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 gymnast in country is to know a few things about balance.