The final day of the 2026 season is here, and this one will go down in the history books! After an exciting day of semifinals on Thursday, the Four on the Floor are set, and there is a new face in the mix.
Oklahoma comes into the final having scored the highest team total of the day with a 198.300, lead by a massive performance on vault with a 49.750 in the first rotation. The Sooners are also coming into the final with two new individual national champions in Kiera Wells who led off Oklahoma on vault with a massive 9.975, as well as Faith Torrez, who took home the all-around title in her first four-event competition of the season.
Florida comes into the finals with the second-highest score from semifinals, putting up a 197.7875. Although the Gators enter almost six tenths behind the Sooners, Florida won the SEC championship this season over the Sooners, so it has proven it can go up against Oklahoma and perform at its best when it counts. Led by a huge 49.6625 on bars and the newly crowned bar national champion in Riley McCusker, Florida is a strong team across the board and is certainly in contention to win the title for the first time in over a decade.
For the first time in program history, the Minnesota Gophers will be represented at the finals after a huge upset over UCLA in the semifinals. The Gophers have had an incredible season so far, and the journey isn’t over for yet. With a strong performance across the board, the second national champion in program history for the Gophers in Brooklyn Rowray on beam. Minnesota may have come in as the underdog, but it is now a team to watch out for.
Rounding out the finalists are the LSU Tigers, who didn’t have their best day yesterday but still did enough to move into the second spot in the last rotation of semifinal one. LSU is coming back to the national final after missing out last season, and it has proven it can score big and hit when it counts. Coming into Saturday, LSU could certainly win its second national title, but it needs to have a short-term memory from Friday and perform the gritty way it did on floor, scoring a big 49.525 to just pass Georgia to qualify.
It all comes down to this, and these teams are ready to put up a fight!
The meet will be streamed on ABC at 4:00 p.m. ET, and scores will be on Virtius.
Rotation 1: VT OU, UB Minnesota, BB Florida, FX LSU
Blessey (OU): Leading the Sooners off tonight hoping for the same as Thursday! Front handspring front pike half out, excellent landing! 9.8375
Gerdes (Minn): Great maloney to shoot over a little loose in the air. Full in to close, hop forward on that landing but great lead off! 9.800
Draser (UF): BHS LOSO is solid, Switch leap to switch half, great extension on that. Round off back 1.5 and sticks that! 9.8375
Innes (LSU):Huge front double full to open. Moves right into second pass back 1.5 to super floaty front layout. Torjete full to straddle full, still not fully around on that Front rudi to close out to a double stag, excellent lead off! 9.825
Wells (OU): Yurchenko 1.5 and a slight hop forward on that 9.8875
Ostrum (Minn): Blind to piked Jaeger, great straight arms on that catch. Pak down is floaty and clean. HOLDS that last handstand. Dismounts nice double layout STUCK! 9.9!
Blakely (UF): Strong triple wolf turn to start perfect. Front aerial to BHS series flows nice and solid. Switch half to beat jump is good. Good wolf jump. Dismounts with a nice Gainer full, stuck!!9.9125
Ballou (LSU): Double layout to start it off, great landing Switch half to wolf full, great. Ends with a front layout to rudi, excellent landings throughout! 9.8750
Scheible (OU): Front handspring front pike ½ out, and another stick from her! 9.9625
Crump (Minn) : Fights for the first handstand, Maloney to Pak is good. Good pirouette. GREAT handstand and double layout doesn’t move her feet but a big squat and chest drop. 9.7875
Frazier (UF): Full turn is good, moves into her front aerial to LOSO series and its a little off, big wobble but pulls it back.Split jump to split ring is great. Dismounts with a cartwheel 1.5, sticks that! Great besides that first wobble. 9.800
Coen (LSU): Double full to start and a good landing. Punch front layout front full, good landing. Torjete full to straddle full straddle full, great rotation and height to end! 9.8625
Torrez (OU): Yurchenko 1.5, small scoot forward. 9.90
Saltzmann (Minn): Blind to straddle Jaeger, has to reach on that but arms are straight to great shoot over, nails that handstand and just a step forward on her double layout. 9.8375
DiCello (UF): Candle mount is good. Double wolf turn, great control. Switch leap to split jump is good. BHS LOSO is a little off, small adjustment. Front aerial is great. BHS Gainer full to close, stuck! 9.900
Drayton (LSU):Double layout huge, nice landing on that. Switch ring to switch half, such great leaps. Huge front thru to double tuck to close, another great landing from her! 9.9375
Estep (OU): Yurchenko 1.5, big step forward on that. 9.8625
Slevin (Minn): Maloney to Pak combo, clean on that catch down. Back up with a VL excellent. Double layout and sticks it! 9.8875
Harris-Miranda (UF): BHS LOSO BHS, perfect. Switch leap to straddle ¼, good. Full turn is good and goes into her dismount, a great back 1.5, stuck! 9.9375
Chio (LSU): Full in, not stuck like Thursday but good landing. Switch ring to torjete full, goes into her last pass , 2.5 to punch front, another great landing! 9.900
Pederson (OU): STUCK Yurchenko 1.5! HUGE 9.9875!
Lyden (Minn): Maloney to shootover combo, great. Double layout dismount, good sized hop forward. 9.8375
Arana (UF): Opens up with a BHS LOSO, is off the beam. Front aerial is good. Switch leap to switch half, good. Gainer full off the side, and takes a step back. Five for five good up so shouldn’t be detrimental for Florida.
Lincoln (LSU): Double layout is perfect. Stag jump to switch leap to Torjete 1.5, great height and rotation on that. Layout to front full, great landing.
After 1: Oklahoma 49.600, LSU 49.5125, Florida 49.3875, Minnesota 49.2625
A hit rotation for all four teams! Oklahoma won’t get that big 49.7+ from Thursday, but starts strong with a 49.600 on vault to take an early lead. LSU is putting itself in a great position after floor, just less than a tenth behind the Sooners and needs to keep this momentum all the way through. Florida had a fall in the last spot, but luckily had five hits preceding it, so it shouldn’t be too bad for the Gators moving forward. Minnesota also had a great lead off rotation and heading to its best event on beam can certainly make up some tenths here.
Rotation 2: VT LSU, UB OU, BB Minnesota, FX Florida
Zeiss (LSU): Yurchenko 1.5, hop forward. 9.8375
Pederson (OU): BIG Ray a little close on that catch toe handstand to a floaty Pak salto. Double layout dismount, drops her chest and has to take a step forward. 9.8500
Ostrum (Minn): BHS LOSO, small shoulder adjustment. Good full turn. Switch leap to straddle ¼, so good. Cat leap to side aerial, small bobble nothing major and ends with a great BHS Gainer full, stuck! Great lead off! 9.8750
McClain (LSU): Yurchenko full, smallest scoot back. 9.8875
Murphy (OU): Maloney up to the high bar a little legs separation, down to an immediate Pak salto, nails that final handstand and ends with a blind full to stuck double tuck, just pulled it in a little. 9.9125
Stewart (Minn): Candle mount is good. Split jump to split ring jump, small shoulder movement. Front aerial to Korbut is beautiful. Nice wolf turn, and a BHS Gainer full, stuck! 9.900
Ferris (UF): Great full in to start, nice clean landing. Switch side to straddle full into her floor choreo. Closes with a strong back 1.5 to front layout and another good landing! 9.875
Roberts (LSU): Front handspring front pike ½, good sized hop back. 9.8750
Estep (OU): Tkachev, low, down to a shoot over and nails that . Blind full to immediate full in dismount, sticks it but pulls that in a little. 9.9375
Moraw (Minn): Full turn to start, BHS LOSO series, small adjustment. Cat leap to side aerial is solid. Beat jump to straddle ¾, good extension on that. BHS Gainer full, sticks it! 9.850
Frazier (UF): Double layout is huge, good landing! Switch ring to switch half to straddle jump down. Front thru to double tuck is great to close. 9.8875
Lincoln (LSU): Yurchenko 1.5, lands with her legs a little locked and takes a big step back. 9.800
Rowray (Minn): The 2026 national champion!! Starts off with her BHS LOSO, perfect. Switch leap to straddle 1.2, excellent. Front toss to wolf jump combo is good. Dismounts Gainer front full off the side, stuck! 9.9125
Scheible (OU): Over the low bar mount to the high bar and nails that first handstand to a blind straddle Jaeger, down to the low bar with a nice shoot over. Another perfect handstand and a full-in dismount with a hop on the landing 9.8625
Drayton (LSU): Yurchenko 1.5, big step forward. 9.8750
Blakely (UF): Love the opening sass in her choreo Front handspring double front to stag jump is much more controlled! Torjete full to straddle full, a little funky landing wobbles out of it. Ends with a back 1.5 to front layout and right into her ending choreo! 9.9125
Smith (OU): Maloney to Pak, loose on both those skills. A little too far over on the pirouette. Double layout is stuck! 9.900
Pearl (Minn): BHS LOSO is great to start. Switch leap to straddle 1/4 is great. Front aerial, big bend and drops her chest. Goes into BHS Gainer full and sticks that. 9.4375
Chio (LSU): Yurchenko 1.5, NAILS it standing right up, quite literally no leg bent. AND ITS a 10.00!!!
DiCello (UF): First pass is great, double wolf on the floor is perfect. Back 1.5 to front layout, maybe a little momentum back with her shoulders but moves forward. 9.8750
Torrez (OU): Opens up with a great Ray, perfect catch. Toe handstand down to a Pak is perfect in the air. Double layout dismount and a step forward on that. 9.875
Harris-Miranda (UF): Last floor routine for this senior and a nice double tuck to start. Torjete full to straddle full to shushanova. Ends with a strong back 1.5 to front half to double stag and moves a little back in that jump but a great routine!
Long wait on beam for Lyden
Lyden (Minn): Candle mount is good and a nice double wolf turn. BHS LOSO, solid. Cat leap to switch side is great and ends with a round off 1.5 STUCK. Long wait if no problem for Lyden and the Gophers needed a big one! 9.9125
After 2: Oklahoma 99.0875, LSU 98.9875, Florida 98.8375, Minnesota 98.7125
Oklahoma is still sitting in first, but just by a tenth. After a good bar rotation of the Sooners, a 49.4875 keeps it in the lead, but needs to lock in on these last two to keep its lead. LSU didn’t have a lights out rotation on vault, but with a clutch performance from Chio in the anchor spot and the first 10.0 of these championships, it is right there with the Sooners at the half way point. Florida needs two big rotations to take the lead, and going to vault and bars, its best event, it can do it. Lyden comes in clutch for the Gophers on beam after a low score in the fifth spot and keeps the Gophers in the meet with a solid 49.450 on the event.
Half way and each team still has a shot!
Rotation 3: VT Florida, UB LSU, BB OU, FX Minnesota
Pilgrim (UF): Yurchenko 1.5, good landing on that. 9.8250
Zeiss (LSU): Nice Maloney up to the high bar to immediate Pak, pirouette is right on top of the bar and full in and sticks it! What a lead off! 9.925!
Fatta (OU): BHS LOSO series is solid. Side aerial, solid. Cat leap to switch side and has nice turn on it. Switch leap to split jump, good. Ends with a BHS to Gainer full and is super squatty on that dismount and takes a big hop forward. 9.7275
Saltzmann (Minn): Great double pike to start off ! Front layout to front front full right into a front kick. Switch half to straddle full. Double tuck and is a bit under rotated and steps forward. 9.7875
Draser (UF): Yurchenko 1.5 and a big hop forward. 9.825
Cowan (LSU): Big Ray to immediate shoot over, double layout dismount and STICKS IT. 9.925s back to back!
Rowray (Minn): Front layout to front rudi to huge straddle jump. Front layout to front full is great! Switch side to straddle. 9.8125
Wells (OU): Cat leap to switch leg side aerial, off the beam. Switch leap to split jump moves right into her dance. BHS LOSO, good. Ends round off 1.5 dismount and sticks it. Oklahoma needs four big scores here. 9.050
Frazier (UF): Yurchenko double full, good sized hop back. 9.8750
Ulrich (LSU): Maloney to immediate Pak, great connection. Pirouette is perfect. Nails the handstand and ends double layout dismount, hop back on that. 9.8875
Murphy (OU): Candle mount is good. BHS LOSO, solid landing. Front aerial down to dance. Good straight leg full turnBeat jump to stag ring jump, small shoulder adjustment. BHS Gainer full off the side, sticks it and the Sooners needed that! 9.9375
Swartzmiller (Minn): Strong rudi to sky high straddle jump, great. Switch side to straddle full. Back 1.5 to front layout, great landing! 9.8625
DiCello (UF): Yurchenko 1.5 big hop on that landing. 9.8500
Chio (LSU): Maloney, legs apart on the back swing to shoot-over, Khorkina is a little loose on the catch, and a huge full in dismount and really has to fight to not move her feet but keeps it down! 9.900
Pederson (OU): BHS LOSO, good. Side sumi, great. Switch side, is good. Round off double full stuck to close! Another clutch routine, need to keep it up. 9.950
Gonsiorowski (Minn): BIG full-in and great control Front thru to double tuck. Switch side to straddle half to straddle jump combo, nice extension on all three elements. 9.900
Blackson (LSU): Nice shootover, holds that to toe circle, back up to the high bar, blind to HUGE Khorkina, WOW and ends with a great STUCK double layout dismount, 1/2 an arm swing to keep it down and what a career ending for her! 9.9125
Mueller (OU): Full turn to open up and into BHS LOSO, snaps her arms down. Side aerial finishing like a side sumi. Switch leap to straddle 1/4 and is a little off but pulls is on. Round off 1.5 to close that routine with a stick! 9.8625
Ostrum (Minn): Front thru to big double tuck and nails that landing. Switch side to straddle full to straddle jump is perfect. Front rudi to floaty LOSO, perfect! 9.900
Harris-Miranda (UF): Yurchenko 1.5, and almost a stick, steps to the right. 9.875
McClain (LSU): Sky high Church, a little close on that catch to Pak loose in that catch. Full-in dismount STUCK! 9.950
Torrez (OU): Need a clutch performance here to erase that 9.050. Wolf jump to open up and goes right into her side aerial to LOSO, excellent. Switch leap to straddle jump, really nice extension on that and absolutely no movement and closes with a FLOATY Gainer full stuck! 9.950
Lyden (Minn): Difficult back 1.5 to front full combo right into a front kick. Switch side to straddle full. Back 2.5, great landing. 9.9125
After 3: LSU 148.600, Oklahoma 148.525, Minnesota 148.100, Florida 148.0875
Its a race to first and LSU takes the lead after a HUGE 49.6125 on bars and pulls ahead of Oklahoma by a little under a tenth. LSU went big on bars and needs to go even bigger on beam to lock in its second program title. Oklahoma has the advantage of ending on floor and needs to be its clean, consistent self to take it home. Florida and Minnesota are more than half point out of the top spot, but Minnesota gets ahead of Florida into No.3 after a great floor rotation for the Gophers. Florida didn’t have its ideal vault rotation and needs to perform on bars to stay close to the top. Right now its between LSU and Oklahoma, but, truly, anything can happen here.
Last one!
Rotation 4: VT Minnesota, UB Florida, BB LSU, FX OU
Stewart (Minn): Yurchenko 1.5, almost stuck, crosses her step to the right. 9.8375
Frazier (UF): Opens with a Maloney to Pak combo, legs apart on both skills, nice pirouette on top of the bar and a stuck double layout to close! 9.9125
Coen (LSU): Front aerial to beat jump to start off, great connection. BHS LOSO, solid. Switch leap to split jump is good. Round off double full dismount and nails it! 9.9125
Murphy (OU): Front thru to double tuck is great with a great landing. Switch half to wolf full, nice. Back 1.5 to a floaty front layout and keeps it just in. Torjete full to end. 9.875
Moraw (Minn): Yurchenko full, big hop back. 9.7750
Pilgrim (UF): Maloney to immediate Tkachev, great distance! Back down with a Pak great catch on that too. Finishes with a big full in and a small hop back. 9.900
Pederson (OU): Big front handspring double full to start, clean landing. Back 1.5 step out to back double full, much better than day one. Switch side to straddle full wolf full, good dance and ends strong! 9.9375
Zeiss (LSU): Side aerial to start, is off. Front aerial to BHS series, recovers well. Switch leap to split jump, good. Double wolf turn is good. Dismounts, Gainer tuck full off the end and sticks it. 9.2375
Blakely (UF): Huge release to immediate Pak to start off, back up to the high bar toe handstand to Higgins grip, front giant to double front half out, smallest movement. 9.9500 Florida is making a run….
Crump (Minn): Yurchenko 1.5, small step forward. 9.8750
Wells (OU): Front thru to a huge double tuck to start, good landing. Switch half to wolf 1.5, good rotation on that. Moving into her second back 1.5 to floaty front layout, stuck! 9.900
DiCello (UF): Huge Church to Pak nice on that, back up with a VL, very nice in the air, ends with a big full dismount and gets the stick! 9.8875
Drayton (LSU): BHS LOSO series is good. Switch leap to split jump, good, a little low back leg on both. Full turn is good and a stuck round off double full to close! 9.8750
Slevin (Minn): Yurchenko full, small hop back. 9.8500
Mueller (OU): Great front thru to double tuck to start and keeps it in bounds. Front layout to front rudi, a little loose in the air Torjete full to straddle full, small movement out of that into her ending choreo. 9.9375
Lincoln (LSU): Front aerial to BHS series, good connection and landing on that. Switch half to beat jump, great. Switch leap to split jump and moves right into dance. BHS 1.5 dismount and sticks steps back on that landing. 9.8375
Harris-Miranda (UF): Gorgeous first handstand and another big Ray, great distance from the bar, toe handstand to shoot over, got that handstand nice. Back up to the high bar closes with a perfect double layout dismount! WOW WOW WOW what a way to close her career. 9.9500
Estep (OU): Front layout to front double twist, maybe the best she’s done that all year. Switch half to wolf, good. 2.5 a little uncontrolled but not bad into her dance. 9.9125
Gerdes (Minn): Yurchenko 1.5 step forward. 9.900
McClain (LSU): Switch leap to switch half, good.. Front aerial to BHS LOSO, nice connection. Side aerial, solid. Wolf jump is pretty Laid out Gainer full off the side and sticks it! 9.950
McCusker (UF): Maloney up to immediate Pak really well done. VL back up to the high bar, perfect, nice final handstand. Stalder to double tuck dismount, and is really squatty but keeps it on her feet. 9.8375
Torrez (OU): Only her second floor routine of the season and the last of her career, wow. HUGE double layout to start. Torjete full to wolf full moving into more dance into her second pass, front thru to double tuck to close it out, scoots her front foot a little but not bad and what a final routine for her! 9.9500
Ostrum (Minn): Yurchenko 1.5, steps to the side/ back. 9.8125
Chio (LSU): This is it. Round off BHS onto the beam, small adjustment. BHS LOSO gorgeous. Front aerial to split jump, a little off and works to keep it moving. Switch leap to split jump is good. BHS 1.5 and hops forward. 9.900
FINAL: Oklahoma 198.1625, LSU 198.075, Florida 197.685, Minnesota 197.3750
And the Oklahoma Sooners are the national champions! For the eighth time in program history, the Sooners take the title home to Norman. A strong rotation put it just over the Tigers in the last routine of the night and with a 198.1625, the Sooners are once again No.1!
After a fight to the end with LSU on beam, the Tigers come up just short. With a fall and some uncharacteristic mistakes, the Tigers were in a good spot after bars, but needed to go big in that final rotation. Florida did all it could on bars and put up a massive 49.600 on the event, but it wasn’t enough in the final rotation. Minnesota ends with a great 197.3750 and a historic fourth place finish the Gophers should be immensely proud of. What a competition and weekend as a whole! Until 2027 …
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