Overview
- Lee posted a short Instagram video on Tuesday declaring “I’m back,” saying she is back in the gym and that “this is more than a comeback.”
- The announcement did not include a competition timeline or event focus and reporters say she plans to train at her longtime Midwest Gymnastics club in Minnesota.
- Lee overcame two serious kidney ailments that disrupted her collegiate career and then returned to win three medals for the U.S. at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
- Her return joins a string of veteran comebacks from former and current U.S. gymnasts and increases competition for spots that will be decided at the U.S. Olympic selection process in 2028.
- Lee is a six-time Olympic medalist whose statement raises expectations for another Olympic bid while Simone Biles has said she remains undecided about competing in 2028.