No. 2 Florida Gymnastics Suffers Loss at No. 7 Missouri

Gators post season-low team score in defeat

Published on Feb. 7, 2026

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The No. 2 ranked Florida gymnastics team opened February with a loss at No. 7 Missouri on Friday, posting a season-low team score of 196.500 as the Tigers won the meet with a 197.200. The Gators struggled on uneven bars in particular, with several missed landings and steps holding back their scores on that event.

Why it matters

This marks the fourth consecutive matchup between the Gators and Tigers in which both teams are ranked in the top 10 nationally. Missouri has proven to be a challenging venue for elite gymnastics teams this season, with both No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 2 LSU narrowly escaping with wins there earlier in the year.

The details

Florida was led by strong performances on vault, where Selena Harris-Miranda won the event with a 9.95, and on balance beam, where Kayla DiCello matched her season-high of 9.95 to share the event title. However, the Gators struggled on uneven bars, with a miss and multiple steps on landings, which held back their overall team score.

  • The meet took place on Friday, February 6, 2026 in front of 2,976 fans at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri.

The players

Selena Harris-Miranda

A junior on the Florida gymnastics team who won the vault event with a 9.95 score, her third vault win of the season and 13th of her collegiate career.

eMjae Frazier

A Florida gymnast who earned her first uneven bars win of her Gator career, tying for the event title with a 9.90.

Kayla DiCello

A Florida gymnast who shared the uneven bars title with a 9.90 score, her sixth bars win of her Gator career and first since her freshman season in 2023. She also matched her season-high of 9.95 on balance beam for the second consecutive meet.

Danie Ferris

A Florida gymnast who raised her 2026 season-high on floor exercise to 9.90.

Kaia Tanskanen

A Missouri gymnast who won the all-around competition with a 39.400 score.

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What they’re saying

“We talked about this is who we were tonight. To us, to me, to our staff, to our team – this meet does not define who we are. I know without a doubt they will use this a momentum to catapult them forward. This team attacks nothing no other way, They aren't going to get down, they aren't going to feel sorry for themselves. They are going to look themselves in the eye and say 'what can I do to get better and not to let this happen again?'”

— Florida Head Coach (floridagators.com)

What’s next

The Gators will look to bounce back next Friday, February 13th when they host No. 1 Oklahoma in a highly anticipated top-2 matchup at the Exactech Arena in Gainesville. The Sooners defeated No. 4 Alabama 198.20-197.45 in their most recent meet.

The takeaway

This loss at Missouri highlights the challenges the Gators have faced in competing at the Mizzou Arena, where both No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 2 LSU narrowly escaped with wins earlier this season. Florida will need to regroup quickly as they prepare to host the top-ranked Oklahoma Sooners in a marquee regular season showdown next Friday.