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Suni Lee is standing strong with her indomitable spirit and determination, while also battling severe health issues. The artistic gymnast displayed her gymnastic prowess on the 2020 Tokyo Olympic mat, clinching the all-around gold. However, little did she know what lay ahead. While the world celebrated Simone Biles’ Worlds win, they also yearned for Suni Lee’s presence.

Despite scoring high on the routines, her persisting kidney issue forced her to sit out of the Selection Event, leading to the World Gymnastics Championships miss. The 20-year-old discovered unusually swollen fingers, resulting in fatigue in April. After putting an end to her collegiate career, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic uneven bars bronze medalist made a shaky comeback at the 2023 US Classics. Despite health struggles, Lee kept herself hooked on social media. In fact, oftentimes, she gets showered with adorable gifts as well.

Suni Lee has an ornamental update

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Lee has a penchant for minimal silver or gold jewelry. Usually, she’s spotted with a plain gold chain with a pendant. Other times, she rocks a silver chain with the Olympic symbol diamond pendant. For earrings, she mostly wears diamond studs. In a recent Instagram story, the Hmong-American Olympian shows off her dazzling possessions.

She captioned the story as, “you’re stunnn,” with heart-eyed emojis. Furthermore, she tagged the special one who sent her the gifts. Darcy McQueeny, a video creator, set up her jewelry business alongside her creator profile. Since she earned a decent following, the business option seemed like a win-win situation for her.

As per the photo, the bag contains a pearl accessory, a butterfly pendant attached to a chain, and some others. Sealed inside pretty pink ziplock bags, the gifts looked stunning for sure. Some time ago, an unusual connection between two celebrated gymnasts surfaced, grabbing the attention of netizens.

Uncanny connection with Simone Biles

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In February 2022, love birds Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens vowed a lifetime and exchanged rings. The then 24-year-old Olympian boasted a diamond ring of $300,000, which her husband gifted her. Having trusted ZoFrost with the jewelry, Owens grabbed it on the first go. A year later, in January 2023, Suni Lee, Biles’ comrade, and contender, sought help from the same jeweler.

This time, she glued her eyes to a diamond pendant. Captioning ?u guysss? thank you @zofrost! the?? with a goat emoji, Lee gave a shout-out to the top-tier jeweler. The stunning pendant had diamond crusts sprinkled on it, while the luster stood out. Interestingly, the pendant is nothing but her Olympic symbol one that she wears often. Makes sense why the 2020 all-around Olympic medalist went for the intertwined circles. The Olympics is the closest to her.

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Though Lee hasn’t assured her Paris comeback yet, she keeps on dropping hints. In a recent post, her uneven bars routine caught attention. Alongside her teammates, fans also await the 20-year-old’s gymnastic return.

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