{"id":934756,"date":"2026-07-14T17:38:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T17:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/934756\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T17:38:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T17:38:18","slug":"suni-lee-returning-to-gymnastics-ahead-of-los-angeles-olympics-nbc-5-dallas-fort-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/934756\/","title":{"rendered":"Suni Lee returning to gymnastics ahead of Los Angeles Olympics \u2013 NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Suni Lee is making a run at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/tag\/olympics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">third Olympics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/tag\/gymnastics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">American gymnastics star<\/a> announced she is returning to the sport on Tuesday, exactly two years out from the start of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/tag\/2028-los-angeles-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">2028 Los Angeles Games<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lee, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/paris-2024-summer-olympics\/suni-lees-long-road-back-to-the-olympics-ended-in-a-familiar-spot-the-medal-stand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">2020 all-around champion<\/a>\u00a0and a six-time Olympic medalist, posted a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DaxoNDXBegS\/?igsh=MWdueWl3M3o5OWJ0cA%3D%3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">video on Instagram<\/a>\u00a0saying she was back in the gym and ready to return to work.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-lpos=\"inline-recirc-module\" data-lid=\"See the updated 2028 Los Angeles Olympics event schedule: Dates, times and more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/news\/sports\/2028-la-olympics-events-schedule\/3944155\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"post__image\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/LA28.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-lpos=\"inline-recirc-module\" data-lid=\"2028 Los Angeles Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremony locations revealed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/olympics\/2028-los-angeles\/2028-olympics-opening-closing-ceremony\/3836037\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"post__image\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sofi-sadium-la-coliseum-aerial.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px;font-family: 'Arthouse', sans-serif;font-weight: 700;color: #333;margin: 0px 0px 5px 0px\">Create a free account with NBC 5 DFW to save articles and videos.<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/news\/local\/how-to-create-account-save-articles-nbc-5\/3865937\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-lid=\"DFW account creation autoblock\" data-lpos=\"automatic block\"><\/p>\n<p> LEARN MORE <\/p>\n<p><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old Lee has been on a break following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/tag\/2024-paris-olympics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">2024 Paris Olympics<\/a>, in which she helped the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/paris-2024-summer-olympics\/watch-team-usa-gymnastics-routines-clinched-gold-womens-all-around-final\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Americans win team gold<\/a> while earning bronze in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/paris-2024-summer-olympics\/gymnastics-simone-biles-us-womens-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">all-around<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/paris-2024-summer-olympics\/suni-lee-gets-second-straight-bronze-medal-in-uneven-bars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">uneven bars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s the latest member of the 2024 Olympic team to announce she is eyeing a shot at LA. Jade Carey is among the gold medalists who already have returned to competition.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA crowd gathered Sunday at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport to welcome home Olympic gymnast Suni Lee.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Suni Lee is making a run at a third Olympics. 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