No hard feelings between Barbosu and Chiles | Gymnastics Weekly Report (NCAA Week 10)

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Jordan Chiles and Ana Barbosu made headlines for their sportsmanship during the UCLA-Stanford meet. Plus, the men’s and women’s teams that made their mark in Week 10, four perfect 10s, and more.

Here’s the latest Gymnastics Weekly Report, breaking down the biggest results, standout performances, and storylines from the past week.

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The UCLA-Stanford meet ended up being all fun and games despite gymnastics fans being worried about Olympic floor finalists Jordan Chiles and Ana Barbosu meeting for the first time in NCAA gymnastics. Unless you’ve been living under a rock since Paris, that story needs no explanation, but at The Farm on Saturday, it was clear there is no bad blood between the gymnasts. There were so many great moments, like Chiles’ and Barbosu’s moms clapping along to both gymnasts’ routines, Chiles doing Barbosu’s floor choreography, and a hug between the two afterward. In a serendipitous moment, the two gymnasts tied on floor with matching 9.9s. *cue happy tears emoji*

jordan doing ana’s choreo with her is everything and more 🥹🥹 i love gymnastics! this is what sports should be about pic.twitter.com/i5HQiRiqUL

— mika’s 1.5 (@kylarossisaboss) March 8, 2026

Around that same time, Chiles was subjected to doing beam to the chicken dance. Some fans were up in arms, but she seemed to handle it just fine, earning a 9.875. It’s a must watch simply because of the juxtaposition.

Results That Mattered

Women

A random Sunday afternoon in March gave us the most exciting meet of the year so far as LSU and Florida faced each other in the O’Dome. The Gators earned the highest score of the year with a 198.450, and the Tigers weren’t too far off, going 198.325.

This was a meeting of two teams who are finding their form just in time for the postseason. Was there some inflated scoring? Yes, almost certainly so on both sides. If this meet had been at LSU, we’d venture to guess the Tigers would have won. But that doesn’t negate the fact that it was fantastic gymnastics, with some even saying it would become their new comfort rewatch.

There were plenty of standout routines, with 66% going 9.9 or higher. Some of the highlights included LSU’s vault trio of Amari Drayton, Kailin Chio, and Kaliya Lincoln earning back-to-back-to-back 9.975s to close Rotation 2, and elite-turned-NCAA stars Skye Blakely and Konnor McClain inching closer to perfection with matching 9.975s on bars.

In total, there were four 198s in Week 10 of women’s competition. Oklahoma (198.175) and Georgia (198.075) also hit the mark. That’s Georgia’s first 198 since 2019 and first regular season 198 in 17 years.

Men

There were six season highs on the men’s side over the weekend: Army, California, Greenville, Michigan, Oklahoma, and William & Mary.

Greenville has had one of the most impressive seasons of any of the 15 men’s teams. In only its fourth year as a program, the Panthers are steadily improving. Last Saturday, they split the roster and competed at two meets: one vs. Army and Springfield and one vs. Nebraska and Simpson. The squad at Army/Springfield posted a 314.350 – a season high and the highest score for the Panthers since men’s NCAA moved to 4 up, 4 count in 2025. Their next meet – USAG College Nationals from March 20-21 – will be a true test of how far this team has come. The Panthers have a real shot at their first USAG title.

Elsewhere, reigning national champion Michigan posted a season-high 326.250 to top Penn State. Fred Richard was in action on four events, winning parallel bars with a 14.000, and Charlie Larson was yet again nearly perfect on vault, earning a 9.8 E-score for his Yurchenko 2.5 to score a 14.600 and win the event title. Larson also won floor with a 14.450.

Oklahoma posted a 331.600 in its senior night meet against California. The Sooners haven’t scored below a 320 all season and have gone 331+ the past two weeks. No doubt, Oklahoma has been the top team in the regular season the past couple years, but that dominance hasn’t translated in the postseason, when Stanford and Michigan have surpassed the Sooners. The last time OU won the men’s title was in 2018 – the last of four straight.

Emerging Storylines

American Cup returned on Saturday as a mixed team event, with China emerging victorious over the U.S. and Japan. The three round, six rotation format that was contested at Lee’s Family Forum is supposed to be very similar to what the new Olympic mixed team event will look like in 2028, but World Gymnastics has not released the finalized format. We expect to get a clearer picture on what that event will look like in the coming months.
Georgia’s Lily Smith is out for the season with a broken foot. This is a major blow to the Bulldogs’ lineups, especially floor. Smith didn’t score below a 9.925 on floor in seven outings prior to her injury. The 9.925 was actually her season low on the event; the rest of her routines went 9.95 or higher, with a perfect 10 on January 30 against Central Michigan, Fisk, and Temple.
The 2026 Nissen-Emery Award finalists were announced Monday. Of the six finalists, the award is likely to go to one of the two Olympic bronze medalists nominated – Asher Hong or Fred Richard. Both seniors have won their fair share of NCAA titles and made an impact on the sport beyond the field of play, but one would believe Richard has the edge, simply because of his efforts to grow the sport through the years.

Perfect 10s

There were four perfect 10s scored from March 7-8. You can watch all of the perfect 10s this season here. So far, there have been 24 perfect 10s scored in 2026.

Bars – 3/7/26 – Jordan Chiles (UCLA) vs. Stanford (video)
- This is Chiles’ first 10 on bars this season, sixth 10 in 2026, and 17th career 10.
Bars – 3/8/26 – Azaraya Ra-Akbar (Alabama) vs. Illinois (video)
- This is Ra-Akbar’s first career perfect 10.
Beam – 3/8/26 – Selena Harris-Miranda (Florida) – vs. LSU (video)
- This is Harris-Miranda’s first perfect 10 this season, her second ever on beam, and her ninth career 10.
Floor – 3/8/26 – JJ Coleman (Ohio State) – vs. Eastern Michigan, NC State, and Penn State (video)
- This is Coleman’s first career perfect 10 and the first perfect 10 by a Buckeye since 2003.

Off the Floor

Internationally, World Cup season is in full swing. The third meet of the six-meet series – the Antalya World Cup – will be contest March 12-15. The U.S. will no longer send athletes to Antalya or the Cairo World Cup April 3-6 due to rising tensions in the region.

In a statement to Gymcastic, USAG said, “With athlete safety our top priority, we cannot potentially put athletes at risk due to circumstances that are beyond the control of event hosts, World Gymnastics and USAG.”

WG issued a statement around the same time, saying it is monitoring developments on a “daily basis.” At this time, the events in Antalya (Turkey), Cairo (Egypt), and Doha (Qatar) are scheduled to proceed as planned.

Ranking Watch

With its win over LSU, Florida moved up to No. 3 this week. In general NQS news, there are some discrepancies in the women’s rankings that make the current ones on Road To Nationals wrong. The new NQS formula was implemented this season, and with that, only five home scores are to be counted at this point in the season; the highest home score is supposed to be dropped. As the current rankings stand, No. 7 Missouri and No. 27 Utah State should be ranked one slot lower because of a miscalculation. There are fewer implications for Utah State and No. 28 Maryland than there are for Missouri and No. 8 Arkansas, since ranking impacts seeding next weekend’s SEC Championships.

We reached out to the WCGA regarding this matter. They were aware of the issue and multiple meetings this week to discuss. The expectation is this will be corrected by next Monday’s rankings, which means it should be resolved for seeding purposes for the Tigers and Razorbacks.

College Gym News breaks down the women’s tournament bubble in more depth.

The Take

This week of gymnastics was like chicken soup for the soul. Despite Smith’s injury and rising tensions abroad, things are looking up, especially on the NCAA front. Teams are getting to their peak, and with that, meets are getting that much more exciting to watch. The only downside is that, when we reach this point in the season, it means we’re nearing the end.

No hard feelings between Barbosu and Chiles | Gymnastics Weekly Report (NCAA Week 10)