‘Is This Humanly Possible?’: Fans React as Suni Lee Produces Record Breaking Performance at College Gymnastics

Published 02/26/2022, 10:08 AM EST

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18-year-old American gymnast Suni Lee created NCAA history today. The Olympic gold medalist led the Auburn Tigers to victory against the Kentucky Wildcats with a record-highest program score.

Moreover, she also pulled off an unprecedented move at the college level. Lee successfully pulled off the Nabieva on the uneven bars, the hardest move in gymnastics. In fact, she also secured a 10 score on the balance beam, which was her first balancing beam perfect score in college.

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Now, fans and viewers from across the world are in awe of Suni Lee for her Nabieva move and took to Twitter to express it.

Fans react to Suni Lee creating NCAA gymnastics history

Not only did Suni Lee pull off the hardest move in gymnastics on the uneven bars, but she also led her Auburn Tigers team to a win. In fact, it was so close that despite setting a scoring record; the Tigers won by less than a point.

Moreover, it was also Suni Lee’s first time scoring a perfect 10 at the college level when it came to the balance beam. Nevertheless, it was her near-flawless performance at the uneven bars which caught the world’s attention and awe.

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A Twitter user shared how Lee’s performance “inspired and motivated” them.

Another user talked about how things aren’t going too well with the world, but “Suni Lee did this”.

Talking about the Nabieva, a user pointed out how Suni Lee makes it look so easy!!”

“How is this humanly possible?” another fan wrote on Twitter, clearly in awe of Lee’s abilities.

Moreover, the cameraperson who covered the event for ESPN also took to Twitter to express respect for Suni. It’s not every day you get a chance to film an Olympic gold medalist for ESPN. It was a pleasure,” they wrote on Twitter.

Fans left a little miffed with the scoring for Suni’s record-breaking routine

Despite her historic performance, it came as a surprise to everybody when Suni scored a 9.975 for her performance. Instead, everyone expressed how her score should have been a perfect ten.

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Fans also expressed this sentiment on Twitter, with one fan even going so far to say the scoring system needs changing. “This should be a 20.0,” they wrote.

“That should have been a 10,” another user wrote, reacting to her performance.

“Imagine not giving this a 10,” yet another fan echoed, pointing out how this performance deserved a perfect score.

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On the other hand, another fan looked past the scoring and the performance itself. In fact, they simply expressed how “happy she looks competing,” as Suni was all smiles throughout her routine.

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What are your reactions to seeing the Olympic gold medalist bringing the Nabieva to college?

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Samarveer Singh is a tennis writer at EssentiallySports. Holding a degree in English Literature and a diploma in Fitness Sciences and Training, Samarveer is obsessed with tennis and basketball. He is also an automotive writer at HotCars.
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