Current:Home > StocksSuni Lee, Olympic gymnastics champion, competing at Winter Cup. Here's how to watch. -Prime Money Path
Suni Lee, Olympic gymnastics champion, competing at Winter Cup. Here's how to watch.
View
Date:2025-04-27 18:58:08
Just call Winter Cup the Suni Show.
Sunisa Lee was always going to be in the spotlight at Saturday's meet. It's her first since she had to skip the world team selection camp last fall because of a kidney issue that limited her training, and she's debuting a skill on uneven bars no one's ever done. But now that Gabby Douglas isn't making her return to competition for the first time since 2016 — she withdrew Thursday because of COVID — all of the focus will be on Lee, the reigning Olympic champion.
"I'm doing really good," Lee said, beaming, after training Friday. "I'm just so happy to be here."
Lee is only doing bars and balance beam at Winter Cup, but she's definitely the one to watch. Here’s everything you need to know:
When is Winter Cup? And where is it?
The senior women’s meet is from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky. There’s also a senior men’s meet that runs over two days. Day 1 is from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Friday and Day 2 is from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday.
Where can I watch the USA Gymnastics Winter Cup?
You’re going to need your computer. Or your phone. Winter Cup is only available on USA Gymnastics’ YouTube channel.
Who is competing at the Winter Cup?
Lee is the main attraction.
She had to cut her final season at Auburn short because of the kidney ailment and it disrupted her elite-level training, too. Longtime coach Jess Graba said last summer that whether Lee could train often depended on how she was reacting to the medication that day.
But Lee said she's now in remission and has been able to train more consistently.
"She's happy, she's doing what she wants to do. She's healthy. Those are the main things," Graba said Friday. "This makes her feel better, doing things like this and training, getting skills named (for her). Those are fun things for her."
Other notable names include Skye Blakely, a member of the U.S. teams that won the last two world championships; and Kayla DiCello and Kaliya Lincoln, each of whom were double gold medalists at the Pan American Games last fall. The Americans won the team title, and DiCello also claimed the all-around gold while Lincoln won floor exercise.
Reigning junior champion Hezly Rivera is making her senior debut at Winter Cup. Also, Trinity Thomas, a standout at Florida, is returning to the elite level for the first time since 2019.
Is Simone Biles competing at the Winter Cup?
Simone Biles won’t be competing at Winter Cup.
She’s already qualified for the national championships as a member of last year’s world team — Winter Cup is a qualifier for nationals — and she doesn’t usually begin her competitive season this early. Look for her at the U.S. Classic, which is May 18 in Hartford, Connecticut.
What’s after Winter Cup?
There will be national team training camps each month and some gymnasts will get assignments to international meets. Then things start getting real at the U.S. Classic, where almost all of the women seeking a spot on the Paris Olympics team will compete.
The national championships are May 30 to June 2 in Fort Worth. At least 12 gymnasts will advance from there to the Olympic trials, which are June 27-30 in Minneapolis. The top finisher in the all-around automatically qualifies for the five-woman Paris team, and a committee will select the remaining four athletes and alternates.
Then it’s on to Paris!
veryGood! (7)
Related
- Stamford Road collision sends motorcyclist flying; driver arrested
- TikTok forming a Youth Council to make the platform safer for teens
- Allow Homicide for the Holidays' Horrifying New Trailer to Scare You Stiff This Summer
- Amtrak train in California partially derails after colliding with truck
- Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
- United Nations Chief Warns of a ‘Moment of Truth for People and Planet’
- U.S. formally investigating reports of botched Syria strike alleged to have killed civilian in May
- TikTok forming a Youth Council to make the platform safer for teens
- Dick Vitale announces he is cancer free: 'Santa Claus came early'
- Jedidiah Duggar and Wife Katey Welcome Baby No. 2
Ranking
- Opinion: Gianni Infantino, FIFA sell souls and 2034 World Cup for Saudi Arabia's billions
- Chrissy Teigen and John Legend welcome 4th child via surrogate
- Jill Duggar Felt Obligated by Her Parents to Do Damage Control Amid Josh Duggar Scandal
- Iran memo not among the 31 records underlying charges in Trump federal indictment
- Buckingham Palace staff under investigation for 'bar brawl'
- Is Trump Holding Congestion Pricing in New York City Hostage?
- Wave of gun arrests on Capitol Hill, including for a gun in baby stroller, as tourists return
- Simone Biles is returning to competition in August for her first event since Tokyo Olympics
Recommendation
Rylee Arnold Shares a Long
Influencer Jackie Miller James in Medically Induced Coma After Aneurysm Rupture at 9 Months Pregnant
Publishers Clearing House to pay $18.5 million settlement for deceptive sweepstakes practices
American Climate Video: He Lost Almost Everything in the Camp Fire, Except a Chance Start Over.
Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
Is Trump Holding Congestion Pricing in New York City Hostage?
Kim Cattrall Reacts to Her Shocking Sex and the City Return
Biden touts economic record in Chicago speech, hoping to convince skeptical public