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The GIST: <\/strong>A positively stacked eight-team field<\/a> has touched down in Fort Worth, Texas, for the NCAA women\u2019s gymnastics national championships. Join the party<\/a> and giddy on up \u2014 these women are flippin\u2019 fantastic.<\/p>\n \u2699\ufe0f How it works:<\/strong> The fun begins with tomorrow\u2019s semis<\/a>, where the top two teams from each four-team meet will earn spots in Saturday\u2019s final. What\u2019s more, the national championships feature both the team competition and<\/em> gymnasts competing for individual titles in the sport\u2019s four events: vault, uneven bars, beam, and floor.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc40 No. 3 LSU sophomore Kailin Chio headlines the 4:30 p.m. ET semi: <\/strong>No. 2 Florida and LSU are the favorites in the first meet, which also features No. 5 Georgia and No. 7 Stanford. Keep an eye on perfect 10 queen Chio<\/a>, who excels on vault and is regarded as the best all-around college gymnast<\/a> in the country\u2026yes, even including Olympian and No. 4 UCLA senior Jordan Chiles.<\/p>\n \u2b50 Chiles begins one last run in the 9 p.m. ET semi: <\/strong>The two-time Olympic medalist has already won three NCAA titles<\/a>, but never the all-around \u2014 and this is her last chance. Chiles is also one perfect 10 on beam away from completing the Gym Slam (a flawless score in all four events) in a single season.<\/p>\n\n
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