Two-time Olympian Sunny Lee is proud of his performance at Paris Olympicsand said “I gave it my all, and that’s all that matters.”
The 21-year-old Team USA gymnast won bronze in the uneven bars final on Sunday — her third medal of the Paris Games. On Monday, she fell during the balance beam final.
“I didn’t even think I’d make it this far,” Lee told CBS News on Monday. “So I’m trying to give myself some grace and say, OK, we didn’t even think we were going to be in the Olympics. So getting to the finals was just kind of a bonus.”
In 2023, Lee was diagnosed with two kidney ailments that put her training schedule on hold and her Olympic dreams in question. But native of Minnesota launched a comeback of Olympic proportions.
“I’m so proud of myself, because I never would have thought I’d come to this point in my life right now,” she said.
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As for what the future of USA gymnastics looks like, Lee feels pretty good about that, too.
She said look Simone Biles “has definitely shown that nothing is impossible.”
“I feel like it’s just going to continue to evolve and be absolutely amazing,” she said.
Biles, a 27-year-old, 11-time Olympic medalist, returned to the Olympic stage this year after “twisties” — where gymnasts lose their spot in mid-air — caused her to skip the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Last week, Biles became the first American gymnast to win the Olympic individual all-around event twice.