MaKenna Merrell-Giles has been chasing perfection her entire gymnastics career. So when she finally achieved the elusive standard with a vault against Washington last week, she didn’t quite know how to process what she had done.
Merrell-Giles and her teammates will be back on the floor Friday, once again chasing the elusive perfection when the Utes host Arizona State at 7 p.m.
A perfect 10 is the most iconic achievement in gymnastics. Nadia Comaneci achieved the first perfect 10 in the 1976 Olympics, a feat that was matched in fame when Mary Lou Retton earned one in 1984.