Hmong American Gymnast Suni Lee Places Top Two in US Gymnastics Championship
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An 18-year-old gymnast fighting to become the first Hmong American to make the Olympics gymnastics team placed runner-up behind four-time gold medalist Simone Biles on Sunday.
The championships: Suni Lee earned her second consecutive silver medal in the all-around competition and secured second place in the U.S. Gymnastics Championships over the weekend.
Lee takes pride in her placement and says that it “felt really good to be in the top two,” according to Star Tribune. The young gymnast finished with a total score of 114,950 points which fell behind Biles by 4.7 points.