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Emma Malabuyo looking to advance to artisitc finals

Representing well.

Emma Malabuyo, just 21, is competing in the 2024 Olympics in Paris. She is part of the Philippines team and performed on Sunday morning. Her scores are complete and are as follows:

  • Vault – 13.266
  • Uneven bars – 12.500 (39th)
  • Balance beam – 12.233 (36th)
  • Floor exercise – 13.100 (20th)
  • All-around – 51.099 (29th)

After three of the five subdivisions in the women’s artistic gymnastics qualification, Levi Jung-Ruivivar and  Malabuyo are in the running for spots in the all-around final. The rule that came into play to eliminate Jordan Chiles from moving in could come into play as the event goes on.

But, only the top 24 in all-around and the top eight in each apparatus will advance to the final. So, it will be interesting to see if the Bruins star can move on.

Malabuyo committed to UCLA In 2017 and signed in 2019. She joined the Bruins team for the 2020-2021 season. She performed a perfect 10.0 back in the balance beam against UC Davis.

Jordan Chiles gets endorsed by Megan Thee Stallion

Big respect.

As if Jordan Chiles, former UCLA gymnast needed any more national recognition. Regardless, she got it, with the endorsement of popular musician Megan Thee Stallion.

In 2021, Chiles was part of the US Olympic team in Toyko that finished third. She was teammates with Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee.

Chiles received flowers and a very nice note, which was phrased to her as one of the “hot girls”. She has often said she is a big fan of Megan’s music and has many of her songs on her playlists during practices, and other times.

“Megan, Beyonce, GloRilla, every girl artist you can think of was popping up. I was like, ‘You know what? If these girls can slay like this, I can go out there and slay like them.”

After receiving the flowers, Chiles took to social media to thank her for the kind gesture.

This year the Olympics are in Paris, and set to begin Friday, July 26th, and run through Sunday, August 11th.

Jordan Chiles advances to 2024 Olympic Team

Repping UCLA in the Olympics.

Jordan Chiles, former UCLA gymnast has reached the 2024 Paris Olympics. She will return to the Olympics after her silver medal with the team back in 2021 in Russia.

Chiles, who is 23 years old lives in Los Angeles after coming to school from Vancouver Washington. She has been a key figure in the sport since a young age, making her debut at the 2013 American Classic, and winning a bronze medal in the all-around.

Simone Biles is the lead name for the women’s gymnastics team heading to Paris. The others who will join them are Suni Lee, Jade Carey, and Hezly Rivera.

It was a competitive weekend for the US Olympic trails in Minneapolis. Chiles’s dreams of returning to the Olympics were in a little trouble after she fell on the beam. She looked great on the floor tumbling and dancing to Beyonce.

Biles won the all-around standings by 2.5 points over Chiles. Lee came in third over the weekend.

Former UCLA gymnast Selena Harris lands at Florida

Selena Harris goes to Gainesville.

Former UCLA Bruins Gymnast Selena Harris has found her new collegiate home. Harris, who was dismissed from the team earlier this month will be a Florida Gator.

Harris, from Las Vegas, spent two seasons with the Bruins after starring at Green Valley High School.  She scored four perfect 10s on valunt in her UCLA career. He was named the 2024 Pac-12 Gymnastic of the Year, and back in 2023, she was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year.  She ranks 10th all-time at UCLA with five career-perfect 10s and was the sixth in Bruins history to receive multiple 10s in a single meet.

This is the second former UCLA Gymnast to join the SEC this week. Alex Irvine was the first, as she chose to enroll at Auburn. Benjamin Royer from the Daily Bruin was the first to report the news via his X account:

Head coach Janelle McDonald and her assistants have a bunch of work to do to fill the star. The women’s gymnastics season is set to start in mid-December, with the first competitive meets in January 2025.

UCLA gymnast transfers to Auburn

Alex Irvine goes to Auburn.

The UCLA Bruins gymnastics program lost Selena Harris in a bit of a surprising move lately. Now, they have seen Alex Irvine find a new home.

Irvine entered the transfer portal and announced her decision to join the Auburn Tigers, as she mentioned on her Instagram page:

“found what i was looking for 🧡💙…pretty grateful i get to join this team and compete as an athlete in the SEC. It’s been a dream for as long as i can remember 🫶🏼…thank you Auburn coaches for a great visit and my family for trusting me to make big decisions like this. huge thank you to God for leading me through life, i’d like to show the world more of You and less of me🤍 lastly, thank you to everyone else who has been supporting me through my time at UCLA, and now Auburn. you all mean the absolute most.”

Irvine spent just one year in Westwood but was expected to be on the rise for the Bruins, so this is a big loss for the program.

She competed in the floor, uneven, and vault this season for UCLA.

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UCLA gymnast Selena Harris dismissed from team

Selena Harris dismissed from UCLA…

Big news came from UCLA Gymnastics on Wednesday. Benjamin Royer of the DailyBruin tweeted that Selena Harris was dismissed from the team. She is now in the transfer portal, as she seeks her next location.

Harris was the 2024 Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year. She is a 12-time All-American and has a year left of eligibility. Harris was the top recruit in the 2023 freshman class and earned all Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors.

In 2024, Harris earned four perfect scores and won the Pac-12 all-around title. She finished as the top-ranked athlete in the vault. Harris also qualified as an individual for the NCAA champions after the team missed out.

It will be interesting to see what else comes from this story, but the immediate reaction is obviously a huge loss for the Bruins gymnastics squad.

Harris has removed any trace of UCLA Gymnastics from her X bio.

She did respond to a tweet about her being in the transfer portal.

UCLA’s Selena Harris records second-straight perfect 10

Selena Harris continues to impress for UCLA.

During UCLA’s gymnastics meet on Monday night, Selena Harris scored a perfect ten for vault. The impressive part? It was her second perfect mark in a row.

In the close loss in the meet against #4 ranked Utah, the #9 Bruins came up short by a mere .325 points. The main story of the night, however, was Harris.

Completing the always difficult blind landing, Harris’ performance on the vault earned her a second-consecutive perfect ten in the event and her third overall in her career.

On Monday night, Harris also went home with victories in the All-Around, scoring 39.675 points, uneven bars with 9.95 points, and floor exercise at 9.95 points in a dominant showing.

The 2023 Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year and seven-time All-American, Harris has already cemented herself as one of the top gymnasts in the nation. Only a sophomore at UCLA, Harris has an opportunity to continue to build her legacy as a Bruin and continue to rack up awards and perfect tens.

With the NCAA championship around the corner in April, watch for Harris to make some more noise in the meantime and potentially take home some hardware soon.