Watch a UC Berkeley Gymnast Stick the Landing at Her Graduation

Imagine being a gymnast. Just flipping and somersaulting and vaulting all the livelong day, like it’s perfectly normal to defy gravity.

As a human who doesn’t know how to get out of an armchair without grunting, I, for one, would love to see gymnasts utilizing their awe-inspiring skills in everyday life. Handspringing onto BART? Here for it. Cartwheeling through Trader Joe’s on a Wednesday afternoon? Would love to see it.

Let’s all give a round of applause to UC Berkeley gymnast eMjae Frazier, then, who livened up her graduation ceremony over the weekend with a powerful front aerial flip, performed with cap and gown still on, while clutching her high-heeled shoes in her hands. As Frazier’s sash falls off, she catches it before it can even hit the ground.

Behold this magical unicorn making everyone’s day better:

Frazier won the silver medal at last year’s National Collegiate Athletic Association championships, and managed to break the NCAA’s all-time single season scoring record. During her time with the California Golden Bears, she became the first member of the team to ever score a perfect 10 for two separate events (in her case, balance beam and floor). Frazier also came in first with her floor routine at 2022’s Winter Cup in Texas.

With all that in mind, as Frazier herself noted: How else should she have gotten across the stage?