Olympians Suni Lee, Shilese Jones, and Fred Richard Take Over LA for Team USA?s Road to Paris 2024

The 2023 gymnastics season has been a riveting spectacle for Team USA. From epic comebacks to edge-of-the-seat performances, the young men and women made their country proud. However, amidst the exhilaration, this year proved quite challenging for Suni Lee. Although the Olympian made a graceful comeback to the 2023 Core Hydration Classic and 2023?Xfinity U.S.?Gymnastics?Championships, she chose to sit out the team selection camp for the World Championships and Pan American Games.

This was due to her ongoing and persistent struggle with kidney-related health issues. But, despite her challenges, her focus remains fixed on the ultimate goal?the Paris Olympics in 2024. In a thrilling update, Suni Lee joined Shilese Jones and Fred Richard in an LA takeover for Team USA?s Road to Paris 2024. And that’s not all; she even spent the day with the king of hip-hop, Snoop Dogg.

Suni Lee in an epic LA Takeover as part of Team USA

In a recent Instagram story, the 20-year-old gymnastics sensation, Suni Lee, delighted her followers as part of Team USA. Joined by Shilese Jones, the recent 2023 World all-around and uneven bars bronze medalist, and Fred Richard, the 2023 World all-around bronze medalist, the trio set out on a captivating takeover of Los Angeles. She reposted a story by Richard that showed the three stars posing side by side, with Suni and Shilese pouting while holding up the peace sign, and Richard beaming from ear to ear on an open-air tour bus.

Richard wrote in his caption, ?Taking over LA @sunisalee@shicanfly,? while Suni Lee penned in her story repost, writing ?the gang? with heart emojis. The picture showed the beautiful bond and camaraderie that exists between the athletes, further capturing the hearts of the gymnastics community. The endearing image wasn?t the only highlight for Suni Lee. She also spent the day hanging out with the hip-hop king, Snoop Dogg, as part of the iconic campaign.

The Suni and Snoop universe collide

Following her LA takeover, Suni Lee treated her fans on Instagram to a sensational carousel post. Posing in a red, white, and blue leotard with the Eiffel Tower as her backdrop, Suni Lee dropped jaws. And as the slides continued to unfold, fans were left enthralled by behind-the-scenes snapshots from Team USA’s Paris 2024 Olympic Portrait Shoot. Then followed snapshots from her tour, featuring Suni posing confidently beside a colossal billboard adorned with her image by NBC. And then came the carousel’s pinnacle moment as she shared an iconic picture of herself and the legendary Snoop Doggy Dogg.

The “Drop It Like It’s Hot” rapper, clad in a stylish white and blue tracksuit and black sunglasses, shared a wholesome side hug with Suni. The two posed as Snoop held a box of his brand of cereal, “Fruity Hoopz with Marshmallows,? and Suni stood beside him, holding a goody bag in her hands, while smiling from ear to ear. Sunni wrote in her caption of the iconic post, “blessed,? with a black heart emoji.

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The iconic posts showed the star power the first Hmong-American Olympian Suni holds. And the simple caption, despite her meteoric rise, highlighted how she has remained as humble and grateful as ever, capturing the hearts of fans all around.

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