Olympic champion Suni Lee swapped her leotard for the lens on Christmas Day, working as the guest photographer for the Vikings-Lions clash.
The 22-year-old gymnast is a six-time Olympic medalist who has represented the United States at the past two Games.
Lee won gold in both Tokyo and Paris alongside Simone Biles and Co. But on Christmas Day this year, she was on the other side of the camera.
The Saint Paul, Minnesota, native headed to US Bank Stadium for the Vikings’ clash with the Detroit Lions.
She was behind the camera as the Lions were eliminated from playoff contention following their 23-10 loss in Minneapolis. Lee is not the first sports star to try their hand as a photographer.
Back in August, NFL legend Marshawn Lynch was behind the lens at the Seahawks-Raiders preseason clash, while ex-baseball star Ken Griffey J. is now regularly seen covering major events as a photographer.
Olympic champion Suni Lee worked as the guest photographer for the Vikings-Lions clash
The 22-year-old gymnast has represented the United States at the past two Olympic Games
The Minnesota native headed to US Bank Stadium for the Vikings’ clash with the Detroit Lions
Lee was on hand for a Christmas Day clash that featured a remarkable halftime show, headlined by Snoop Dogg.
The hip-hop legend was followed by the Korean group HUNTRIX – the musical trio behind the popular Netflix film ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ – who performed ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’.
Country music star Laney Wilson then arrived on a silver sled to sing the hit ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’ before Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and his son Matteo closed the show with a duet of ‘White Christmas’. Lee later had the chance to meet Snoop Dogg and the members of HUNTRIX.
The 22-year-old claimed three more medals in Paris, adding to her haul from the previous Games in Tokyo, after overcoming an incurable kidney disease that threatened to cut her career short.
But back in September, just a year on from the Paris Olympics, Lee suggested she might not make another comeback – not even for her home games at Los Angeles 2028.
‘My life has been crazy,’ she told the Daily Mail. ‘I’ve just been learning to find myself and find everything else that I’m passionate about because who knows if I’ll come back for the next Olympics. But it’s been a really fun journey.’
