LOS ANGELES — A UCLA fan favorite and beloved Olympic gold medalist is making her return to Pauley Pavilion.
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UCLA gymnastics announced that Jordan Chiles will return as a student coach.
Chiles won a gold and bronze medal in the Paris Olympics before becoming a four-time NCAA champion for UCLA in the uneven bars in 2023 and 2025, in the floor exercise in 2023 and 2026, and she won the Big Ten All-Around title in 2026.
After an impressive career in the NCAA, World and Olympic competition, Chiles becomes a mentor for three seniors and 14 underclassmen after she led UCLA to both the Big Ten Conference regular season and championship team titles, before the team finished fifth overall.
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Key returners for UCLA gymnastics are sophomore Ashlee Sullivan and Tiana Sumanasekera. Sullivan and Sumanasekera earned All-Big Ten Conference honors as freshmen.
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