Team USA gymnast Suni Lee wins gold in women's all-around

The 18-year-old U.S. gymnast turned in a goosebump-inducing performance to take home the gold in Tokyo in the women's all-around competition on Thursday, making sure the gold would stay with Team USA after defending champion Simone BilesLee finished with a final score of 57.44 to top Brazil's Rebeca Andrade , with the Russian Olympic Committee's Angelina Melnikova taking third.

"I always knew she had the potential," Olympic gold medalist Dominique Moceanu said on TODAY after Lee's victory."Suni Lee is amazing. She has come to the Olympics and done her job. I'm so, so excited that everyone got to see what she's made of and she's capable of." Lee entered the final event, the floor exercise, with a slight lead over Andrade, 43.733 to 43.632, with Urazova in third at 43.566. Lee rose to the occasion with a 13.700 in her floor routine, once again exceeding her qualifying score with the gold medal on the line.Andrade needed a 13.802 to overtake Lee in the floor exercise and finished with a 13.666. Lee was left fighting back tears when she realized she had stamped herself as the best all-around gymnast in the world.

Ppl mad bc he acknowledged that Simone not being there gave Suni more space to shine. Yes she definitely earned it for the hard work and incredible performance, but you all were mad Simone 'quit' exactly for the reason you bash him now, knowing Simone is the best and would win so

Gross that he own father would take her glory like that!

Simone is great but your daughter WON on her own merit!

SallyPitts_WSFA No, Dad, Suni earned her gold medal.

Your daughter Suni earned it and deserved it. Simone didn’t have it. Suni would have beat her anyway. No Simone excuse needed. She had her chance but didn’t finish. Suni battled thru the pressure and won it. She is gold.

Class act sir.🙏👏

I’m crying 😢 beautiful

This is the reason Ms. Simone Biles is The Goat! She literally changed the game, while UPLIFTING others. That is strength! Simone_Biles

she is so BEAUTIFUL - Radiating Smile Of the Love Of God Himself Amen

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