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Two weeks after announcing her gymnastics comeback for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, Suni Lee has already resumed elite training and is showcasing Olympic-level skills. The 23-year-old two-time gold medalist returned to Midwest Gymnastics Center in Minnesota on July 20. After just eight days of training, she posted an Instagram Story video performing the same acrobatic series she executed at the 2024 Paris Olympics: an aerial cartwheel to two layout step-outs. Lee helped Team USA win gold in the team final in Paris and also claimed bronze in the all-around and uneven bars. Lee told CBS Minnesota she has 'gotten my glow back' and brings newfound confidence to her third Olympic campaign. Her coach, Jess Graba, revealed that Lee was only at 65-70% of her full potential in Paris due to battling severe kidney disease. For LA 2028, Lee and her team aim to unlock the remaining 30% of her athletic capability.
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It has been only two weeks since Suni Lee announced her gymnastics comeback, but the two-time Olympic gold medalist is already demonstrating elite form. The 23-year-old officially resumed training on July 20 at her familiar home gym, Midwest Gymnastics Center, just outside St. Paul, Minnesota.
With just eight days of elite training back under her belt, Lee posted a brief teaser of training footage on her Instagram Story. The video showcased a striking display of skill from the six-time Olympic medalist. "Fun!" Lee casually captioned the short clip.
In the video, Lee trained the same acrobatic series she performed at the 2024 Olympic Games: an aerial cartwheel to two layout step-outs. She nailed that series in Paris, helping propel Team USA to gold in the team final, and later claimed bronze in the all-around and on the uneven bars.
Two years later—and after only a handful of days back in the gym—the former Olympic all-around champion has clearly retained her elite ability. Although the video cut out before Lee landed the second layout step-out, fans were stunned by her rapid return to form.
"I've kind of gotten my glow back," Lee told CBS Minnesota last week at her first practice. She added that she brings newfound confidence to her pursuit of a third consecutive Olympic Games.
This time around, Lee hopes to pair that confidence with her full physical strength.
In Paris, she emerged as the third-best gymnast in the world and the fourth most-decorated U.S. Olympic gymnast of all time. However, Lee and her team insist she was not at full strength in France. In addition to grueling elite training demands, Lee battled severe kidney disease ahead of her second Olympic Games.
While his star pupil "gutted out" her results in Paris, Midwest Gymnastics owner and coach Jess Graba says Lee's full athletic potential remains untapped. "She was probably at 65 or 70% of what she can do" in Paris, he reflected.
For her LA 2028 journey, Lee and her coaches are chasing that remaining 30%. She already has six Olympic medals—and if she finds another level of athleticism, the rest of the gymnastics world should be very worried.
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Suni Lee Trains Olympic Skill Just 8 Days Into LA 2028 Comeback