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Sunisa Lee of Team United States poses with her gold medal after winning the Women’s All-Around Final on day six of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre on July 29, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Jamie Squire\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sunisa Lee arrived at the Tokyo Olympics<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 an already unprecedented spotlight<\/a> after the event languished in pandemic-postponement<\/a> last year \u2014 as the first Hmong-American to secure a spot with Team USA. Now, Lee’s legacy will be leaving the international Games<\/a> a little bit more historic than when it arrived. On Thursday, the 18-year-old won gold in the gymnastics’ individual all-around competition as the first Hmong-American to ever clinch such victory.<\/p>\n

Scoring a 57.433, Lee landed triumphantly ahead of Brazil\u2019s Rebeca Andrade in second and the Russia’s Angelina Melnikova in third. Lee’s landmark performance also continues the USA winning streak in the competition as the fifth all-around Olympic gold.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Lee lunged into the spotlight when Simone Biles withdrew from the women’s team finals<\/a>. After a faulty vault landing, the gymnastic superstar exited the competition and remained transparent about how the pressures of the arena<\/a> intensified her bouts with her mental health. Lee, replacing Biles, leaped out her comfort zone to compete with a floor routine that she hadn’t warmed up ahead of the meet.<\/p>\n

“I went out on that floor, and I just chucked every single thing,” Lee, who specializes primarily in uneven bars, said to Star Tribune<\/em><\/a>. “When I had to go out there and do it, I just needed to do what I do.”<\/p>\n

Most of all, Lee’s ascent to the Olympic stage is beacon of resilience and representation for one of America’s forgotten communities. In the glint of luck, Lee was able to vault the figurative (and literal<\/em>)<\/em> barriers ahead to achieve her dreams as their biggest star ever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29094,"featured_media":30941,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[38,16],"yoast_head":"\nIn The Face of Adversity, Sunisa Lee Historically Wins Gold - Grazia USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Sunisa Lee arrived to Tokyo Olympics as the first Hmong American to secure a spot on Team USA. 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