Friday, February 20
Athens, GA
7 p.m.
Florida Gators
at
Georgia
Florida celebrates Riley McCusker's 9.975 uneven bars routine at Gators Link to Pink versus No. 1 Oklahoma. It's another top-10 dual this Friday when No. 4 Florida is at No. 6 Georgia. [Photo: Hannah White]
Another Top-10 Dual Friday: No. 4 Florida at No. 6 Georgia
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 | Gymnastics
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Kicking off a SEC Network Friday Night Heights double-header is a long-time rivalry. No. 4 Florida gymnastics heads north to meet its most frequent opponent – No. 6 Georgia.
Friday's meet is the 164th in the all-time UF-UGA series and the 112th both teams bring a top-10 ranking.
How to Follow the Gators:
When: Friday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. ET
Venue: Stegeman Coliseum | Athens, Ga.
TV: SEC Network with Alex Perlman and Anastasia Webb calling the action.
Live Scores: Virtius
Tickets: $17-33
About Florida-Georgia Rivalry:
This is the 164th meeting between Florida and Georgia. The Bulldogs are the Gators most frequent opponent in the program's 54-year history.
Since the first dual meet in Athens in 1973, Florida is 11-14-1 versus UGA in regular-season meetings in UGA's home arena.
Two-tenths or less decided four of the Florida at Georgia duals – including the Gators' 0.175 final advantage in the 2024 meeting in Stegeman Coliseum. In all meetings between UF and UGA, two-tenths or less was the margin 17 times.
About Georgia:
Georgia's 2026 freshmen class checks in at No. 3 in CollegeGymFans.com's annual rankings. Four of the five UGA freshmen competed in every meet so far this season, with CaMarah Williams claiming the fourth Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week honor.
The GymDogs winning total of 197.65 at the Valentine's Day Metroplex Challenge is just below their season high of 197.675 set in Jan. 30 home action. Junior Lily Smith posted a floor 10.0 in the Jan. 30 quad and is the Feb. 17 SEC Specialist of the Week after winning the Metroplex Challenge bars (9.95) and floor (9.975) titles.
Florida Drops Meeting with No. 1 Oklahoma
No. 5 Florida gymnastics lost 198.075 - 197.575 to top-ranked Oklahoma in the 20th Annual Gators Link to Pink meet presented by UF Health on Feb. 13.
The meet was held in front of a pink-clad sellout crowd of 9,287 at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. It was the 24th sellout for Gators Gymnastics since the 2018 season.
The defeat ended the Gators' home winning stretch dating to Jan. 26, 2024, when Alabama took the win. Friday's result also marked Florida's first back-to-back league losses since the 2006 season, when the program dropped consecutive Southeastern Conference meets at then No. 4 Alabama and then to No. 1 Georgia.
Florida started the meet with some extra steps dinging their vault scores, as the team posted a 48.975. The only Gator to reach 9.90 was junior All-American Danie Ferris. It was her second consecutive vault 9.90 and third 2026 mark 9.9 or better.
The Gators set the nation's uneven bars then high of 49.65 on the next rotation. All marks contributing to the nation's 2026 high were 9.9 or better. Riley McCusker matched her season-best of 9.975 to win her second bars title of the season. Kayla DiCello set her 2026 best to take second at 9.95 and Skye Blakely shared third at 9.925 with Oklahoma's Mackenzie Estep.
Florida trailed by 0.250 at the meet's midway point.
Both teams posted a 49.50 on the third rotation. Florida used three marks of 9.9 or better toward its balance beam total of 49.50, which equals the team high for 2026. Selena Harris-Miranda led with her third 9.95 on the event this season. Both Alyssa Arana and Blakely turned in 9.90s.
On the final rotation, the Gators couldn't keep pace with Oklahoma's balance beam marks, as the Sooners put up the nation's event high of 49.70. Three Gators posted floor marks of 9.9 or better, including Harris-Miranda matching her collegiate-best of 9.975 to win floor. Blakely took second a 9.95, just off her collegiate best of 9.975 set versus Arkansas.
Friday's meet is the 164th in the all-time UF-UGA series and the 112th both teams bring a top-10 ranking.
How to Follow the Gators:
When: Friday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. ET
Venue: Stegeman Coliseum | Athens, Ga.
TV: SEC Network with Alex Perlman and Anastasia Webb calling the action.
Live Scores: Virtius
Tickets: $17-33
About Florida-Georgia Rivalry:
This is the 164th meeting between Florida and Georgia. The Bulldogs are the Gators most frequent opponent in the program's 54-year history.
Since the first dual meet in Athens in 1973, Florida is 11-14-1 versus UGA in regular-season meetings in UGA's home arena.
Two-tenths or less decided four of the Florida at Georgia duals – including the Gators' 0.175 final advantage in the 2024 meeting in Stegeman Coliseum. In all meetings between UF and UGA, two-tenths or less was the margin 17 times.
About Georgia:
Georgia's 2026 freshmen class checks in at No. 3 in CollegeGymFans.com's annual rankings. Four of the five UGA freshmen competed in every meet so far this season, with CaMarah Williams claiming the fourth Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week honor.
The GymDogs winning total of 197.65 at the Valentine's Day Metroplex Challenge is just below their season high of 197.675 set in Jan. 30 home action. Junior Lily Smith posted a floor 10.0 in the Jan. 30 quad and is the Feb. 17 SEC Specialist of the Week after winning the Metroplex Challenge bars (9.95) and floor (9.975) titles.
Florida Drops Meeting with No. 1 Oklahoma
No. 5 Florida gymnastics lost 198.075 - 197.575 to top-ranked Oklahoma in the 20th Annual Gators Link to Pink meet presented by UF Health on Feb. 13.
The meet was held in front of a pink-clad sellout crowd of 9,287 at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center. It was the 24th sellout for Gators Gymnastics since the 2018 season.
The defeat ended the Gators' home winning stretch dating to Jan. 26, 2024, when Alabama took the win. Friday's result also marked Florida's first back-to-back league losses since the 2006 season, when the program dropped consecutive Southeastern Conference meets at then No. 4 Alabama and then to No. 1 Georgia.
Florida started the meet with some extra steps dinging their vault scores, as the team posted a 48.975. The only Gator to reach 9.90 was junior All-American Danie Ferris. It was her second consecutive vault 9.90 and third 2026 mark 9.9 or better.
The Gators set the nation's uneven bars then high of 49.65 on the next rotation. All marks contributing to the nation's 2026 high were 9.9 or better. Riley McCusker matched her season-best of 9.975 to win her second bars title of the season. Kayla DiCello set her 2026 best to take second at 9.95 and Skye Blakely shared third at 9.925 with Oklahoma's Mackenzie Estep.
Florida trailed by 0.250 at the meet's midway point.
Both teams posted a 49.50 on the third rotation. Florida used three marks of 9.9 or better toward its balance beam total of 49.50, which equals the team high for 2026. Selena Harris-Miranda led with her third 9.95 on the event this season. Both Alyssa Arana and Blakely turned in 9.90s.
On the final rotation, the Gators couldn't keep pace with Oklahoma's balance beam marks, as the Sooners put up the nation's event high of 49.70. Three Gators posted floor marks of 9.9 or better, including Harris-Miranda matching her collegiate-best of 9.975 to win floor. Blakely took second a 9.95, just off her collegiate best of 9.975 set versus Arkansas.
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