The Auburn fanbase is extremely wide reaching, so it’s no surprise Tiger fans made the trip all the way to the Paris Olympics this summer.
That’s exactly what happened as Team USA competed for gold in the team gymnastics competition. Auburn icon Suni Lee, who starred on The Plains for two years, heard a fan in the crowd shout “War Eagle!”, to which she turned and responded with a fist pump:
https://twitter.com/ByJustinLee/status/1818339151835513100
Lee and teammates Simone Biles, Jada Carey, Jordan Chiles and Hezley Rivera helped to lead the United States to the gold medal in the women’s team final over seven other countries.
A user on X published a video of themselves cheering on Lee with an Auburn flag and representing the Tigers all the way in Paris as well:
There’s your War Eagle moment in Paris 🦅
(Suni War Eagle’d back, but I didn’t catch it. A few Auburn flags in the crowd and lots of “War Eagle” shouts after Suni performs!) pic.twitter.com/PGNeTRdd91
— Megan Walker Thigpen (@mewthigpen) July 30, 2024
Paris is nearly 4,500 miles from Auburn. But that didn’t stop some Tiger super fans from making the trip and making sure they were heard loud and proud cheering on the school, and the gymnast, they love.
Michael Brauner is a Senior Sports Analyst and Contributing Writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @MBraunerWNSP and hear him every weekday morning from 6 to 9 a.m. on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5, available free online.
