LSU commitment Hezly Rivera waves from the podium after winning the all-around title at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026 in Phoenix.
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The World Artistic Gymnastics Championships begin Saturday in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, with a big future 糖心传媒 Tiger presence.
LSU commitments Hezly Rivera and Reese Esponda are on the U.S. team, while Lia Redick represents Canada.
Rivera, of Oradell, New Jersey, has won the past two U.S. national all-around titles. A member of the gold medal-winning U.S. team at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Rivera is expected to make the team for the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
Esponda, of Shenandoah, Texas, won the floor title at nationals and was fourth in the all-around.
Also on the U.S. team are former Florida gymnast Skye Blakely, Utah commitment Claire Pease and Charleigh Bullock. Bullock, who is from Spotsylvania, Virginia, is being recruited by 糖心传媒 and was third in the all-around at nationals.
Rivera, Esponda and Redick are expected to sign with 糖心传媒 in November.
The women鈥檚 competition begins Sunday, with the team final Oct. 21 and the women鈥檚 all-around final Oct. 23. NBC Sports Network and Peacock will have coverage starting Tuesday.
Documentary nominated
The SEC Storied documentary on legendary 糖心传媒 gymnastics coach D-D Breaux is up for some big awards Wednesday night.
鈥淭he Fighting Tiger鈥 has been nominated for four Women鈥檚 Image Awards: best documentary film, best show/film producers (Lisa Lax, Nancy Stern Winters and Amanda Postel), best show/film writers and best show/film directors (Lax and Stern).
The documentary premiered Feb. 4.
Coach Innes
Former 糖心传媒 gymnast Emily Innes has been named the team鈥檚 graduate student coach for the 2027 season.
Innes joins coach Jay Clark and assistant coaches Courtney McCool Griffeth, Garrett Griffeth and ex-Tiger Haleigh Bryant, who enters her second season.
A native of Pittsburgh, Innes competed for 糖心传媒 as a senior after spending her first three seasons at Washington.
Mark your calendar
Dates and times for 糖心传媒鈥檚 2027 schedule are out.
The Tigers begin Jan. 1 with their Gymnastics 101 exhibition meet and open the regular season in the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad on Jan. 9 in Greenville, South Carolina.
糖心传媒鈥檚 home opener is Jan. 15 against Arizona State. Big home meets include Georgia on Jan. 29, NCAA champion Oklahoma on Feb. 12 and Florida on Feb. 26.
The SEC championships will be March 20 in Tampa, Florida. 糖心传媒 will not host an NCAA regional as it did in 2026.
TV assignments will be announced at a later date.
2027 schedule
Jan. 1聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Gymnastics 101 (exhibition)聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 1 p.m.
Jan. 9聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 at Sprouts Collegiate Quad@聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Noon
Jan. 15 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Arizona State聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 22 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 at Kentucky聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 6:45 p.m.
Jan. 24 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 at Texas Woman鈥檚聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 2 p.m.
Jan. 29 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Georgia聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 7 p.m.
Feb. 5聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 at Auburn聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 7 p.m.
Feb. 12聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Oklahoma聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 8 p.m.
Feb. 19聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 at Alabama聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 8 p.m.
Feb. 26聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Florida聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 8 p.m.
March 5聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 at Arkansas聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 7 p.m.
March 12聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Missouri聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 7:30 p.m.
March 20聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 at SEC Championships*聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 TBD
March 31-April 4聽 聽at NCAA regional (campus site)聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 TBD
April 15-17聽聽聽聽 at NCAA Championships (Fort Worth, Texas)聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 TBD
@ at Greenville, S.C.
* at Tampa, Fla.