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Illinois gymnastics hosts UCLA, Jordan Chiles to record-setting crowd

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — A record-setting 6,813 fans flocked to State Farm Center to watch Illinois gymnastics take on a two-time Olympian.

Illinois women’s gymnastics hosted UCLA in the Bruins’ first trip to Champaign since Big Ten expansion. UCLA is led by two-time Olympian Jordan Chiles, and the demand to see the fan-favorite in action prompted Illinois to move this meet to the State Farm Center for the first time since 2018.

The Bruins won the meet 197.675-195.475, with Chiles winning three events. Illinois sophomore Chloe Cho claimed the bars title with a 9.950, finishing second in the all-around.

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