Team USA’s Sunisa Lee Wins Olympic Women’s Gymnastics All-Around Gold

Sunisa Lee of the United States finishes on the uneven bars during the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, on July 29, 2021. Ashley Landis/AP Photo

American Sunisa Lee became the new Olympic women’s all-around champion Thursday, following the stunning departure of her fellow Team USA teammate from the competition.

Lee scored 57.433 to finish ahead of Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, who got second-place, and Russia’s Angelina Melnikova, who got third.