by admin | Feb 28, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Jeff Graba thinks it was nine years ago at a summer camp when Suni Lee first practiced a variation of the “Nabieva” skill on uneven bars. “That release move is near and dear to my heart,” the Auburn gymnastics coach said. “The first time...
by admin | Feb 16, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens are now engaged. And though she has 25 world-championship medals, seven national all-around titles, and the same (seven) total Olympic podium finishes, Biles’s gorgeous ringis hardware she’ll be wearing all year round, not...
by admin | Feb 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
A day after her Olympic teammates Jordan Chiles and Grace McCallum earned their first career 10.0 scores, Auburn’s Suni Lee said, “Hold my grips” and had a perfect routine of her own for the first time. During Auburn’s meet on Saturday against...
by admin | Jan 31, 2022 | Representation, SEW
They struck the “Crimson Crane” pose as Derrian Gobourne put the finishing touches on her floor routine late Friday night. Auburn’s gymnastics team celebrated on the mat with their floor queen, mocking the one-legged karate pose made famous last fall by Alabama’s...
by admin | Jan 18, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Gold medal Olympian Sunisa Lee made history not once, but twice. First when she became the first Asian-American to win gold in the all-around gymnastics competition, and again when she became the first American Olympic to move to National Collegiate Athletic...
by admin | Dec 10, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Nearly four months after U.S. gymnast Suni Lee won an Olympic gold medal, it was gone. Well, not gone. She just couldn’t put her hands on it. After a whirlwind 10 days in Tokyo, and just a few weeks on campus at Auburn, where she is a freshman, the 18-year-old Lee...
by admin | Dec 9, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Suni Lee may have already achieved her lifelong goal of becoming an Olympic gold medalist, but that doesn’t mean she’s slowing down anytime soon. The 18-year-old gymnast became the first Hmong-American to earn the prestigious honor at the Tokyo Olympics...
by admin | Nov 14, 2021 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights
? This week our highlight goes to Julia Hawkins, the 105 year old woman who became the first female track and field athlete in the 105+ age bracket to clock a time in the 100-meter dash. ? This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to the the racist...
by admin | Nov 12, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee said she experienced a racist attack recently when she was waiting for an Uber with a group of friends who are also of Asian descent. Lee, 18, who was the first Asian American woman to win Olympic gold in the women’s gymnastics...
by admin | Sep 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Simone Biles had a special gift for her Olympic teammate Sunisa “Suni” Lee’s dad after witnessing the father-daughter duo’s sweet relationship. On Wednesday, Today reporter Natalie Morales visited Suni’s father John Lee to present him...
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