PARIS (AP) — There is a freedom that Sunisa Lee feels when she’s on the uneven bars that’s hard for her to describe.
For the better part of a year, however, Lee was largely grounded.
The struggle to get a pair of kidney diseases under control led her weight to fluctuate wildly.
At one point, the 2020 Olympic champion believes she put on 45 pounds.
Three years ago, she fumed after earning a bronze on bars, vowing to reach the top of the podium in Paris.
“I just have to keep reminding myself that I wasn’t even supposed to be here,” Lee said.
Lee stood and cheered Nemour during her gold medal-winning set, one that is a dazzling mix of artistry and technical precision. »
