Olympic champion gymnast Suni Lee and the Hmong Community

Suni Lee won gold in the women’s individual all-round gymnastics final on July 29, 2021, thus helping U.S.A. retain the title despite the last moment withdrawal of defending champion Simone Biles. As

Suni Lee won gold in the women’s individual all-round gymnastics final on July 29, 2021, thus helping U.S.A. retain the title despite the last moment withdrawal of defending champion Simone Biles. As Lee headed to the final rotation of the event, she had a thin lead over her Brazilian opponent Rebecca Andrade. On scoring a whooping 15.300 on the uneven bars, the Brazilian scored higher than Lee in in the qualification round and needed a 13.802 to win gold. Finally, Andrade managed a 13.666 whereas Lee’s final total was just .135 greater than Andrade’s 57.298. Eighteen-year-old Suni Lee is a six-time member of the U.S. women’s national gymnastics team and is the first Hmong American Olympic gymnast. She was also part of the Olympic team that won gold in the 2019 World Championship.