Suni Lee wins gold in women’s all-around, fifth straight American to grab title
| Sunisa Lee became the fifth straight American woman to claim the Olympic title in the women’s all-around.
Minnesota native Sunisa Lee, also known as Suni, is an 18-year-old high school graduate, but she is no stranger to facing immense pressure. And while she’s risen to the tops of world gymnastics, she’s still grounded in her home Hmong community. Lee won gold in Thursday’s individual all-around competition, sending her supporters back home into a frenzy of joy. In an already history-making Olympics, Lee is the first Hmong American to make the U.S. Olympic team. A large crowd of Lee’s family and fans watched in nervous silence as she awaited her final score on the floor exercise that secured her win Thursday. Lee tweeted a video from that scene after her win, writing, “the people i do it all for I LOVE YOU ALL.”
Lee stepped up after Simone Biles pulled outLee’s road to the podium hasn’t been easy. And as a teammate of Simone Biles, the greatest gymnast in history, her winning gold in the all-around didn’t seem likely — until Biles withdrew from the individual all-around final. |
