Jordan Chiles’ Collegiate Career Ends In Elite Eight With NCAA Floor Title

Jordan Chiles of the UCLA Bruins makes a heart-shape gesture after her floor routine against the Utah Utes at UCLA Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California, on March 14, 2026. (Photo by Michael Yanow/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images Jordan Chiles’ storied collegiate career has come to a close. Though she didn’t know it while flying through the air, the 25-year-old executed her final collegiate routines late Thursday night.

Chiles and the No. 4 UCLA Bruins were eliminated in the second of two national semifinals at the NCAA Gymnastics Championships. The Bruins needed to finish in the top two of four teams in their semifinal to advance to the final four, dubbed the “Four on the Floor.

” Though the Bruins were favored to advance along with No. 1 Oklahoma, uncharacteristic errors from multiple key contributors bogged down the team’s total. While the Bruins stumbled, the No.

13 Minnesota Golden Gophers surged. Led by Head Coach Jenny Hansen and a handful of star freshmen, the underdog squad upset the Bruins by nearly two tenths to secure the program’s first final four appearance. The outcome brought visible anguish to the team in Fort Worth, which many touted as the strongest UCLA squad in recent years.