Breaking: Sunisa Lee won the Olympics gymnastics all-around final, securing a fifth-straight gold for the U.S. women in an event that was missing Simone Biles
TOKYO—Sunisa Lee became the new Olympic women’s all-around champion on Thursday, retaining in U.S. possession a particularly coveted gold medal suddenly up for grabs after the stunning departure of Simone Biles from the competition.
Her coronation came at the conclusion of three surreal days that saw the greatest ever gymnast withdraw and completely upend expectations of how the event would unfold—and leave everyone uncertain if the American women would hold onto a crown they have owned since 2004, or break the direct line of succession from household first-name stars Carly, Nastia, Gabby and Simone.Lee, an 18-year-old from Little Canada, Minn., is believed to be the first Hmong-American on an Olympic gymnastics team.
Rebeca Andrade of Brazil finished second. Angelina Melnikova of the Russian Olympic Committee was third.
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