Suni Lee Wins Olympic Gold For U.S. In Women’s Gymnastics All-Around!
Socialites, join us in congratulating Suni Lee who just won the Olympic all-around title Thursday night, becoming the fifth consecutive American woman (and sixth overall) to claim gymnastics’ biggest prize, joining Carly Patterson, Nastia Liukin, Gabby Douglas, and Simone Biles as Olympic gold medalists.
This is an amazing moment for the American gymnast as all eyes were on her following news that Simone Biles was out of the women’s all-around competition. But clearly, Lee was up for the challenge and delivered!
The 18-year-old star put together a string of powerful performances beating Brazilian Rebeca Andrade (57.298) for the gold medal with a total score of 57.433.
After her big win, Lee wiped away tears of joy as she hugged her coaches. As People Magazine notes, heading into the Games, she was the first Hmong American Olympic gymnast — now the first Hmong American Olympic gold medalist.
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