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Even though Sunisa \u201cSuni\u201d Lee<\/strong><\/a> helped the U.S. women\u2019s gymnastics team win a gold medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics<\/a> all-around finals, she won\u2019t be competing in the final floor exercise event. Now, people are curious about why they won\u2019t see Suni on the floor.\n<\/p>\n The International Gymnastics Federation has a rule that states that only two athletes per country can compete in the event. While Suni\u2019s routine earned her a bronze medal during the individual floor exercise event, only Jordan Chiles<\/strong><\/a> and Simone Biles<\/strong> will compete in the women\u2019s final floor exercise competition.<\/p>\n Suni, along with teammates Simone, Jordan and Jade Carey<\/strong> took home the gold medal win<\/a> at the women\u2019s gymnastics team final on July 30, 2024. However, that was just the beginning for Suni.<\/p>\n Jaws dropped when they saw the Minnesota native\u2019s floor routine during the individual all-around final, and she made it to the podium once again. Suni and Simone made history during the event as it marked the first time two teammates had faced off against one another in an individual event. Simone snagged the gold medal, Brazil\u2019s Rebecca Andrade<\/strong> was awarded the silver and Suni nabbed the bronze.<\/p>\n Suni won her third medal (her sixth overall) at the 2024 Olympics when she competed in the uneven bars individual event. She was awarded the bronze medal for her performance, but Suni revealed that this medal might even mean more to her than the gold medal the \u201cGolden Girls\u201d<\/a> won at the end of July.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m really proud of myself. This time around, it\u2019s just been so much more amazing,\u201d Suni said, according to an article published by USA Today on August 4, 2024. \u201cI know I keep saying amazing and it\u2019s probably really annoying, but that\u2019s really all the words that I have because it\u2019s just amazing. It\u2019s so much fun and I\u2019m so happy with all of my performances.\u201d<\/p>\n In February 2023, Suni woke up to find her entire body swollen.<\/p>\n \u201cI just kept getting more swollen \u2026 and I think I gained, like, 40 pounds,\u201d Suni said during an interview with Self<\/em><\/a> in July 2024. \u201cI kept peeling off the bar. I couldn\u2019t hold on. My fingers were so swollen.\u201d<\/p>\n Doctors first thought Suni was having an allergic reaction, but then her symptoms worsened with the addition of hot flashes, cold spells, cramping and headaches.<\/p>\n \u201cI was just rotting in my bed. I couldn\u2019t talk to anybody. I didn\u2019t leave the house,\u201d the Dancing With the Stars<\/em> alum recalled in a June 2023 interview with Sports Illustrated<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n When Suni admitted that she had been having trouble urinating, a portion of her kidney tissue was biopsied. The results showed that Suni had two forms of kidney disease<\/a>. While the U.S. gymnast hasn\u2019t specified the specific type of kidney disease she\u2019s been diagnosed with, Suni did reveal that her symptoms are being managed by medication.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWhy Isn\u2019t Suni Lee Competing in the 2024 Olympic Individual Floor Exercise Event?<\/h2>\n
How Many Medals Has Suni Lee Won at the 2024 Olympics?<\/h2>\n
Suni Lee Was Diagnosed With 2 Kidney Diseases in 2023<\/h2>\n