While Lee looked to be back in her Olympic form during a guest appearance this November on the Universal Studios Lot as a guest of NBCUniversal, she detailed her traumatic journey with the unspecified kidney-related illness that caused her to gain a staggering 45 pounds at one point.“I ...
In March 2023, Lee found herself suddenly sick, dealing with an unknown condition that was causing her to retain as much as 40 pounds of water. Later diagnosed as two kidney-related conditions, the 21-year-old’s dreams of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 seemed in per...
Lee, who competed in elite gymnastics for the first time since winning all-around gold, team silver, and uneven bars bronze in Tokyo, has been dealing with kidney-related health issues that have made it hard to find consistent training in recent m...
After beingdiagnosed with two kidney diseasesand hearing she would never do gymnastics again, Lee has taken a mindset of gratitude for theParis Olympics. She was disappointed in Tokyo after missing several connections during the event final. Using a similar routine, Lee nailed the transition between...
Joining Biles on the podium, Lee secured bronze for Team USA, marking a remarkable return after overcoming two kidney diseases. Despite believing she might never return to gymnastics; Lee told the Los Angeles Times that making it back to the Olympics felt like an impossible dream come true. ...
Biles' teammate Sunisa Lee, the 2020 Olympic all-around champion, claimed the bronze medal. She had been looking to become the first woman in 56 years to defend the title, but, after dealing with multiple career-jeopardizing kidney diseases since Tokyo, she seemed more than pleased to simp...
Sunisa Lee at Midwest Gymnastics in Little Canada, Minn., surrounded by young gymnasts who mercifully didn’t treat her like a superstar, on Feb. 21, 2024.– Jenn Ackerman/The New York Times A biopsy revealed that she was dealing with two kidney diseases, the names of which she doesn’t...
Despite being diagnosed with kidney disease in 2023, Lee battled her way back to earn a spot on her second U.S. Olympic team with a chance to bring home some more hardware in Paris. In the qualification round on July 28, Lee's scores earned her spots in three finals: the all-around...
Sunisa “Suni” Leeis sharing some bittersweet news with her fans. The Olympian, 20, just revealed that she is retiring from college gymnastics early to focus on her health as she navigates a kidney condition not related to her gymnastics career. ...
Lee has faced a myriad of challenges since her win atTokyo 2020in 2021, including a kidney disorder, while also being outspoken about feeling a lack of motivation to put in the day-to-day work. "It's what we came here to do; that was what we wanted,"...