Overview
- Lee posted a video saying “I’m back” and that she is “willing to do whatever it takes,” an announcement first made publicly on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
- She plans to resume training at her longtime club Midwest Gymnastics in Little Canada, Minnesota, under coaches Jess Graba and Ali Lim.
- Reporters say Lee’s return follows her 2023 diagnoses of two kidney diseases that were managed before her 2024 Paris comeback, and she and her team intend a measured build with competition likely deferred until spring 2027.
- Fanatics Studios is developing a documentary to follow her comeback, and former teammates and USA Gymnastics have posted immediate public support on social media.
- Lee’s decision adds to a wave of veteran comebacks and reshapes U.S. roster talk for LA28 while Simone Biles has not decided whether she will compete in 2028.