UCLA gymnastics beats Michigan state with another perfect 10 from Jordan Chiles

Jordan Chiles poses during her floor routine. The senior reached perfection for the seventh time on floor Saturday morning. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
Gymnastics
| No. 5 UCLA | 197.425 |
| No. 21 Michigan State | 196.900 |

By Kate Bergfeld
Jan. 25, 2026 12:48 p.m.
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.
And with that, Bruin floor parties are back.
Led by season-high tallies on vault and floor, No. 5 UCLA women’s gymnastics bested No. 21 Michigan State 197.425-196.900 on Sunday at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan. Chiles won the all-around with a 39.875 – a mark matched or exceeded just twice last season.
“I’m just so proud of how steady she shows up at every competition,” said coach Janelle McDonald. “She’s working really hard in the gym to go out there and give those kinds of performances. It’s very special to see her hit four events across the board like she did today, and (to) get that all around score was so impressive and a testament to the leader she wants to be for this team this year.”
Junior Katelyn Rosen led off floor, notching a season-high 9.850. The routine was marked by strong landings, with Rosen raising her previous floor average of 9.700. Senior Ciena Alipio and freshman Tiana Sumanasekera also nabbed a pair of 9.850s on floor, smiling through the entirety of their routines.
Junior Sydney Barros made her career debut on the floor after being switched out of the lineup last minute at the Bruins’ home opener Jan. 17. The Lewisville, Texas, local stuck her second pass cold, scoring her second 9.900 of the day and clocking in yet another career-high.
“I was so excited to finally be in the floor lineup,” Barros said. “It was really a long time coming, and I feel like I worked so hard to get into that spot, and I finally let my work show and let myself have fun and settle into the moment, and it really manifested into the score I got.”

The Bruins totaled a 49.450 on floor – their highest this season by .275.
Sophomore Mika Webster-Longin and freshman Nola Matthews were missing from the Bruin lineups, both recovering from the flu. The lineups were adjusted accordingly, allowing several athletes to make their debuts, including freshman Ashlee Sullivan, who competed in the all-around for the first time. She joins Chiles, Sumanasekera and Rosen as UCLA’s fourth all-around competitor.
“The silver lining in this was that we really got to test some of our depth today. And I honestly could not be more proud of how this team showed up and handled that,” McDonald said.
Rosen started off UCLA with a strong beam routine, but then had a hop on her landing that brought her score to a season-low of a 9.775. Sullivan notched a matching score in her collegiate debut on the apparatus. Sullivan wobbled after her first pass but fought to stay on and regain her composure.
Freshman Jordis Eichman also made her collegiate debut on beam, taking a step on the landing and scoring a 9.825, which was matched by Sumanasekera.
“I had multiple people come up to me telling me that they trust me and that I’ve earned this,” Eichman said. “Remembering how hard I worked and how many numbers we’ve done in training really helped me. And once I was on the beam I just felt like it was like a dream come true.”
Chiles and Alipio rounded out the rotation with matching 9.950 marks and stuck landings.
The Bruins began the morning on bars. Rosen led off, falling forward on her dismount and touching a knee to the ground. Her score of 9.525 was dropped, having no effect on the team’s overall tally of 49.350.

With beamworkers Webster-Longin and Matthews out of commission, a pair of Bruins had their chance to shine. Alipio made an appearance on the apparatus, sticking her landing with a final score of 9.875. Barros followed it up with a career-high of 9.900.
“Sydney has just been putting in so much hard work this entire year to really be ready for a moment like today, and our entire team was so thrilled to see her go out there and compete with so much confidence and poise and hit those 9.900s,” McDonald said.
To anchor the rotation, Chiles stuck her landing after a clean routine. She scored a meet-high 9.950.
Sumanasekera went first fo UCLA on vault, tallying a 9.775 after a small hop on the landing. Rosen, who hopped sideways when landing her Yurchenko 1.5, scored a season-high of 9.875.
Eichman made her collegiate vault debut, replacing senior Madisyn Anyimi. She hopped back when landing her Yurchenko full, scoring a 9.750. Anyimi – who has averaged a 9.775 – performed in the exhibition, matching her career high of 9.825.
“She (Jordis) really did her gymnastics like she does in training every day, which was so great to see coming out to compete for the first time,” McDonald said. “She did a lot of gymnastics today and handled it like a seasoned veteran. It bodes well for her future and for us to have that kind of consistency from a freshman right out of the gate, first time up on the events.”
After reaching perfection on vault at the Bruins’ home opener, Chiles stuck her landing once again. She scored a 9.975, pulling up the team score to a season-high 49.300.
“This was a great meet today, getting our season high. We can only go up from here,” Barros said. “We’re just going to keep building in the gym and keep maintaining that hard work that we put in every single week. This meet is only the beginning.”




