gymnastics
Champion Hmong American Suni Lee shows off new Olympic tattoo
Olympic gymnast Suni Lee, 18, shared some special ink on her arm to her followers on her Instagram story earlier today.
A forever reminder: The athlete could be seen sitting in a tattoo parlor proudly showing off Olympic rings tattooed in black ink on her right forearm alongside her caption “did a thingggg.”
Olympic throwback: first female Asian American Olympic gymnastics medalist serving community as pediatrician
The first female Asian American Olympic gymnastics medalist has been serving her community as a pediatrician for the past decade.
A historic win: Amy Chow, now 43, was the first Asian American woman to win an Olympic medal in gymnastics when she competed in the 1996 Atlanta Games, as stated in Vogue.
Shin Jea-hwan wins South Korea’s second gold ever in gymnastics vault
Shin Jea-hwan, the men’s vault gold champion whose gymnastics career almost came to an end after a back injury, became the second South Korean gymnast ever to win a gold medal at the Olympics.
Getting the gold: Shin, 23, made his Olympic debut and scored 14.783 points on average after two vaults in the final on Aug. 2, according to the Yonhap News Agency.
Daughter of Olympian becomes the first female gymnast to win a medal for South Korea in Tokyo Games
Yeo Seo-jeong made Korean Olympic history by winning Korea’s first-ever medal in women’s gymnastics as well as being a part of South Korea’s first father-daughter duo to both win Olympic medals.
Making history: Yeo, 19, took home a bronze medal in women’s vaulting after averaging 14.733 points on Aug. 1, reported the Yonhap News Agency.
Chinese gymnast Zou Jingyuan receives highest score in parallel bars at the Tokyo Games
Chinese gymnast Zou Jingyuan made history on Tuesday after winning gold in parallel bars and receiving the highest score any gymnast had ever received at the Tokyo Games.
A massive win: Zou beat Germany’s Lukas Dauser and Turkey’s Ferhat Arican in the grand finals with a final score of 16.233, ESPN reported. The event took place at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre.
Teen gymnast lands China’s first gold in women’s gymnastics since 2012, defeats her hero Simone Biles
Guan Chenchen took home China’s first gold in women’s gymnastics since 2012 and defeated her hero, Simone Biles, in the finals.
The victory: Guan, 16, won her first Olympic medal in the balance beam final on Aug. 3.
Suni Lee adds bronze to her gold, silver medals for Tokyo Games
Hmong American gymnast Suni Lee will now add bronze in her collection of medals won at the Tokyo Games as she takes third place in uneven bars.
What happened: Lee, 18, scored 14.500 at the grand finals on Sunday, despite some missed connections and errors in her routine, according to NBC News.
Suni Lee Makes History as First Hmong American to Make the US Olympic Gymnastics Team
Suni Lee has become the first Hmong American to ever make the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team and is the first gymnast to beat Simone Biles in any phase since 2013.
Making the team: The 18-year-old gymnast secured one of two guaranteed spots on the team as she finished in second place during the two-day event on June 27.
Hmong American Gymnast Suni Lee Places Top Two in US Gymnastics Championship
An 18-year-old gymnast fighting to become the first Hmong American to make the Olympics gymnastics team placed runner-up behind four-time gold medalist Simone Biles on Sunday.
The championships: Suni Lee earned her second consecutive silver medal in the all-around competition and secured second place in the U.S. Gymnastics Championships over the weekend.
Gymnast Becomes the First Filipino to Win Gold at the World Gymnastics Championship
Carlos Edriel Yulo has been crowned champion of the men’s floor title at the world gymnastics championships, the first-ever Filipino to do so on October 12 in Stuttgart, Germany.
The 19-year-old athlete beat his competitors with a final score of 15.300 at the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
Hmong American Gymnast Wins Gold for Father Critically Injured in Accident
When Sunisa Lee won her first gold medal with Team USA in her gymnastics world debut on Tuesday in Germany, it was her dad who was on her mind.
The 16-year-old Hmong-American artistic gymnast said she was thinking about her dad who she knew would be watching from his hospital bed.
Former NBA VP Appointed as President and CEO of USA Gymnastics
Former NBA Vice President Li Li Leung has been appointed as the new president and CEO of USA Gymnastics.
On Tuesday, the organization made the announcement after an extensive search conducted by its board of directors in the gymnastics community.