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.

Chiles stuck the landing cold on her Yurchenko double full, bursting into tears as her teammates cheered for her perfect score. 

And their chant was received. 

“No words can really express how I was feeling,” Chiles said. “Being perfect today on vault meant everything.”

No. 9 UCLA gymnastics notched a 197.325 Saturday afternoon, defeating Nebraska in Pauley Pavilion for its home-opening meet. Chiles finished the performance with her third straight all-around win, posting a 39.675 and tying for the victory on bars and beam.

Although it was interrupted by Chiles’ perfect 10, the Bruins vault rotation started slow. In an identical lineup from last week, the first four Bruins fell short of their previous marks. 

A 9.725 and a large step on the landing from sophomore Riley Jenkins in the fourth spot was dropped from the Bruin’s event total, marking the sophomore’s second-lowest career score. Freshman Tiana Sumanasekera and junior Katelyn Rosen matched their season-debuts with a tandem of 9.800s. 

Freshman Jordis Eichman showed no signs of pressure following a historic vault, sticking the landing in her collegiate debut in the exhibition spot and outscoring two Bruins in the lineup with a 9.800.

“For her to fly high and stick the landing today was amazing to see,” said coach Janelle McDonald. “That really showed us a lot about Jordis, the competitor.”

The Bruins sparkled on the beam, sticking five of six landings and showcasing three full-stuck routines. Chiles and senior Ciena Alipio closed out the rotation, each receiving a perfect score from one judge. The pair picked up matching 9.975s – with Chiles tying her career-high and Alipio grabbing a season-high. Alipio has yet to fall below a 9.925 this season on the apparatus.

The Bruins notched a 49.625 total on the event – a mark the 2025 No. 4 beam squad exceeded just once last season. 

Junior Sydney Barros was slated to make her floor collegiate debut, but her spot was taken in a last-minute switch with Alipio – who appeared in the floor lineup for the first time in her career last week. 

Alipio stepped up to the plate with a career-high 9.875 and brought momentum to the floor. Freshman Ashlee Sullivan followed with another 9.875, marking her third career-high of the competition. 

“I felt like I was at home,” Sullivan said. “Everyone’s energy was so high that it truly set me up for success, mentally and physically.”

Chiles marked a season-low 9.800, her lowest score since last year’s season opening 9.775. Rosen and sophomore Mika Webster-Longin also received season-lows, with Rosen’s 9.625 mark dropped from the 49.125 total.

Sullivan and Chiles closed out the bars lineup with consecutive 9.900s. Sullivan notched her second career-high 9.900 of the night with a stuck landing. 

No Bruin in the lineup fell below a 9.825, and the squad combined to total a 49.325 – falling a tenth below their total last week.

“It felt very magical,” said Chiles. “We progress each and every single time, but sometimes having your home crowd makes it even better.”