BAM!
Minnesota native Suni Lee just won GOLD in the womenโs gymnastics all-around finals at the Tokyo Olympics:
GOLDEN MOMENT ๐ฅ@sunisalee_ takes home gold in the women's all-around! @TeamUSA // #TokyoOlympics x #OlympicHERstory pic.twitter.com/QH2VqLomQ8
โ #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) July 29, 2021
And here are her parents watching it happen (itโs getting a little dusty in here):
She did it. @sunisalee_ is the queen of the womenโs gymnastics all-around finals and her parents. OMG. Tears every where. ๐ฅบ #Gold #TokyoOlympics #hmong pic.twitter.com/n2xM7VJOPq
โ Gia Vang (@Gia_Vang) July 29, 2021
Sheโs called her dad her biggest fan:
"My dad has been through the whole journey with me and the Olympics was like our dream." โค๏ธ
Suni Lee's biggest fan has always been her dad, and the special bond they have built continues to offer a steady guidance for her on the competition floor.#TokyoOlympics | @sunisalee_ pic.twitter.com/IN6nka3am0
โ #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) July 28, 2021
And, oh, man:
Suni Leeโs dad saw her talent when she was young. He couldnโt afford to buy her a balance beam at their house, so he built her one.
Every athlete has a story and this young lady just wrote a heck of a chapter.
CONGRATS, @sunisalee_ !!!!! โญ๏ธ https://t.co/LJPx3igp3T
โ ๐ป๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ. ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐ (@LauraHarrisNBC5) July 29, 2021
This means an American as won the all-around since 2004:
SUNI LEE WINS GOLD IN THE ALL-AROUND ๐ฅ
An American woman has won every Olympic all-around since 2004! pic.twitter.com/oOcIeBvsRU
โ SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 29, 2021
And โthe dynasty continuesโ:
She did it! Suni Lee wins #Gold for #TeamUSA in #ArtisticGymnastics Women's Individual All-Around. Unreal! What a moment.
Carly Patterson (04), Nastia Liukin (08), Gabby Douglas (12), Simone Biles (16), and now Suni Lee (20). The dynasty continues for #USA. #Olympics #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/xeDTUeklst
โ Jeff D #TeamUSA ๐บ๐ธ (@JeffDLowe) July 29, 2021
Up next? Letโs see that she gets paid:
Suni Lee will be an awesome case study in NIL when she gets home from the Olympics/heads to Auburn.
โ Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) July 29, 2021
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