Gone are the days when perfect 10s were handed out like candy in NCAA gymnastics. Back in 2022, 71 perfect 10s were awarded across the regular season, with not a single weekend passing without one. Fast-forward to 2025, and things are tighter than ever. According to Gymnastics Now, till March 22nd, 33 perfect 10s have been recorded. The reason? A revamped judging system called the CJI, emphasizes consistency and accuracy over just rewarding perfection. While Jordan Chiles managed to notch three perfect 10s up to this week, her UCLA teammate was waging her battle to break through and after 11 long weeks, her persistence finally paid off.
Brooklyn Moors, a 24-year-old senior and Canadian Olympian was determined to end her gymnastics career with a bang. Competing on vault, beam, and floor for UCLA, Moors had been chasing perfection all season. She posted a career-best 9.9s on beam twice, due to assistant coach Lacy Dagen, who helped her conquer her beam phobia. But Moors had one goal in mind. “I want to get a 10 on the floor,” she said earlier this season. “This is my last year of gymnastics ever, so I’m really giving it my all.” Week after week, Moors delivered jaw-dropping routines, but despite her best efforts, that perfect 10 remained out of reach. It was like running a marathon where the finish line kept moving. And after 11 straight weeks of near-misses, Moors was starting to wonder if that perfect 10 was even in the cards.
Then came Week 12, UCLA Bruins secured a resounding victory at the Big 10 Championships with 198.450, the highest score ever in the championship’s history. The team bagged 3 out of 5 event titles but the real winner was none other than Brooklyn Moors, she finally snatched the perfect 10 she had been working so hard towards. Her floor routine? Absolute fire. And when the score flashed “a perfect 10”. Moors was speechless. “I knew it was coming – I had been so close,” she said after the meet. “But I worked every day, and I think that was just the result of the work.” After 11 weeks of giving it her all, perfection finally knocked on her door and this time, Moors answered.
For UCLA head coach Janelle McDonald, Moors’ perfect 10 was a long time coming. “She’s done a lot of routines this season that we felt were deserving of the 10,” McDonald said. “But today was on another level. It was just her moment.” And when Moors nailed that final pass? “I was like, in tears, because it really just like, gave me goosebumps,” McDonald admitted. “It was just her moment, and that was really special to see.”
After weeks of coming so close, Jordan Chiles ‘ teammate Moors finally had her moment in the spotlight. And to top it all off? Her flawless routine didn’t just wow the judges, she even earned praise from a gymnastics legend.
Jordan Chiles’ teammate earns praise from a legend
Johnson Clarke, Olympic bronze medalist on beam and a seasoned commentator since 2001, has always had a soft spot for gymnasts who combine flawless technique with pure artistry and Moors is the definition of that. So, when the Canadian finally landed that perfect 10, Clarke hopped on Instagram to give her props. “It was worth the wait,” she posted, and honestly? She hit the nail on the head. The UCLA graduate student had been turning heads all season, but this moment? This was the one.
And to make it even sweeter, her perfect 10 helped UCLA snag its first-ever Big Ten Championship after a nail-biting clash with No. 9 Michigan State. The Bruins didn’t just win—they made history with a 198.450, the highest score in Big Ten Championship history. But let’s not sugarcoat it, getting there wasn’t easy. Jordan Chiles ‘ teammate Moors had to wrestle with self-doubt and push through the nerves, especially fight through her fear of the beam.
Just a few weeks ago, Brooklyn Moors was stuck battling that same mental block—flipping backward. A back handspring, something most gymnasts master before they lose their baby teeth, sent her brain into panic mode. But quitting? Not in her vocabulary. Instead, she doubled down on her strengths, dazzling with front tumbling and turning her routines into works of art. Fast forward to week 12, and Moors was determined to leave it all on the mat. When she finally nailed that back handspring in competition, it wasn’t just another skill—it was years of frustration melting away.
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