Life is never a bed of roses for athletes and 20-year-old Olympian Suni Lee realized the same. Recently, Suni Lee’s gymnastics career came to an unexpected halt. Diagnosed with kidney disease, Lee put the breaks on her training for the Paris Olympics 2024. Currently receiving treatment for this issue, Lee is focusing on her recovery. This break made Lee fondly recall her gymnastics performance in a recent Instagram post. Reacting to this post, many fans got nostalgic and told Lee to return to collegiate gymnastics.

Fans reacted to this post where Lee gave an amazing glimpse of her phenomenal performance for Auburn Tigers. Lee captioned this recent post, “missing it.” But why did fans wish Lee to come back to Auburn Tigers so badly?

A short glimpse of the ‘War Eagle’s’ memorable performances

Competing against Louisiana State University on February 5, 2022, Lee secured a perfect 10 on vault. In March 2022, competing for the Auburn Tigers, Lee gave her all against the Florida Gators. This contest took place on March 5, 2022, at Auburn. This contest resulted in a tie with a final score of 198.575.

Afterwards, Lee also competed in NCAA college women’s gymnastics in April 2022. Showing her skills at floor exercises, she won the heart of fans. Post this, Lee performed in the balance beam category in the NCAA championships, in 2022. Finishing fourth in this competition, Lee was proud of giving her best.

Post this, competing in uneven bars against LSU in 2023, Lee managed to score a perfect 10. The Auburn Tigers gymnast also competed against Alabama at the Coleman Coliseum, where she scored a perfect 10 against them twice. Aware of these spectacular performances by Lee in collegiate gymnastics, nostalgic fans wished Lee to make a comeback in collegiate gymnastics and passed intriguing and entertaining comments.

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Fans demand Suni Lee’s return as they miss the gymnast’s perfect performances

A fan requested Lee, “Please come back after the olympics.” Echoing a similar opinion, a fan responded, “Just come back. War Eagle!” Post this, a fan wistfully said, “We miss watching your energy out on that gymnastics floor. You’ll be back after the Olympics right?”

Afterwards, a fan wrote, “Ngl, I’ll miss you seeing you compete with collegiate gymnastics. Your smile was THE best at those meets. I’ll be cheering you on in your quest for Paris.” Post this, a fan also gave her a heartwarming compliment, “Ridiculous how good you are. Incredible to watch the entire team push each other to be amazing. War Eagle. But for real you defy physics.”

Fans’ comments depict how they tremendously wish Lee to return to gymnastics. Do you think Lee can overcome her kidney problem and make a comeback in the Paris 2024 Olympics? Share your thoughts in the comments section.

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