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top retweets:
the outpouring love & support I’ve received has made me realize I’m more than my accomplishments and gymnastics which I never truly believed before. 🤍
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) July 29, 2021
She did it. @sunisalee_ is the queen of the women’s gymnastics all-around finals and her parents. OMG. Tears every where. 🥺 #Gold #TokyoOlympics #hmong pic.twitter.com/n2xM7VJOPq
— Gia Vang (@Gia_Vang) July 29, 2021
Suni Lee’s father, up front, John, who built her a balance beam when they couldn’t afford one, was paralyzed falling from a ladder in 2019. She lost two relatives to COVID-19. Can only begin to imagine what this family has endured.
— JennaLaineESPN (@JennaLaineESPN) July 29, 2021
Their daughter is an Olympic champion today. https://t.co/9oBKzkCjBh
I was 14 y/o w/ a tibial stress fracture, left alone w/ no cervical spine exam after this fall. I competed in the Olympic floor final minutes later. @Simone_Biles 🤍 decision demonstrates that we have a say in our own health—“a say” I NEVER felt I had as an Olympian. pic.twitter.com/LVdghdAh1g
— Dominique Moceanu (@Dmoceanu) July 28, 2021
The moment Suni Lee learned she'd won Olympic gold 🥇❤️ pic.twitter.com/U0lvpblPm0
— ESPN (@espn) July 29, 2021
Conservatives Blast Simone Biles For Robbing Them Of Opportunity To Criticize Her Win https://t.co/dlDN5f3UIL pic.twitter.com/a2Eei3HIl2
— The Onion (@TheOnion) July 28, 2021
OLYMPIC ALL-AROUND CHAMPION SUNISA LEE. #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/l3CR3Fv8JJ
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) July 29, 2021
ARE YOU ALLOWED TO CRITICIZE SIMONE BILES?: A DECISION TREE
— Sarah Spain (@SarahSpain) July 28, 2021
by CARLOS GREAVES
Via @mcsweeneys pic.twitter.com/4UShdzxgpG
I only trust peer-reviewed research, so I commissioned a detailed analysis of the athletic achievements of everyone who has been critical of Simone Biles.
— Michael Harriot (@michaelharriot) July 28, 2021
Here are the preliminary results pic.twitter.com/eAFp7LGOO9
As people, but esp Asian Americans, celebrate Sunisa Lee's gold medal, it's worth emphasizing that she's *Hmong American*.
— Minh-Ha T. Pham (@minh81) July 29, 2021
Understanding the history of Hmong people and Southeast Asians in general in relation to and within the US makes her achievement all the more remarkable.