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Live updates: 2026 NCAA women's gymnastics semifinals

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Florida, LSU advance to Saturday's national championship

A table showing team standings in gymnastics.
A table showing team and event standings in gymnastics.

Florida led most of the day and LSU shined on the floor to punch their respective tickets into Saturday’s championship final.

Florida notched a 197.7875 total, including an impressive 49.6625 on the bars. Skye Blakely scored a 9.9750, only to be topped by a session-best 9.9875 from Riley McCusker to cap off an impressive day from the Gators.

LSU, which trailed Georgia by 0.025 heading into the final exercise, couldn’t have asked for a better event to end on.

Georgia was solid on the vault with a 49.3250, but it wasn’t enough to stay ahead of LSU, which entered the day with the highest national qualifying score on the floor. The Tigers finished with a 49.5250.

The Tigers were led by a 9.9625 from Kailin Chio, who topped the session with an all-around score of 39.6125.

11:01 pm, April 16, 2026

Individual leaders after Session I

Here’s who is leading the individual standings after Session I. 

Event Athlete Team Score
Vault Kalia Lincoln LSU 9.9625
  Kailin Chio LSU 9.9625
Bars Riley McCusker Florida 9.9875
Beam Konnor McClain LSU 9.9500
  Ana Barbosu Stanford 9.9500
Floor Kailin Chio LSU 9.9625
All-Around Kailin Chio LSU 39.6125

Kailin Chio led the field in two events, propelling LSU to advance to the national championship final and edge out Georgia in the final rotation while securing the top all-around spot.

She is tied with teammate Kailia Lincoln for the top spot on vault, both putting up a 9.9625. 

In the last rotation, Chio delivered another 9.9625 to come clinch the Tigers' spot on Saturday. 

With Session II just under two hours away, the highest scores across both semifinals will win the individual title. 

10:04 pm, April 16, 2026

After Rotation 3: Florida leads, Georgia in 2nd after floor

Florida remains out front through three rotations, but Georgia's impressive floor performance moved it up to second.

The Gators had a 49.2250 on the vault, led once again by eMjae Frazier (9.8750), holding the lead with a 148.1250 total. On the floor, however, Georgia's lowest qualifying score was a 9.8625.

The Bulldogs had four 9.9000s or better, led by Nyla Aquino and CaMarah Williams, who each notched a 9.9375. The 49.5375 on the floor brings Georgia's total to 147.9375.

LSU scored a 49.2500 on the beam, led by a 9.9500 from Konnor McClain. The Tigers (147.9125 total) are just 0.025 behind the Bulldogs for the second qualifying spot for the championship final on Saturday. 

Stanford was led by a 9.9000 from Levi Jung-Ruivivar on the bars. The Cardinal had a 49.2875 on the bars.

A table showing team standings in gymnastics.
A table showing team and event standings in gymnastics.
9:33 pm, April 16, 2026

Florida takes the lead after Rotation 2

Florida's impressive floor performance helped elevate the Gators to the top spot midway through the first national semifinal. 

Florida scored a 49.4375 on the floor (98.9000 total), led by another impressive performance by eMjae Frazier, who notched a 9.9375 on the floor. LSU fell to second, scoring 49.1875 on the bars (98.6625 total). Konnor McClain led the Tigers with a 9.9125. 

Georgia's beam performance and Stanford's struggles on the vault moved the Bulldogs to third. Georgia, led by a 9.8625 from both Ja'Free Scott, and Jaydah Battle, scored a 49.2500 on the beam (98.400 total). Stanford was led by Taralyn Nguyen's 9.8375 on the vault.

A table showing team standings in gymnastics.
A table showing team and event standings in gymnastics.
9:03 pm, April 16, 2026

LSU leads after Rotation 1

The first rotation started off with a bang, featuring Florida, the top team in the nation on the beam, and LSU, the second best team on the vault. Though six compete for each team, only the top five scores count.

LSU holds the lead with a 49.4750 on the vault, powered by a pair of 9.9625 performances from Kaliya Lincoln and Kailin Chio. Florida notched a 49.4625 on the beam, led by a 9.9250 from eMjae Frazier and a 9.9125 from Skye Blakely. Autumn Reingold led Georgia on the uneven bars with a 9.9250 while Anna Roberts led Stanford on the floor with a 9.8875.

A table showing team standings in gymnastics.
A table showing team and event standings in gymnastics.
6:54 pm, April 16, 2026

Semifinal sessions rotation schedule

Here's the rundown of the rotations for both semifinal sessions today:

SESSION I — 4:30 p.m. ET |  |

Rotation Vault Bars Beam Floor
Rotation 1 LSU Georgia Florida Stanford
Rotation 2 Stanford LSU Georgia Florida
Rotation 3 Florida Stanford LSU Georgia
Rotation 4 Georgia Florida Stanford LSU

SESSION II — 9 p.m. ET |  |

Rotation Vault Bars Beam Floor
Rotation 1 Oklahoma UCLA Minnesota Arkansas
Rotation 2 Arkansas Oklahoma UCLA Minnesota
Rotation 3 Minnesota Arkansas Oklahoma UCLA
Rotation 4 UCLA Minnesota Arkansas Oklahoma
6:06 pm, April 16, 2026

The national semifinals are TODAY; Here's the schedule

LSU women's gymnastics

Semifinal Thursday is here.

Eight teams plus individual qualifiers will compete in Forth Worth, Texas across two sessions today at 4:30 and 9 p.m. ET. The top two teams in each session will advance to the national championship on Saturday — "Four on the Floor."

But there will be champions crowned today, as we'll crown national champions in the four events as well as the individual all-around winner.

We'll be covering all the action throughout the day, including Perfect 10s, winning moments and more.

John Roethlisberger, Aly Raisman, Sam Peszek and Taylor Davis will call the action on ESPN2. There are also team-centered streaming options below to follow along your favorite squad. Complete schedule info can be found here:

Semifinals Teams Time (ET) TV/Stream RESULTS
Session I No. 2 LSU
No. 3 Florida
No. 6 Georgia
No. 7 Stanford
4:30 p.m. ESPN2/
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Session II No. 1 Oklahoma
No. 4 UCLA
No. 9 Arkansas
No. 13 Minnesota
9 p.m. ESPN2/
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Individual Awards ceremony   11 p.m.  
5:00 pm, April 16, 2026

How the national semifinals work

Eight teams, four all-around competitors and 16 event specialists qualified from regional competition to make it to Fort Worth, Texas and the national semifinals.

There are two sessions on Thursday to decide the teams that will make the championship final on Saturday. The top two teams from each semifinal will advance. The team championship is then determined by the team that gets the highest cumulative score, with five scores counting per event.

The all-around and individual event championships will be won during Thursday's semifinal round, going to the individuals with the highest cumulative score.

4:00 pm, April 16, 2026

How each team qualified for the semifinals

The 2026 championships started with 36 teams, determined by their national qualifying score. Teams 1-16 were seeded by the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Committee, with the remaining teams placed geographically at one of the four regional sites (Baton Rouge, Corvallis, Lexington, Tempe). Twelve all-around competitors and 64 individual event specialists from non-qualifying teams also competed in the championships.

At each of the four regionals, nine teams, approximately three all-around athletes and four individual event specialists competed. The first round consisted of two teams, the second round was made up of eight teams and the regional final had four teams.

The top two teams from each regional, the top all-around student-athlete and top event specialist on each event (from a non-qualifying team) received automatic berths to the national championships.

Here's how we got to the final eight teams at this year's championsips:

Wednesday, April 1

  • Baton Rouge Regional — First round
      • Nebraska advances
  • Tempe Regional  — First round
      • Arizona State advances

Thursday, April 2

  • Baton Rouge Regional — Second round
    • Session I — 
      • Stanford and Michigan advance
    • Session II — 
      • LSU and Clemson advance
  • Lexington Regional — First round
      • Rutgers advances
  • Corvallis Regional — First round
      • Washington advances
  • Tempe Regional — Second Round
    • Session I — 
      • Michigan State and Georgia advance
    • Session II — 
      • Florida and California advance

Friday, April 3

  • Lexington Regional — Second round
    • Session I — 
      • Arkansas and Missouri advance
    • Session II — 
      • Oklahoma and Ohio State advance
  • Corvallis Regional — Second round
    • Session I — 
      • Utah and Alabama advance
    • Session II — 
      • UCLA and Minnesota advance

Saturday, April 4

  • Baton Rouge Regional — Final
    • ​​​​6 p.m. —
      • LSU and Stanford advance to the national semifinals
  • Tempe Regional — Final
    •  8 p.m. — 
      • Florida and Georgia advance to the national semifinals

Sunday, April 5

  • Lexington Regional — Final
    • ​​​​
      • Oklahoma and Arkansas advance to the national semifinals
  • Corvallis Regional — Final
      • UCLA and Minnesota advance to the national semifinals
Here is the 2026 NCAA women's gymnastics championship bracket