“Suck It People”: Suni Lee Wins Over Gymnastics Community With Training Sneak Peek Before US Olympic Trials

Sunisa Lee, the defending all-around Olympics champion seems to have found her mojo once again. After struggling with her routines initially, Lee’s recent Instagram story will definitely calm the nerves of her fans. As per her latest upload, Suni Lee was spotted executing a complex routine to utmost perfection. Swinging on the bars, Lee initially did Nabieva, which she transformed into a Bharadwaj later. And taking things up by a notch, Suni Lee ended the first phase of her bar session with a Van Leeuwen. 

Such a sight is definitively exciting news for both her fans and Suni Lee herself. After suffering a massive health complication following her Tokyo triumph, Lee’s career was threatened to be derailed. Fortunately, after months of proper medical attention and determination, Suni Lee was back in the gymnasium. But her comeback was not as grand as expected. Competing at the Core Hydration Classics this year, Lee did not qualify for the uneven bars, leaving her Paris dreams in jeopardy. 

But she made a fantastic comeback at the US Championships to gain some of the lost ground. While Simone Biles took all the glory, Suni Lee had an internal victory scoring 110.650 all around, securing a fourth rank. And now with her latest show of skills in her practice session, fans cannot wait to see her regain form. A Reddit user shared her story while posting excitedly, “SUNI the bars queen is back.” Soon, well-wishers of Suni Lee started flooding the comments section.

Fans confident of Suni Lee’s future 

As the Paris Olympics is now just days away, fans seemed high on belief about Lee’s chances. They brought out their thinking caps and analyzed the gymnast’s movements like an expert. 

Watching the impressive bar routine of Lee on her Instagram story, Reddit users highlighted how Lee’s unique bar routine has not been performed before. One user specifically mentioned her transition from a Nabieva to a Bhardwaj and how she concluded with a Van Leeuwen. “This is the first Bhardwaj to VL! No one else did it before! Suni you are amazing!”, wrote the fan.

Another admirer of Sunisa Lee expressed a triumphant vindication regarding Lee’s skills. Initially doubted, Suni Lee successfully executed a series of complex moves on the bars (Nabieva to Bharadwaj to Van Leeuwen). Exclaiming the same, the enthusiastic fan added, “I knew she’d be able to connect the nabs of bahardwaj to VL… Suck it people who told me otherwise lol”. Lee’s recent extraordinary demonstration has indeed proved many critics wrong.

Reflecting optimism regarding Suni Lee’s performance trajectory, one Reddit user commented, “I actually have a really good feeling about Suni. I know she needs to hit at trials, but I feel like she’s having a trajectory where she’s getting better and better each meet and may be peaking just at the right time.” The fan believes Lee is on an upward trend, improving steadily with each competition. 

Fighting against kidney-related disorders, the road to Paris has not been all smooth for Lee. But with her recent Instagram story fans are waiting for her to bounce back and recover from her ailments at the earliest. “Bars queen is back! Praying that she hits at trials 🙏🏾”, wrote a fan praying for Lee’s qualification to the Paris Olympics.

Another comment referred to Suni Lee’s bar routine difficulty score. The user suggested that if Lee successfully executes all connections in her routine (including the Nabieva, Bharadwaj, and Van Leeuwen moves mentioned), the routine would earn a score of 6.6 difficulty points. The user wrote, “seems the full routine will be a 6.6 with all connections and 6.4 without the bhardwaj + vl”.

Lee’s fans anticipate she may peak just before the trials, suggesting she could achieve her best performance when it matters most, potentially securing her place in the Paris Olympics. Thus, with things looking bright for Suni Lee, it will now be interesting to see whether she can defend her crown successfully in Paris.