Olympic gold medalist Sunisa Lee to compete on ‘Dancing with the Stars’

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St. Paul native and Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Sunisa Lee will be a contestant on the 30th season of ABC’s "Dancing with the Stars."

Lee made the announcement Thursday on Twitter.

SUPRISE ?????? https://t.co/cnIks7LwlJ
— Sunisa lee (@sunisalee_) August 26, 2021

The 18-year-old was crowned as the 2020 Olympic artistic individual all-around champion and was also the uneven bars bronze medalist. In addition, Lee was a member of the teams that won gold at the 2019 World Championships and silver at the 2020 Olympic Games.

Sunisa Lee, of United States, reacts as she poses for a picture after winning the gold medal in the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.[AP Photo/Gregory Bull]