With the Olympic Games only five months away, the road to Paris is gaining momentum every day. Ahead of the big rumble at the French capital, the USA gymnastics squad will have to face several smaller challenges to secure their spot in the national team. Along with the others, Auburn Tigers’ star Suni Lee also bolstered her claim once again at the recently held Winter Cup. And yet, her accolades seem to remain unnoticed by the country’s apex body and her fans can’t swallow the pill without flinching.
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Lee has been riding a high horse with eyes on immortality among the gymnastics brethren. Trying to get a new move named after herself, the three-time Olympic medalist is set to step foot among the elites of the sport. Probably that’s what makes her recent absence from the national team list all the more surprising.
Suni Lee absent from the star-studded list
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In a recent post, captioned, “International assignments are here!”, on Instagram by the official USA Gymnastics account, the athletes to represent the country in the upcoming international tournaments have been announced. The end of the first week of March will see the Baku World Cup commence, while the following week will witness the world’s top gymnastics talents congregate for the DTB Pokal in Germany. The stakes get another raise in April with the Doha World Cup beckoning aspiring Olympians to show their mettle on another…