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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWomen's Gymnastics Individual All-Around Final results (spoiler):
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secondwind
(16,903 posts)walkingman
(7,633 posts)LisaL
(44,974 posts)They can sill win more medals in individual apparatus.
walkingman
(7,633 posts)LisaL
(44,974 posts)So she can end up with more medals.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,363 posts)pazzyanne
(6,556 posts)She represented well.
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)Her form is lovely to watch. Congratulations!
Greybnk48
(10,168 posts)What wonderful morning news! Thank you!
Johnny2X2X
(19,074 posts)And she has a truly American story. Her father, an immigrant, got her into gymnastics and was paralyzed in an accident.
demmiblue
(36,865 posts)lapucelle
(18,285 posts)MineralMan
(146,318 posts)LisaL
(44,974 posts)child.
obamanut2012
(26,083 posts)Traildogbob
(8,762 posts)Outstanding. Think she had a little pressure? Now the MAGAs may back off Simone a little.
I am so proud of this whole team of amazing young ladies. All their hearts were already golden.
Thank you ladies for showing what courage is. Certainly not any from you know who.
11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)Congrats to Sunisa and our entire amazing women's national team.
jalan48
(13,873 posts)malaise
(269,092 posts)She is the first Hmong-American Olympic gymnast
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunisa_Lee
Lee was born Sunisa Phabsomphou[3] on March 9, 2003 to Yeev Thoj, a healthcare worker. Sunisa was born and raised in St. Paul and currently lives in St. Paul. [4] [5]. When she was 2 years old her mother met John Lee, who became Sunisa's father. Although her parents never legally married, she made the decision to change her last name to her father's.[6] Lee is of Hmong descent;[7][8] both of her parents immigrated from Laos when they were children.[6] She has five siblings, sisters Shyenne and Evionn and brothers Jonah, Lucky and Noah.[9][7] Evionn also competed in artistic gymnastics at the regional level.[10]
Sogo
(4,988 posts)Most places have common law marriage that kicks in after a certain number of years. In my state, it's after seven years, and is the same as a "legal marriage." The ways this is written rather casts aspersions on her origins and is mean-spirited.
Sogo
(4,988 posts)I'm so happy for her, for the team (which includes Simone Biles), and for USA!!