Suni Lee is set to make her return to gymnastics
Auburn’s suni lee is returning to competitive gymnastics, Team USA announced that she will be participating in the 2023 U.S. Classic on Wednesday.
Lee was forced to miss the second half of her sophomore season on the Plains due to a kidney issue and is gearing up for the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
The U.S. Classic will take place from Aug. 4-5 and will be held in the NOW Arena in Chicago. It will be Lee’s first time competing with Olympic scoring since she won the all-around gold at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
She isn’t the only former all-around gold winner making her return, Simone Biles will also be making her return after taking the past three seasons off.
The event is the final qualifying event for the U.S. Championships, which will take place from Aug. 24-27 in San Jose, California.
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