Janelle McDonald
@Janel2001
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So grateful for this opportunity!!!
#GoBruins
💛💙
Please welcome to Westwood, our new head coach Janelle McDonald (
@Janel2001
)! Janelle was a two-time Regional Assistant Coach of the Year at
@CalWGym
.
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Shout out to
@OfficialMissVal
for being at our
@uclagymnastics
VIP Reception last week! 💙✨💛 It was wonderful to have you there!
#gobruins
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So much growth this season! M I’m so proud of this team and I just love them so much! Special team! 💙💛
#gobruins
"They’re having joy doing gymnastics again."
Year 1 under Janelle McDonald didn't end in a team natty, but
@uclagymnastics
was still celebrating
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Thank you Cal for pushing me to be a better version of myself! I’m taking away memories that will last a lifetime! 💙💛
Thank you
@Janel2001
for all you've done for our program over the past four years and congrats on being named Head Coach at UCLA!
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So excited to get another year with Chloe’s leadership and beautiful gymnastics! 💙💛 Let’s goooo!
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“ I just fully believe that they’re prepared, and I know that they’re just going to show up and enjoy their moment,”
“That’s really what this season is about, it’s having a team that loves the sport they’re doing, that shows up for each other and is in it together.” 💙💛
An NCAA-best and career-high 39.900 in the all-around for Jordan Chiles – behind a perfect 10 and two 9.975s – led No. 5
@uclagymnastics
to a season-high team score to close out the regular season Saturday.
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Proud of and so inspired by the heart and passion of this team! Excited for Saturday! Let’s go Bru!!! 💙💛
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Proud of this team! 💙💛 Go Bruins!
Congratulations to the Wasatch Classic Session 1 Champions and to head coach
@Janel2001
on her first career victory!
#GoBruins
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🥹💙💛 Love this team and I’m grateful everyday I’m with them!
“If it wasn't for Janelle, we wouldn't be the Bruins we are today."
In her first year with
@uclagymnastics
, Janelle McDonald has led the Bruins to No. 4 in the country.
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So proud of you, Uli! Been a long road and a lot of patience, hard work, perseverance and most especially heart ❤️ Special moment!!!
Shoutout to Sara Ulias for her 9.775 exhibition routine in her first meet in nearly two years! 🫶
@sara_uli8
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So proud of you Lena!!! Just the beginning! 💙💛
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Special moments! 💙💛
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So excited to take on this next chapter with these incredible people! It’s about to be funnnnn!
#gobruins
🐻💙💛
Our coaching staff is complete! 🙌
Joining head coach
@Janel2001
in Westwood are assistant coaches BJ Das and Kyle Grable and volunteer assistant Autumn Grable!
➡
#GoBruins
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Anything for the proper celly after her last Pac 12 Champs routine…left me hanging tho 😂🤣💙💛
@MargzettaF
Ending her final
@pac12
Championship with a flourish!
@MargzettaF
scores 9.875!
📺:
@Pac12Network
💻:
#GoBruins
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Proud! 💙💛
#gobruins
That’s wrap! Here are the final rankings for the 2023 season!
📸 Lloyd Smith for Inside Gymnastics (Oklahoma) & hweikelphotography on Instagram (Stanford)
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So grateful to be on this journey with these 3 amazing people! 💙💛
#gobruins
Huge congratulations to our coaching staff for their well-deserved West Region honors!
@Janel2001
- Head Coach of the Year
@BeeJayDas
,
@CoachkyleUCLA
and Autumn Grable - Assistant Coaches of the Year
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Thank you so much for this amazing opportunity!
#GoBruins
Thrilled to welcome
@Janel2001
as our new head coach of
@uclagymnastics
!! Welcome to Westwood!! 💙🐻💛
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I love this team 💙💛 So excited for what’s to come!
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We love a held cast handstand! 😍
4 releases and that HELD handstand. Wow
@ChilesJordan
!
9.925 to match Selena Harris' score ahead of her.
📺:
@Pac12Network
📲:
#GoBruins
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Mood 😎
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So proud of this team! 💙💛
𝐏𝐚𝐜-𝟏𝟐 𝐂𝐨-𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬!
The Bruins finish in a four-way tie for first in the
@pac12
regular season standings to capture their first regular season crown!
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Absolutely crushed that! Way to go Boo! 🥳
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Proud of you
@MargzettaF
& so grateful to have your leadership and energy on this team 💙💛
Behind Margzetta Frazier's final season with UCLA gymnastics - Los Angeles Times
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Going to be such a great event! NCAA regular season gymnastics on ABC! Amazing! 💙💛 Can’t wait to be a part of it in 2024!
📢
@ESPNEvents
is adding
#NCAAGym
to its portfolio
With the launch of an inaugural event in Jan. 2024 on
@ABCNetwork
ft.
@OU_WGymnastics
,
@LSUgym
,
@UtahGymnastics
&
@uclagymnastics
🤸
More from
@AndrewBucholtz
&
@awfulannouncing
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Beautiful job
@EmmaMalabuyo
🎉🤩 Good luck in finals! You got this!
2024 Baku World Cup - Emma Malabuyo PHI FX 13.000
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So happy for you Jo!!! Such a fun and amazing performance 💙💛
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Proud of these Bruins! That was fun! 💙💛
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Love this team! 💙💎💙 Onto the next! Let’s gooo!
Went out and brought the fun, the joy, the passion and left it all on the floor at the
#pac12gym
Championships.
🎥:
@sophia_lahmidi
#GoBruins
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It was a pretty great day! 💙💛
I'm not sure I've seen a much happier group of people than Jordan Chiles, Selena Harris, Chae Campbell, and Janelle McDonald at the UCLA press conference.
Jordan Chiles: "I'm on cloud 952."
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🤩😂 I love this team and all the fun we have!
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It has been such a great day! ✨
At practice this morning, the team received a magical surprise from head coach
@janel2001
!
#GoBruins
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Yessss!!! Awesome job Boo! 🎉🎉🎉
Emma Malabuyo absolutely giving it her all. She has given herself a good chance. Everything crossed for her. She should be so proud.
@EmmaMalabuyo
@uclagymnastics
#inspired
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SO MUCH FUN having these Natty Champs in the gym today! 🤩 Can’t wait to see you all in Pauley on Sunday! 💙💛
#bruinfamily
We had a blast learning the
@uclagymnastics
floor routines! Can’t wait to show off the
#denography
at the meet on Sunday! 💃
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So excited to have
@JoshLim789
at Natty’s dancing away and cheering us on!
#gobruins
💙💛
Item revisited…see you at Nationals!! Thanks to
@Janel2001
, who advocated for you! Let’s gooooo!!!!
@uclagymnastics
💙🐻💛
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Congratulations! 🎉
The perfect ending to an unforgettable year! Thank you to our irreplaceable support system, we couldn’t have done it without you!
𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒!!!
#LionsOut
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Today was just an awesome day! 💙💛
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What a moment! 🤩💙💛
What an incredible debut by
@EmmaAndres9
, who scored 9.9 on her first competitive beam routine last weekend! 🙌
#GoBruins
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Yesss! Go Emma! 💙💛🤩
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Living the dream! 😂Thanks
@UCLASoftball
for having me, that was a blast! 💙💛
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Today was special! So grateful for you
@OfficialMissVal
✨ The energy, support and message you shared with our team today inspired us all! 💙
#bruinfamily
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Consistent, confident & beautiful gymnastics! So proud of the season we had 💙💛 Way to go Bru!
Consistency like no other.
The Bruins hit 98.81% of their routines in 2023, with 332 of 336 routines scoring 9.5 or higher. That is the highest hit rate in the nation over the last 15 years.
(h/t
@TalentStats
)
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Let’s go Bruins!!! 💙💛
Two of our Bruins will be competing at the
@USAGym
Championships Aug. 19 & 21! Best of luck to
@ChilesJordan
and
@ciena_alipio
!
ℹ:
#GoBruins
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🤩💙💛 let’s gooooo!!!!
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Same 🤩💙💛
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🥹💙💛 Can’t wait to see you write this next chapter & go after your dreams
@ChilesJordan
"I'm doing it for me."
@uclagymnastics
sophomore Jordan Chiles is flipping the script again, starting her journey to represent the United States for the second time at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
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Wow, amazing!
@ChilesJordan
💙💛🤩
Top 10 UB single-season averages for NCAA WAG gymnasts w/ 10+ meets over last 15 seasons.
@uclagymnastics
@GatorsGym
@AuburnGym
@UtahGymnastics
@BeaverGym
@OU_WGymnastics
@UGAGymnastics
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Obsessed with the confetti and denography! Thanks
@uclatheden
🎉
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Today was awesome 🤩 Proud of this team and the work they’re putting in! 💙
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Thank you
#bruinfamily
💙💛
Last practice day in Westwood in the books! Thank you to
@MartinJarmond
and
@UCLAAthletics
coaches and staff for sending us off to Nationals!
#GoBruins
|
#BruinFamily
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So proud of you
@nyreed_
and so grateful you’re a Bruin! 💙💛
In her year away from the sport,
@nyreed_
focused on improving herself and her mental health.
Then, she returned to gymnastics, transferred to
@uclagymnastics
and went viral.
My story:
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So proud of
@CLcecile
& Laurent! So deserving for two of the best, hardest working people I know!
We proudly introduce the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame Class of 2023!
⭐️ Tonya Case
⭐️ Steven Gluckstein
⭐️ Jasmine “Jazzy” Kerber
⭐️ Cécile and Laurent Landi
⭐️ Danell Leyva
⭐️ Rome Milan
⭐️ Vladimir Vladev
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Jordan just being Jordan! 😂💕
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So exciting!!! Congratulations
@ChilesJordan
🥹💙💛 So happy for you! 🇺🇸
She’s going to her first Worlds!
Congratulations to
@ChilesJordan
on being selected to the 2022
@USAGym
World Championships team! 🇺🇸🐻
➡️
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This past week has been a dream with this team! ✨ Having so much fun and working hard. Let’s go Bru!!! 🤩💙💛
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So excited for another year with Emma! Let’s goooo!!! 💙💛🤩🎉
𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒
“I’m so grateful to be able to spend another year being a part of this program! I can’t wait to soak in every moment with this amazing group of athletes, coaches, support staff, and community!! Let’s go ring shopping! 😤🏆💍💅” -
@EmmaAndres9
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Goooo Ana!!! 🎉
All of us cheering on
@AnaPadurariu3
at this weekend’s Canadian Championships!
Best of luck, Ana! 🇨🇦🐻
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🥹🤧💙💛
#4family
𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 - 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟐
The Bruins gave it their all in the semifinals, competing with confidence and joy. There is so much to be proud of and excited for in the future!
🗣:
@MargzettaF
🎥:
@sophia_lahmidi
#GoBruins
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So excited to compete for and celebrate all the amazing Bruin gym alum who built the legacy of this program! 💙💛 Going to be a special day!
Just a few of the alumni we’re so excited to welcome back to Pauley on Monday for our Alumni Meet!
$3 🎟️:
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So grateful for Rita’s support of our program! Proud to now be known as The R.C. Rothman UCLA Head Gymnastics Coach!
We are incredibly grateful to Rita Rothman and the Rothman Family for establishing The R.C. Rothman UCLA Head Gymnastics Coach Endowment, which will make a major impact on our student-athlete experience!
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Brought me to tears! So grateful to have gotten this year with you, Kaly! Inspired by the impact you are leaving on our team and our sport! 💙💛
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😂🤣
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@EmmaMalabuyo
brings home the Silver medal on Floor! So incredibly proud!!! Way to go Boo, what an amazing experience for you! 🥈✨💛
Asian Championships WAG FX Final results:
🥇Zhang Qingying CHN
🥈Emma Malabuyo PHI
🥉Shin Solyi KOR
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Yesss!!! Way to go Boo! 💙💛
Season-highs on all 3 events she competed and a career-high 9.9 on this uneven bars routine.
@EmmaMalabuyo
had a DAY in Denver!
#GoBruins
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So excited! Let’s go Bru! 🤩✨💙💛
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2024 season loading…👀💙💛 Let’s goooo!!!
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“It’s a new opportunity!” Let’s go Bru!!
NEW: No. 4
@uclagymnastics
will compete tonight in the NCAA Los Angeles Regional Final, but before the Bruins take the floor, let's look back at Thursday's meet.
Margzetta Frazier and Brooklyn Moors starred in high-pressure moments, meeting career-highs.
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Absolutely electric! Thank you!!! 💙💛
𝟕,𝟕𝟎𝟐 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐆!
THANK YOU to the record-breaking crowd who brought an amazing energy to Pauley today! See you again on Feb. 11!
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🤩🤩🤩
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Loved the energy at Classics & cheering on our Bruin
@ChilesJordan
💙💛
“Her impact goes well beyond what she does on the competition floor. The energy that she brings to a competition changes the game.”
Hear what Janelle McDonald had to about Jordan Chiles’ return to elite competition at Classic this weekend ⬇️
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So excited this trio is here! Can’t wait to get started and make amazing memories! 💙💛
#gobruins
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Thank you, we had a great birthday practice today! Go Bruins! 💙💛
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Love our crew! Go Bruins! 💙💛
Congratulations to
@Janel2001
,
@BeeJayDas
,
@coachkylejpac
and Autumn Grable on their first coaching victories as a staff! The first of many!
#GoBruins
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Can’t wait for meets in Pauley! Let’s go Bruins!!!! 💙💛
Friday is the last day for our season ticket holders to renew their seats. Don't miss out on securing your spot in Pauley for the Best Show in LA! 🤩
➡:
#GoBruins
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💥✨🔥
PERFECTION FROM SELENA HARRIS.
@selena_harriss
scores her second career 10 on vault!
📺: Pac-12 Oregon
📲:
#GoBruins
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So thankful to be a part of the Bruin Family! Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🍁💛
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Love the support for this program💙💛
#gobruins
NCAA W Gymnastics programs with the most followers on official social accounts (IG+TW+FB) in June 2022.
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Can’t wait to get the season started!!!
For the first time in 2024, it's MEET WEEK!
🗓️: Saturday, Jan. 6
⌚️: 6pm PT
📍: Las Vegas, Nev. (Orleans Arena)
🆚: Alabama, Auburn, California
#GoBruins
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So excited!!! 🤗💙💛
For the first time in 2024, we have a HOME
#MeetWeek
! We cannot wait to see you all in Pauley on Saturday night at 6pm for our Blue Out!
🎟:
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Let’s go Boo!!! You got this, so proud of you! 💙💛
"I miss the difficulty and the challenge that comes with elite gymnastics."
On the eve of her Filipino debut at the Asian Championships, more from my interview last month with
@uclagymnastics
and
@USAGym
standout
@EmmaMalabuyo
. 👇
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Love this team 💙💛
Many factors have gone into the resurgence of
@uclagymnastics
this season – but perhaps none more important than trust.
"Culture and trust is at the forefront of everything we do."
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Let’s gooo!!!
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Great memories from Pac-12’s 💙💛
Honored our program's legacy in the
@pac12
Conference with a strong and confident performance in the final championship meet. 💙💛
🎥:
@sophia_lahmidi
#GoBruins
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💙💛
UCLA head coach Janelle McDonald sat down with Inside Gymnastics to talk about her plans for building the next chapter of UCLA Gymnastics!
🔗
@uclagymnastics
@Janel2001
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Special holiday memories with these Bruins! 💙💛💍🎄🎅🏼
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Cannot wait for this 💙💛💙💛 Go Bru!!!
𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑
WE'RE BACK! Join us in Pauley Pavilion next Sunday at 3pm for our first home meet of the season!
Meet 🎟:
Season 🎟:
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Amazing! What a win for women’s sports! 👏🤩
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