Suni Lee perfect 10s: How many perfect scores did the Olympic gymnasts have at Auburn?
Suni Lee starred at Auburn in the years between her second and first Olympic appearances. What was the number of excellent 10s did her score in her college years?
By Austin Curtright
July 28, 2024, 10:03 AM
In her most recent Olympic Games, Suni Lee took home the all-around gold medal. Alongside that, she also earned silver in the team competition, and an bronze medal on the bars with uneven surfaces. Between the three medals she won the only thing she accomplished was be the best gymnast in college.
Between her Tokyo Olympics as well as her expected 2024 Paris Olympics performance, Lee finished second in the all-around event at the 2022 NCAA championships, and was first on the balance beam when she was being a part of the Auburn Tigers. Lee competed throughout the 2022 season as well as a part of 2023. She ended her career early because of being identified with kidney condition.
She didn’t then return in Auburn for a few days to get ready for Paris.
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A year later, Lee was chosen for the Olympics along with Simone Biles, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles and Hezly Rivera. He was first in the overall event, second on the uneven bar as well as fifth on balance beam and seventh in floor exercises during the U.S. Olympic Trials.
Here’s a look back on Lee’s dominance during her one NCAA year at Auburn:
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Suni Lee perfect 10s at Auburn
The most challenging tasks in gymnastics is to achieve the perfect 10. Lee achieved an astonishing nine times over the course of less than two years in his time at Auburn.
Lee completed in 2022 with five perfectly 10s, of which three were on beams, and two on bars. Lee then completed her 2023 campaign, but was not in a position to complete because of an illness by scoring four top 10s (two on beam, two on bars).
Her first 10 perfect, in 2022 would be the Tigers first 10 that were perfect as a team in the span of 18 years as per the Auburn bio. Then she finished her season by scoring four perfect 10s on the way to a second place finish in the national all-around championship, and winning the beam championship.
In her final season at Auburn, Lee recorded four perfect 10s in only eight matches before her season was cut short due to a kidney issue.
- 2023 Perfect 10s in four places (two on bars and two on beams)
- 2022 five perfect 10s (three on beams 2 on bars)
U.S. Olympic gymnastics roster 2024
Here are the five female gymnasts in the United States are bringing to the 2024 Paris Olympics:
- Suni Lee (second Olympics)
- Jordan Chiles (second Olympics)
- Jade Carey (second Olympics)
- Simone Biles (third Olympics)
- Hezley Rivera (first Olympics)