Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee opened up about her experiences with anxiety and “imposter syndrome” since becoming the all-around champion in July.
“I feel like after the Olympics, there’s just been so much doubt in like, ‘Oh, she shouldn’t have won Olympics, blah, blah, blah,’ and it really hits my soul,” she told ESPN’s Alex Scarborough.
Lee, who currently competes for Auburn’s gymnastics team, told Scarborough that these feelings almost caused her to skip collegiate competitions. With the Tigers, Lee has led an accomplished collegiate career, scoring perfect 10s in two events. In February, the freshman scored a perfect 10.0 on uneven bars, and later that month racked up another 10.0 score on balance beam.
