Suni Lee added another medal to her collection when she took bronze in the women’s uneven bars final on Sunday.
This brings her total medal haul at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games to three, after winning gold in the team all-around and another bronze in the individual all-around.
Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour delivered her country’s first-ever gold medal in gymnastics, while China’s Qiu Qiyuan took silver.
In the crowd, Lee received support from Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes, who made a rare public appearance to cheer her on.
The couple cut a casual figure, with the Barbie actor sporting an Olympics baseball cap while the Ghost Rider star wore a pair of dark sunglasses.
Suni Lee took home a bronze medal in the women’s uneven bars final on Sunday.
Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes made a rare public appearance to cheer her on in Paris
Presenter Hoda Kotb was also seen cheering on the 21-year-old alongside her family and friends today.
The group leapt to their feet at the conclusion of Lee’s flawless routine, which earned her a score of 14.8.
Her teammates, including superstar Simone Biles, were also on hand to cheer her on as she won the same medal she took home at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics in the uneven bars event.
The athlete recently reflected on her journey to the Games after being diagnosed with two rare kidney diseases that kept her out of competition and severely affected her physical and mental health.
“From being told I could never do gymnastics again to winning my fifth Olympic medal!” Lee wrote on Instagram on Friday.
It is Lee’s third medal in Paris and the sixth of her impressive Olympic career.
Lee recently reflected on her journey to the Games after suffering from two kidney ailments.
“This medal goes beyond gymnastics,” she added.
“I can’t even begin to express how much my health has taken from me and the strength it has taught me, so being here is the biggest accomplishment of all. Grateful for the opportunity to be able to represent Team USA in my second Olympics! Thank you for all the support.”
As impressive as his performances have been over the past week, they’ve been even more impressive considering that just a year ago he was “rotting in bed.”
“We didn’t even think I would be here,” she told reporters after the Olympic trials.
“Everything has been hitting me like a fucking roller coaster. I haven’t stopped crying since and I’m so happy because there were many times I thought about quitting and walking away from this sport because I didn’t think I would ever get to this point,” she continued.
“I just wanted to prove to myself that I could do it, because I didn’t think I could.”