{"id":605683,"date":"2021-07-29T10:23:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T14:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=605683"},"modified":"2021-07-29T10:23:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T14:23:16","slug":"stepping-up-suni-lee-wins-gold-for-america-after-simone-biles-pulls-out-of-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stepping-up-suni-lee-wins-gold-for-america-after-simone-biles-pulls-out-of-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Stepping Up: Suni Lee Wins Gold For America After Simone Biles Pulls Out Of Competition\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstepping-up-suni-lee-wins-gold-for-america-after-simone-biles-pulls-out-of-competition%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=605683&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>American Sunisa Lee, 18, took gold in the women&#8217;s individual all-around gymnasts competition following the dramatic departure of teammate Simone Biles at the Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Lee was apparently up for the challenge, edging out Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade to become the\u00a0fifth-straight American woman to take home the gold in the all-around competition.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hugs for a champion \u2764\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tokyo2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tokyo2020<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Olympics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Olympics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StrongerTogether?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StrongerTogether<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8kTWU5ji0J\">pic.twitter.com\/8kTWU5ji0J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FIG (@gymnastics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gymnastics\/status\/1420733576103010304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Carly Patterson,\u00a0Nastia Liukin,\u00a0Gabby Douglas, Biles, and Lee have been the successive all-around gold medalists for the United States since\u00a02004.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udd47 2004<br \/>\ud83e\udd47 2008 <br \/>\ud83e\udd47 2012<br \/>\ud83e\udd47 2016 <br \/>\ud83e\udd47 2020<\/p>\n<p>For the fifth straight Olympics, an American has won gold in the gymnastics all-around. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cgexoEveWU\">pic.twitter.com\/cgexoEveWU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ESPN (@espn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn\/status\/1420736950437285888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With the news that Simone Biles was out of the women&#8217;s all-around competition,\u00a0all eyes were on Sunisa Lee as the American gymnast who was most likely to become Olympic champion by the end of the day,&#8221; ESPN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/olympics\/story\/_\/id\/31906779\/olympic-women-gymnastics-all-live-updates-team-usa-suni-lee-wins-gold\">reported<\/a> Thursday. &#8220;Lee was up for the challenge. The 18-year-old put together a string of masterful performances to edge Brazilian Rebeca Andrade (57.298) for the gold medal with a total score of 57.433. Lee becomes the sixth American gymnast to accomplish the feat. Andrade&#8217;s silver is the first ever Olympic medal for Brazil in women&#8217;s gymnastics history.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When she was a kid, Suni\u2019s parents couldn\u2019t afford to get her a balance beam for her to practice, so her dad built her one. From a homemade balance beam to an Olympic gold medalist,&#8221; National Review&#8217;s Alexandra DeSanctis Marr commented. &#8220;Amazing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When she was a kid, Suni\u2019s parents couldn\u2019t afford to get her a balance beam for her to practice, so her dad built her one. From a homemade balance beam to an Olympic gold medalist. Amazing<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alexandra DeSanctis Marr (@xan_desanctis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xan_desanctis\/status\/1420737915882254341?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>ESPN reported on the final standings for the competition:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>1. Sunisa Lee, USA &#8211; 57.433<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>2. Rebeca Andrade, Brazil &#8211; 57.298<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>3. Angelina Melnikova, Russian Olympic Committee &#8211; 57.199<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>4. Vladislava Urazova, Russian Olympic Committee &#8211; 56.966<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>5. Mai Murakami, Japan &#8211; 56.032<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>6. Nina Derwael, Belgium &#8211; 55.965<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>7. Xijing Tang, China &#8211; 54.498<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>8. Jade Carey, USA &#8211; 54.199<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Earlier this week, Biles notably pulled out the women&#8217;s team finals citing her mental health.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhenever you get in a high-stress situation, you kind of freak out. I have to focus on my mental health and not jeopardize my health and well-being,\u201d the gymnast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/simone-biles-naomi-osaka-mental-health-olympics_n_61001bdae4b00fa7af7c385b\">told<\/a> reporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to protect our body and our mind. It just sucks when you\u2019re fighting with your own head.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I\u2019m also not having as much fun \u2014 and this Olympic Games I wanted it to be for myself and it felt like I was still doing for other people \u2014 and that hurts my heart that doing what I love has been taken away from me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s more to life than just gymnastics,\u201d Biles added.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old later made the decision to skip the\u00a0individual all-around competition, too.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After further medical evaluation, Simone Biles has withdrawn from the final individual all-around competition, in order to focus on her mental health,&#8221; a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/simone-biles-withdraws-from-individual-all-around-event-to-focus-on-mental-health\">statement<\/a> from USA Gymnastics said. &#8220;Simone will continue to be evaluated daily to determine whether or not to participate in next week\u2019s individual event finals. Jade Carey, who had the ninth highest score in the qualifications, will participate in her place in the all-around.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We wholeheartedly support Simone\u2019s decision and applaud her bravery in prioritizing her well-being. Her courage shows, yet again, why she is a role model for so many.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Sunisa Lee, 18, took gold in the women\u2019s individual all-around gymnasts competition following the dramatic departure of teammate Simone Biles at the Tokyo Olympics. 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