“I Like to Dress in a Disguise”: Suni Lee Opened Up on Issues With ‘Spotlight’ in Her College Life After Olympics Victory

Suni Lee became a household name after the Tokyo Olympics. Sunisa Lee popularly known as Suni Lee stunned the world by winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics. She was just 18 back then. Her successful campaign at the Olympic games ended with two medals, a gold, and a silver. However, due to her medal-winning performance, her popularity skyrocketed overnight.

The youngster started training at the Midwest Gymnastics Center in Minnesota at the age of six. After gaining a considerable amount of experience over four years, she qualified for the elite at eleven. Suni’s gold medal-winning performance in the finals while competing against Simone Biles was astonishing.

Suni Lee admits avoiding the spotlight

The Champion gymnast, Suni Lee rose to worldwide fame after winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in the women’s all-around. At the beginning of the event, Simone Biles was expected to win the gold medal. However, she dropped out of the Tokyo Olympics sighting mental health concerns. 

Suni’s life turned completely when she returned from the Olympics. A student at Auburn University in Alabama, Suni Lee prefers to keep a low profile in contrast to the popularity that she got.

Speaking on that she said, “If you know me, you know I’m a pretty shy person. I don’t love the spotlight, so it’s been a balance between pushing myself out of my comfort zone to take advantage of the opportunities I have been afforded since the Olympics and wanting to be the homebody I am.”

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The Olympic gold medalist admitted that she would disguise herself to avoid getting recognized. Opening up on issues with the ‘spotlight’ in her college life after the Olympics victory she said, “I like to dress in a disguise at Auburn!”

Suni lee’s journey

Suni embarked on a remarkable victory at the Olympics at such a young age. However, her journey is what shaped her into the champion gymnast that she is today. Notably, she is the first Hmong Olympian. During her initial training day, her coach sensed great potential in her. She was selected for the US gymnastics team at the age of 14. Since then, she never looked back.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics – Gymnastics – Artistic – Women’s Individual All-Around – Medal Ceremony – Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan – July 29, 2021. Gold medallist Sunisa Lee of the United States kisses her medal in front of the Olympic rings REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Suni won the gold medal at the National Championships in 2018 and missed beating Simone Biles at the world championship trials by four-tenths of a point. 

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There were many mishappening in her family as well in the last few years. Just two days before the national championships in 2019, her father fell from a ladder which caused him to be paralysed. Despite that, she performed remarkably.