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The Moment Suni Lee Realized She Won Bronze Medal in Uneven Bars Was So Special

This was great.

Tim Capurso

United States gymnast Suni Lee celebrates winning a bronze medal in the women's artistic gymnastics uneven bars final at Bercy Arena in the 2024 Paris Olympics on Sunday, August 4.
United States gymnast Suni Lee celebrates winning a bronze medal in the women's artistic gymnastics uneven bars final at Bercy Arena in the 2024 Paris Olympics on Sunday, August 4. / Screengrab Twitter @jordynsleftbrow

U.S. gymnast Suni Lee continued to add onto an already-strong Paris Olympics with her performance in the women's artistic gymnastics uneven bars final on Sunday at Bercy Arena. Lee, who posted a 14.8 score on the bars, won the bronze medal and was joined on the podium by Algeria's Kaylia Nemour and China's Qiu Qiyuan.

The bronze was Lee's sixth Olympic medal in her career, but the feeling of victory never gets old for the 21-year-old, who was overjoyed when she found out she would be winning her third medal of the Paris Games.

Here's the special moment, courtesy of NBC Sports.

As the last gymnast to perform, Lee knew exactly what she needed to make it onto the podium.


And she did exactly that, authoring a standout routine to narrowly edge out Belgian gymnast Nina Derwael for the bronze.

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Tim Capurso
TIM CAPURSO

Tim Capurso is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Prior to joining SI in November 2023, he wrote for RotoBaller and ClutchPoints, where he was the lead editor for MLB, college football and NFL coverage. A lifelong Yankees and Giants fan, Capurso grew up just outside New York City and now lives near Philadelphia. When he's not writing, he enjoys reading, exercising and spending time with his family, including his three-legged cat Willow, who, unfortunately, is an Eagles fan.

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