Team USA, Suni Lee wins gold medal in Women’s team finals

The former Auburn star earned another Olympic gold medal as Team USA defeats Italy in the women’s gymnastics finals.

Team USA women’s gymnastics took home the gold medal in the women’s team final on Tuesday, and the results were not even close.

Team USA earned the top spot at the podium Tuesday by scoring 171.296, nearly six full points ahead of the silver medalist team, Italy, who finished with a 165.494 overall score. Former Auburn star [autotag]Suni Lee[/autotag] played a key role in Team USA’s win by having a solid performance on bars (14.566) and beam (14.600).

With Tuesday’s performance, Lee earned her second gold medal in Olympic competition. In 2021, she took home the gold medal in the all-around competition at the Tokyo Games, and she has the chance to win another all-around gold medal Thursday. She finished second in Sunday’s competition, trailing only Simone Biles.

Here’s a look at the best images from Lee and Team USA’s gold medal win.