Hmong American Gymnast Suni Lee Places Top Two in US Gymnastics Championship

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.
• The championship placement secured her spot as a top contender for the Olympic trials. She was among a group of 18 gymnasts to qualify for the trials on June 24-27 in St. Louis. The U.S. will send a team of four women and two individual qualifiers to Tokyo for the Olympics. Read More