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TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 29: Sunisa Lee of Team United States competes on balance beam during the Women’s All-Around Final on day six of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 29, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
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TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 29: Sunisa Lee of Team United States competes on balance beam during the Women’s All-Around Final on day six of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 29, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
What happens when you put an Olympic gold medalist in a college competition? A level of proficiency and chaos arrives. Suni Lee brought the house down for the Auburn Tigers in their gymnastics all-around competition against Alabama. Lee stunned the audience with her incredible routine and helped the college team to a sensational victory. Significantly, her performance helped the program to achieve its second-highest score in the team competition.
The sensational Lee performed her regular routines and brought the house down. Certainly, she is back with a bang!
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Suni Lee provides a stunning performance
The Tigers scored 97.525-197.125 against Alabama with an incredible performance from Lee being the highlight. In addition, her routines in different competitions were clean and precise. She performed admirably well on the uneven bars while being near perfect in every department.
Her handstands, flips, jumps, and landings were perfect as the crowd roared in unison. Clearly, Lee is one of the best gymnasts in the world and the NCAA competition was a reminder of the same.
Suni Lee … WOW 🤩@sunisalee_ @AuburnGym pic.twitter.com/BODsQdr0EL
— ESPN (@espn) January 29, 2022
Her posture, passion, and determination are right up there with the best. After Simone Biles withdrew from the gymnastics competitions in Tokyo, Lee stepped up to the plate and provided a virtuoso performance. Now, she gave the Tigers a sensational victory over their rivals, Alabama.
A point to prove…
With her college facing one of their arch-rivals, the Auburn arena was filled with fans. With all the hustle and bustle going around, Lee provided a sensational performance for her teammates and her college, to stand firm against their rivals. However, she later talked about her preparations before the competition.
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“I actually only started vault three days ago. I just decided to do it. I felt like this meet I needed to prove to myself I can still do it.” said Lee.
Suni says she just decided this week in practice to vault for the Alabama meet.
"I actually only started vault three days ago. I just decided to do it."
"I felt like this meet I needed to prove to myself I can still do it."
— Justin Lee (@ByJustinLee) January 29, 2022
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The Auburn Tigers scored a sensational victory, thanks to the brilliance of Suni Lee, who is likely to repeat these heroics the next time she steps up. Simply sensational, the sight of Suni in the air, doing what she does best, is a treat to witness live.
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