Jordan Chiles
Photo by: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Bruins in Paris: July 28, 2024
July 28, 2024 | Bruin Athletics, Olympics
Women's Gymnastics
Jordan Chiles (2022-23) recorded the fourth-highest all-around score in the qualification round with a 56.065 to help lead Team USA to a first-place finish in team qualifying. The U.S. scored 172.296 to qualify to Tuesday's Team Final with the top team mark.
Although Chiles' all-around score was enough to qualify her to the all-around finals, the two-per-country rule will not allow her to compete, as she finished behind teammates and the last two Olympic all-around champions, Simone Biles (59.566) and Suni Lee (56.132). Chiles finished just .067 behind Lee. Chiles did, however, qualify for the floor exercise final on Aug. 5, scoring 13.866 to finish third.
Chiles set the tone early, kicking off the competition with a strong leadoff balance beam routine that scores 13.600. She followed that with her Beyonce-inspired floor exercise routine that netted 13.866. On vault, Chiles scored 14.333 on her first vault, a Yurchenko double full. She competed a second vault that scored 14.100 to average 14.216, which was good for fourth place. However, she was once again bumped out of qualifying due to the two-per-country rule, as she finished behind Biles and Jade Carey. Chiles finished her day on uneven bars and scored 14.266. She had Top 15 marks on every event.
Emma Malabuyo (2022-pres.) hit her four routines in the all-around qualification and finished 41st with a score of 51.099. Her score exceeded her bronze medal-winning all-around total at the Asian Championships by seven-tenths of a point. She began her meet on balance beam and scored 12.233, saving a fall on a standing Arabian. On floor exercise, performing her 2023 Paula Abdul routine, she upgraded her opening tumbling pass to a double layout and finished with a score of 13.100, which earned her a Top 25 finish in the qualifying round. After scoring 13.266 on a Yurchenko full vault, Malabuyo concluded her competition with a 12.500 on uneven bars, punctuating her Olympic competition with a stuck dismount. Malabuyo and her Philippines teammates Aleah Finnegan and Levi Jung Ruivivar became the first Filipina gymnasts to compete in the Olympics in 60 years.
Men's Basketball
Jrue Holiday (2009) totaled 15 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals as Team USA cruised past Serbia, 110-84, in the United States' opening group phase game in Lille, France, on Sunday. Holiday and Team USA will return to action, as Group C participants, against South Sudan on Wednesday, July 31 (game time is 12 p.m. PT).
Holiday returned to the Olympic stage this weekend after having led Team USA to a gold medal at the 2020 Olympics in Japan. Team USA led Serbia in Sunday's showdown by a 58-49 margin at halftime before outscoring the opposition by a 52-35 margin in the final two quarters. Holiday shot 6-for-8 from the field and was 3-for-5 from beyond the 3-point arc. He finished as one of six Team USA players to score in double figures.
Women's Basketball
Angela Dugalic and the Serbian women's basketball season opened its group play with a nail-biting win over Puerto Rico. The Bruin grabbed four rebounds and tossed three assists in 14 minutes during the 58-55 win Sunday. Dugalic makes her second-consecutive Olympic appearance after representing Serbia in the Tokyo Games held in the summer of 2021.
Women's Soccer
Jessie Fleming (2016-19) scored the tying goal in the 58th minute, and Canada scored in extra time to hand the host nation France a 2-1 defeat. Canada has won both of their group play matches by a 2-1 score, but due to an infraction by Canada's coaching staff, the team has been deducted six points from group play. The defending Olympic champions remain in the hunt for a spot in the knockout stage, however, three points behind Colombia and France, who have three points each. Canada will take on Colombia on July 31 in the final group play match.
Mallory Swanson (2017) scored the go-ahead goal in the 26th minute to help lead the U.S. to a 4-1 victory over Germany. The goal was her third of the tournament. The U.S. is 2-0 and has already clinched a spot in the knockout stage. They will wrap up group play on Wednesday, July 31 against Australia, who defeated Zambia, 6-5, to remain alive in the tournament. Teagan Micah (2016-19) did not play for the Matildas.
Men's Water Polo
Team USA fell behind in the first quarter and couldn't rally as they lost to Italy 12-8 to open pool play at the Paris Olympic Games. The Americans scored first, but Italy had a strong response, running off four straight goals to take a 4-1 lead with 3:24 to play in the opening quarter. Team USA clawed back to within one at 4-3 with a power play goal from UCLA's Max Irving in the opening two minutes of the second quarter. Italy added a goal later in the period to secure a 5-3 edge at halftime. The two teams traded goals to open the third quarter before Italy surged to a five goal lead, scoring three unanswered to finish the third in front at 9-4. A similar scenario played out to open the fourth as the two sides traded goals, but Team USA could never halt the Italian attack. Irving delivered on a penalty to make it 12-7 with 3:23 left, but the United States ran out of time to come all the way back.
Irving finished with two goals in a start for Team USA. Both Chase Dodd and Ryder Dodd played in over 20 minutes off the bench, but were held scoreless. Ryder Dodd had one rebound and one field block while Chase Dodd added one steal and one rebound.
Team USA returns to the pool on Tuesday when they take on Romania at 4:35pm local time/7:35am pt. The match will air LIVE on USA Network and stream on Peacock.
Tennis
Team USA's Marcos Giron (2012-14) fell 6-1, 6-4 against World No. 19 Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada Sunday on Court Simonne Mathieu. The first-round matchup was originally scheduled for Saturday before rain postponed outdoor contests. Giron entered play in Paris coming off his first ATP championship. The 2014 NCAA singles champion's four wins at the Infosys Hall of Fame Open in Newport, R.I. helped bring his ATP singles ranking to a career-best No. 38.
The Japanese women's doubles tandem of Ena Shibahara (2017, 2018) and Shuko Aoyama was set to make its return to Olympic play versus Ana Bogdan and Jaqueline Cristian of Romania, but will have to wait another day. The postponed match is now set for Monday and sets up a busy day for Shibahara, who is also slated to begin mixed doubles action alongside Kei Nishikori. Jean-Julien Rojer (2000-02), making his fourth appearance at an Olympic Games, kicks off men's doubles play with Robin Haase.
Bruin Olympians in the News
UCLA's Emma Malabuyo hopes to inspire generations of Filipina gymnasts after Olympics debut โ LA Times (Emma Malabuyo)
For three Filipino American gymnasts, an unexpected Olympic opportunity โ Washington Post (Emma Malabuyo)
Long Beach's Dodd Brothers Achieve Olympic Dream With USA Water Polo โ The 562.org (Chase Dodd, Ryder Dodd)
Social Media Highlights
Jordan Chiles (2022-23) recorded the fourth-highest all-around score in the qualification round with a 56.065 to help lead Team USA to a first-place finish in team qualifying. The U.S. scored 172.296 to qualify to Tuesday's Team Final with the top team mark.
Although Chiles' all-around score was enough to qualify her to the all-around finals, the two-per-country rule will not allow her to compete, as she finished behind teammates and the last two Olympic all-around champions, Simone Biles (59.566) and Suni Lee (56.132). Chiles finished just .067 behind Lee. Chiles did, however, qualify for the floor exercise final on Aug. 5, scoring 13.866 to finish third.
Chiles set the tone early, kicking off the competition with a strong leadoff balance beam routine that scores 13.600. She followed that with her Beyonce-inspired floor exercise routine that netted 13.866. On vault, Chiles scored 14.333 on her first vault, a Yurchenko double full. She competed a second vault that scored 14.100 to average 14.216, which was good for fourth place. However, she was once again bumped out of qualifying due to the two-per-country rule, as she finished behind Biles and Jade Carey. Chiles finished her day on uneven bars and scored 14.266. She had Top 15 marks on every event.
Emma Malabuyo (2022-pres.) hit her four routines in the all-around qualification and finished 41st with a score of 51.099. Her score exceeded her bronze medal-winning all-around total at the Asian Championships by seven-tenths of a point. She began her meet on balance beam and scored 12.233, saving a fall on a standing Arabian. On floor exercise, performing her 2023 Paula Abdul routine, she upgraded her opening tumbling pass to a double layout and finished with a score of 13.100, which earned her a Top 25 finish in the qualifying round. After scoring 13.266 on a Yurchenko full vault, Malabuyo concluded her competition with a 12.500 on uneven bars, punctuating her Olympic competition with a stuck dismount. Malabuyo and her Philippines teammates Aleah Finnegan and Levi Jung Ruivivar became the first Filipina gymnasts to compete in the Olympics in 60 years.
Men's Basketball
Jrue Holiday (2009) totaled 15 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals as Team USA cruised past Serbia, 110-84, in the United States' opening group phase game in Lille, France, on Sunday. Holiday and Team USA will return to action, as Group C participants, against South Sudan on Wednesday, July 31 (game time is 12 p.m. PT).
Holiday returned to the Olympic stage this weekend after having led Team USA to a gold medal at the 2020 Olympics in Japan. Team USA led Serbia in Sunday's showdown by a 58-49 margin at halftime before outscoring the opposition by a 52-35 margin in the final two quarters. Holiday shot 6-for-8 from the field and was 3-for-5 from beyond the 3-point arc. He finished as one of six Team USA players to score in double figures.
Women's Basketball
Angela Dugalic and the Serbian women's basketball season opened its group play with a nail-biting win over Puerto Rico. The Bruin grabbed four rebounds and tossed three assists in 14 minutes during the 58-55 win Sunday. Dugalic makes her second-consecutive Olympic appearance after representing Serbia in the Tokyo Games held in the summer of 2021.
Women's Soccer
Jessie Fleming (2016-19) scored the tying goal in the 58th minute, and Canada scored in extra time to hand the host nation France a 2-1 defeat. Canada has won both of their group play matches by a 2-1 score, but due to an infraction by Canada's coaching staff, the team has been deducted six points from group play. The defending Olympic champions remain in the hunt for a spot in the knockout stage, however, three points behind Colombia and France, who have three points each. Canada will take on Colombia on July 31 in the final group play match.
Mallory Swanson (2017) scored the go-ahead goal in the 26th minute to help lead the U.S. to a 4-1 victory over Germany. The goal was her third of the tournament. The U.S. is 2-0 and has already clinched a spot in the knockout stage. They will wrap up group play on Wednesday, July 31 against Australia, who defeated Zambia, 6-5, to remain alive in the tournament. Teagan Micah (2016-19) did not play for the Matildas.
Men's Water Polo
Team USA fell behind in the first quarter and couldn't rally as they lost to Italy 12-8 to open pool play at the Paris Olympic Games. The Americans scored first, but Italy had a strong response, running off four straight goals to take a 4-1 lead with 3:24 to play in the opening quarter. Team USA clawed back to within one at 4-3 with a power play goal from UCLA's Max Irving in the opening two minutes of the second quarter. Italy added a goal later in the period to secure a 5-3 edge at halftime. The two teams traded goals to open the third quarter before Italy surged to a five goal lead, scoring three unanswered to finish the third in front at 9-4. A similar scenario played out to open the fourth as the two sides traded goals, but Team USA could never halt the Italian attack. Irving delivered on a penalty to make it 12-7 with 3:23 left, but the United States ran out of time to come all the way back.
Irving finished with two goals in a start for Team USA. Both Chase Dodd and Ryder Dodd played in over 20 minutes off the bench, but were held scoreless. Ryder Dodd had one rebound and one field block while Chase Dodd added one steal and one rebound.
Team USA returns to the pool on Tuesday when they take on Romania at 4:35pm local time/7:35am pt. The match will air LIVE on USA Network and stream on Peacock.
Tennis
Team USA's Marcos Giron (2012-14) fell 6-1, 6-4 against World No. 19 Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada Sunday on Court Simonne Mathieu. The first-round matchup was originally scheduled for Saturday before rain postponed outdoor contests. Giron entered play in Paris coming off his first ATP championship. The 2014 NCAA singles champion's four wins at the Infosys Hall of Fame Open in Newport, R.I. helped bring his ATP singles ranking to a career-best No. 38.
The Japanese women's doubles tandem of Ena Shibahara (2017, 2018) and Shuko Aoyama was set to make its return to Olympic play versus Ana Bogdan and Jaqueline Cristian of Romania, but will have to wait another day. The postponed match is now set for Monday and sets up a busy day for Shibahara, who is also slated to begin mixed doubles action alongside Kei Nishikori. Jean-Julien Rojer (2000-02), making his fourth appearance at an Olympic Games, kicks off men's doubles play with Robin Haase.
Bruin Olympians in the News
UCLA's Emma Malabuyo hopes to inspire generations of Filipina gymnasts after Olympics debut โ LA Times (Emma Malabuyo)
For three Filipino American gymnasts, an unexpected Olympic opportunity โ Washington Post (Emma Malabuyo)
Long Beach's Dodd Brothers Achieve Olympic Dream With USA Water Polo โ The 562.org (Chase Dodd, Ryder Dodd)
Social Media Highlights
.@ChilesJordan is HER ??
โ Team USA (@TeamUSA) July 28, 2024
??: @NBCOlympics & @peacock #ParisOlympicspic.twitter.com/A5ktLiXPFI
Bruin Insider Show - DeShaun Foster (Sept. 10, 2025)
Wednesday, September 10
Cinematic Recap - UCLA W. Soccer vs. Stanford (Sept. 7, 2025)
Wednesday, September 10
UCLA Football Media Availability - Ikaika Malloe (Sept. 9, 2025)
Tuesday, September 09
UCLA Football Media Availability - Anthony Jones (Sept. 9, 2025)
Tuesday, September 09