The NCAA champions in women’s gymnastics will be crowned in Fort Worth, Texas on Saturday, as Missouri, Oklahoma, UCLA and Utah vie for the coveted team title.
The national final features plenty of big names, led by Team USA gold medalist Jordan Chiles of UCLA and 2021 team silver medalist Grace McCallum of Utah. And there is no shortage of intrigue, given the absence of No. 1 seed LSU, which was surprisingly knocked out of the championship bracket in the semifinals.
Oklahoma, which is the No. 2 seed, is chasing what would be its sixth women’s college gymnastics team championship in nine tries, while UCLA is trying to win its first national title in the sport since 2018. They have long been considered among the sport’s heavy hitters.
For Utah, this national title would be the Red Rocks’ first in exactly three decades, following a period of dominance in the 1980s and 1990s. And Missouri is making its first appearance in the national finals.
Here’s the latest from the women’s team final at the NCAA gymnastics championships:
The women’s gymnastics national championships will air live on ABC, with streaming options available on the ESPN app or Fubo.
ESPN+ will also air “team streams” with separate commentating teams, which will allow fans of a particular school to more closely follow their gymnasts. One stream will follow UCLA and Utah, while the other will focus on Oklahoma and Missouri.
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With No. 1 overall seed LSU eliminated in the semifinals Thursday, it’s hard to say.
If you go off semifinal results, the favorite would be No. 4 Utah. The Red Rocks paced the field Thursday with a total score of 197.7625 − fractions of a point ahead of No. 5 UCLA, which finished second.
But if you prefer to go off seeding, or recent history, it would be No. 2 Oklahoma. The Sooners cruised through their semifinal session and are led by the winner of this year’s individual all-around title, Jordan Bowers. They’ve also won five of the past eight national championships dating back to 2016.
Here are how the four finalists stacked up in the semifinals:
- No. 4 Utah: 197.7625 (Beam: 49.2125 | Floor: 49.5625 | Vault: 49.3375 | Bars: 49.6500)
- No. 5 UCLA: 197.7375 (Floor: 49.5250 | Vault: 49.2375 | Bars: 49.4250 | Beam: 49.5500)
- No. 2 Oklahoma: 197.5500 (Bars: 49.4000 | Beam: 49.3500 | Floor: 49.5250 | Vault: 49.2750)
- No. 7 Missouri: 197.3000 (Floor: 49.2225 | Vault: 49.1250 | Bars: 49.4500 | Beam: 49.5000)
While Saturday is the team final, the individual women’s national championships were decided Thursday. Here are the full results:
All-around
- Jordan Bowers (Oklahoma): 39.7125
- Grace McCallum (Utah): 39.6750
- Faith Torrez (Oklahoma): 39.6375
Vault
- Kailin Chio (UCLA): 9.9750
- Sage Kellerman (Michigan State) and Grace McCallum (Utah): 9.9500
- Amy Doyle (Michigan State): 9.9125
Uneven bars
- Jordan Chiles (UCLA): 9.9750
- Grace McCallum (Utah): 9.9625
- Six-way tie: 9.9375
Balance beam
- Helen Hu (Missouri): 9.9875
- Emma Malabuyo (UCLA): 9.9750
- Five-way tie: 9.9500
Floor exercise
- Brooklyn Moors (UCLA): 9.9625
- Jordan Bowers (Oklahoma), Grace McCallum (Utah) and Faith Torrez (Oklahoma): 9.9500
- Aleah Finnegan (LSU), Skyla Schulte (Michigan State) and Lily Smith (Georgia): 9.9375
