LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The Florida State Golden Girls are World Champions. The renowned group of Florida State student-athletes won the International Cheer Union World Championship in a competition at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World. For the first time in program history, the Golden Girls were selected to represent the USA, as the US National Jazz team, where they took home Gold at the ICU Worlds Championship. The Golden Girls first competed their jazz routine in January 2023 at the UDA Collegiate National Championship, where they placed third in an incredibly strong D1A jazz division. Based on their finish at the UDA Collegiate National Championships, the Golden Girls were selected to represent the USA in the jazz division at the ICU Championship. Florida State competed against 11 countries in the Performance Cheer - Jazz division. Florida State enjoyed a strong performance in the semifinals, and entered the finals in second place behind Team Japa