
23 under 23 for 2023: Young stars shine bright in women’s sports
From Sophia Smith to Suni Lee to Aliyah Boston, keep your eye on these athletes.
Three Tokyo Olympians dominated the collegiate gymnastics competition on Friday and Saturday, with Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles and Grace McCallum all scoring their inaugural perfect 10s over the weekend.
UCLA’s Chiles and Utah’s McCallum went head-to-head in Friday’s Pac-12 matchup, both earning top scores in their preferred disciplines. McCallum’s high-flying uneven bars routine was jam-packed with difficulty, with the Olympic silver-medalist sticking the landing for her first perfect 10.
GRACE MCCALLUM PERFECT 10 🌟@grace_mccallum2 | @UtahGymnastics pic.twitter.com/T61RQcIyRO
— espnW (@espnW) February 5, 2022
During the same meet, Chiles threw down a near-flawless floor exercise to clinch the second perfect score of the night. The 20-year-old’s routine, which features music from Lizzo, caught the attention of the Grammy-winning artists, tweeting at Chiles, “Making Black History in Black History Month! Yesss.”
PERFECT 10 FOR JORDAN CHILES 🤩 @uclagymnastics#ThatsaW pic.twitter.com/uQZHFn6xv5
— ESPN (@espn) February 5, 2022
Lee joined her USA Gymnastics teammates on Saturday, notching a perfect 10 on uneven bars. The all-around Olympic gold medalist’s top score was her first 10 for Auburn, the school’s sixth perfect score and program’s first since 2004. Lee’s uneven bar performance helped her to an all-around score of 39.825, the best so far this year in collegiate gymnastics and a program-tying best for Auburn.
SUNI LEE SCORES HER FIRST COLLEGIATE PERFECT 10 🤩@sunisalee_ | @AuburnGym pic.twitter.com/zKwQhInMWA
— ESPN (@espn) February 5, 2022
From Sophia Smith to Suni Lee to Aliyah Boston, keep your eye on these athletes.
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Carey scored 14.516.
Jones took silver in all-around.
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