Coaches Corner with Janelle McDonald | UCLA Gymnastics (2025)

Our Coaches Corner series continues this week with Janelle McDonald, who is going into her 3rd season as the head coach at UCLA. The Bruins finished the 2024 season 17th, but are hungrier than ever to get back to the top of the rankings nationally, but also in their first season in the Big Ten Conference. Luckily, the Bruins have a stellar freshman class this season and are also returning a huge star in Olympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles! We talk to Janelle about what we can expect from Jordan and some of the newcomers, what lessons the team learned from last season, goals for UCLA’s first season in the Big Ten and so much more! 

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