Suni Lee wins bronze in bars despite rare mistakes, adding to gold and silver medals
Lee, who earned gold at the Tokyo Olympics individual all-around, missed a few connections during her bars routine in the event final.The bronze adds a third medal for Lee’s Olympic debut, following Team USA’s silver medal and her own gold-medal performance in the individual all-around.Biles pulled out of the team all-around final Tuesday after struggling on her first routine and then withdrew ahead of Thursday's individual all-around final to focus on her mental health.
Lee had the third highest all-around score in qualifying for all-around, behind Biles and Brazil's Rebeca Andrade.Her performance in the finals was history making, as Lee became the first Asian American woman to win gold in the Olympics’ all-around competition.
She almost pulled out of the competition but her father encouraged her to take the opportunity to show her talent, even FaceTiming her from his hospital bed.