Why Suni Lee Was in “Shock” Over Scoring Bronze Medal

Suni Lee is completely floored by her 2024 Paris Olympics milestone.

That’s because the 21-year-old didn’t expect to win any medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics women’s gymnastics all-around final.

So when the Team USA athlete’s floor routine score flipped her from fourth to third place in the Aug. 1 individual competition to earn the bronze, she was stunned.

“It felt absolutely amazing. I was in shock,” Lee told Today Aug. 2. “I didn’t think that I was going to be able to podium.”

The gymnast continued, “Coming in my floor routine, I literally told myself, we’re just going to end it off the right way and I’m just going to do everything that I can to just finish it off, because being here is an accomplishment itself.”

Her teammate Simone Biles, the decorated American gymnast of all-time, took home the gold medal in the final, while Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade won silver.

“I honestly started getting a little bit emotional,” Lee recalled about her realization that she had won bronze, which marked her fifth Olympic medal. “I almost started tearing up. I was just like so happy.”