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Sunisa Lee: Meet Team USA's gold medalist for the women's individual all-around final
From CNN's Alyssa Kraus
TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 29: Sunisa Lee of Team United States reacts after competing on uneven bars during the Women's All-Around Final on day six of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 29, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Sunisa "Suni" Lee won the gold medal in the women's individual all-around gymnastics final today, as Simone Biles cheered from the stands at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre.
Lee, with a score of 57.433, is now the fifth American woman in a row to win the event.
Despite the high-pressure of the Olympics, her parents remained confident that Lee can handle the intensity, especially since she has persevered through a family tragedy at home.
In 2019, Lee's father John
suffered an accident that left him paralyzed, and he says that put her under a lot of stress.
The 18-year-old gymnast from Saint Paul, Minnesota, said her favorite event to compete in is beam, according to
her biography on Team USA's website. Lee, who earned a silver medal with Team USA during the women's team finals earlier this week, began gymnastics when she was six years old.
Following the Olympic Games, Lee will attend Auburn University as part of the class of 2025 and will compete for the university's gymnastics team.
Outside of the gym, the 5-foot gymnast said she enjoys fishing and camping and the Harry Potter books.
In August 2019, Lee expressed that her
biggest ambition was to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Now, Lee is an Olympic medalist, winning both silver and gold this week.
In an
Instagram post from Sunday, Lee wrote, "feeling proud and blessed. thank you to everyone who has shown me nothing but their love and support."
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See the moment Sunisa Lee's family reacts to her all-around gymnastics gold
Shyenne Lee celebrates at a watch party in Oakdale, Minnesota, after her sister Sunisa Lee, of Team United States won gold in the all-around gymnastics final on July 29. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
Sunisa Lee's parents and sister were captured watching her
win gold for Team USA in the all-around event.
The family can be seen cheering her on from Oakdale, Minnesota, alongside other fans.
Lee scored 57.433 to finish ahead of Brazil's Rebeca Andrade in second and the Russian Olympic Committee's Angelina Melnikova in third, extending a run of five all-around Olympic golds for the USA.
The 18-year-old is the fifth American woman in a row to win the event and is the first ever Hmong-American Olympic gymnast.
See the moment:
John Lee, father of Sunisa Lee of Team United States, celebrates at a watch party in Oakdale, Minnesota, after Sunisa won gold in the all-around gymnastics final on July 29. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)