coach

LA Times  

UCLA has made former Stanford assistant coach Margueritte Aozasa the sixth women’s soccer coach in school history, naming her Wednesday as the replacement for Amanda Cromwell, who led the Bruins to their only national title. Aozasa, 31, was a four-year starter under head coach Jerry Smith at Santa Clara University from 2008-11, playing in the midfield and at center back …

Jordan Chiles has an Olympic silver medal, but the future UCLA gymnast isn’t done yet
3 years, 4 months ago

Jordan Chiles has an Olympic silver medal, but the future UCLA gymnast isn’t done yet

LA Times  

At least, she told everyone as much. “If it was the old Jordan, yes, but as of right now, that was ridiculous.” U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles, who won a silver medal at the Olympics, is preparing to compete for UCLA. When Simone Biles withdrew from the team final because of mental health concerns, Chiles helped Team USA claim a medal …

What’s next for Olympic gold medalists Suni Lee and Jade Carey? College gymnastics
3 years, 5 months ago

What’s next for Olympic gold medalists Suni Lee and Jade Carey? College gymnastics

LA Times  

Since gymnast Suni Lee won the Olympic all-around title on July 29, her social media accounts have been buzzing. The three-time Olympic medalist is heading to Auburn and, with new name, image and likeness rules enacted this summer, is part of a large group of Olympic gymnasts who can have what Auburn coach Jeff Graba calls “the best of both …

When Simone Biles Pulled Out, Jordan Chiles Stepped In
3 years, 5 months ago

When Simone Biles Pulled Out, Jordan Chiles Stepped In

NPR  

When Simone Biles Pulled Out, Jordan Chiles Stepped In Enlarge this image toggle caption Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images When Simone Biles suddenly pulled out of the team final after a vault that went awry, her teammate Jordan Chiles was thrust into the clutch. So Chiles finished high school and took Biles up on her offer, moving her life …

Nia Dennis, UCLA gymnastics bring #BlackExcellence to NCAA championships
3 years, 8 months ago

Nia Dennis, UCLA gymnastics bring #BlackExcellence to NCAA championships

LA Times  

Nia Dennis is sorry she lied, but she wanted to keep this a secret. UCLA Sports ‘The ultimate Bruin’: How UCLA gymnastics helped lift Chae Campbell to NCAA championships Chae Campbell is thriving in UCLA gymnastics’ team-first environment and will close an impressive freshman season at the NCAA championships Friday. UCLA coach Chris Waller called it “really a breakout day …

Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez enjoys solid return at Winter Cup
3 years, 10 months ago

Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez enjoys solid return at Winter Cup

Firstpost  

The meet was the first major non-invitational event in more than 15 months for almost the entire field after the COVID-19 pandemic forced almost the entire 2020 competition calendar to be cancelled Indianapolis: The nerves were there. “There’s like those little butterflies that come and go,” said Hernandez, now 20. Blakely’s rock-solid beam routine — including a beautiful layout at …

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