By Weiyi Cai, Bedel Saget, Maggie Astor, Noah Throop, Emily Rhyne, Jeremy White and Joe Ward
July 27, 2024
Sunisa Lee, the defending Olympic all-around gold medalist and uneven bars bronze medalist, may attempt a new skill at the 2024 Paris Games.
The new element in her uneven bars routine is a release move in which a gymnast does a front flip and a full twist in the layout position. Lee is seeking to be the first woman ever to complete this move in international competition.