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Suni Lee’s road to Olympics paved with sacrifice and tragedy The St. Paul native won gold in the all-around after helping Team USA to a silver in the team competition at the Tokyo Olympics. Author: Boyd Huppert Updated: 2:13 PM CDT July 29, 2021 EDITOR'S NOTE: This story originally aired on Sept. 24, 2019. On Thursday, July 29, 2021, Suni Lee won the gold medal in the all-around at the Tokyo Olympics. She also helped Team USA to a silver in the team competition. ST PAUL, Minn. — To be judged, not yet two months ago, as the second-best all-around female gym...

increase font size Lee gave a statement performance in Tokyo, so did Biles Sunisa Lee made America proud by pushing forward and Simone Biles should make America proud by stepping back. By Barry SvrlugaThe Washington Post Read Article TOKYO — She hadn’t yet been declared the gold medalist, and the cameras were right there, boring into Sunisa Lee, bedazzled in a sparkling leotard, smile hidden by a black mask. Thursday night was a night for celebration, and it shouldn’t be stripped of that. Lee is 18, the first Hmong American to compete at the Olympics. And now she is a champion, winne...

No fans, no families, no fun? Ready or not, here come the Tokyo Olympics A year after the original start date, the Summer Games will begin with Tokyo under a COVID-19 state of emergency and without many of the traditions athletes love. July 17, 2021 — 8:21pm At long last, the Tokyo Olympics are set to begin this week. Athletes who waited an extra year to get to the Summer Games can finally enjoy all the traditions that make the Olympics special: marching elbow-to-elbow in the Opening Ceremony, sharing meals in the village dining hall, shaking their rivals' hands in a show of global ...

Suni Lee’s road to Olympics paved with sacrifice and tragedy The St. Paul native qualified for the Tokyo Olympics after finishing second in the U.S. Olympic Trials in St. Louis over the weekend. Author: Boyd Huppert Updated: 10:29 PM CDT June 28, 2021 EDITOR'S NOTE: This story originally aired on Sept. 24, 2019. ST PAUL, Minn. — To be judged, not yet two months ago, as the second-best all-around female gymnast in country is to know a few things about balance. Sunisa Lee has always found her best balance with her dad. “Me and my dad definitely have the cl...

Simone Biles is a lock to make the U.S. team, and the two Minnesotans have good opportunities on the last day of the U.S. trials.