When_CJS her_DPS teammate_NN1 came_VVD down_AVP with_PRP the_AT0 twisties_NN2 ,_PUN she_PNP bounded_VVD into_PRP the_AT0 breach_NN1 ,_PUN helping_VVG Team_NN1 USA_NP0 get_VVB silver_NN1 and_CJC earning_VVG an_AT0 all-around_DT0 gold_NN1 she_PNP never_AV0 even_AV0 imagined_VVN ._SENT 
Nearly_AV0 four_CRD months_NN2 after_PRP U.S._NP0 gymnast_NN1 Suni_NP0 Lee_NP0 won_VVD an_AT0 Olympic_AJ0 gold_NN1 medal_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD gone_VVN ._SENT 
Well_AV0 ,_PUN not_XX0 gone_VVN ._SENT She_PNP just_AV0 could_VM0 n't_XX0 put_VVI her_DPS hands_NN2 on_PRP it_PNP ._SENT After_PRP a_AT0 whirlwind_NN1 10_CRD days_NN2 in_PRP Tokyo_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC just_AV0 a_AT0 few_DT0 weeks_NN2 on_PRP campus_NN1 at_PRP Auburn_AJ0 ,_PUN where_CJS she_PNP is_VBZ a_AT0 freshman_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 18-year-old_AJ0 Lee_NP0 moved_VVD to_PRP Los_NP0 Angeles_NP0 to_TO0 compete_VVI on_PRP Dancing_NN1 With_PRP the_AT0 Stars_NN2 ._SENT She_PNP stored_VVD her_DPS medals_NN2 –_PUN that_DT0 gold_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 individual_NN1 all-around_DT0 competition_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 silver_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 team_NN1 event_NN1 and_CJC a_AT0 bronze_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 uneven_AJ0 bars_NN2 –_PUN in_PRP a_AT0 safe_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 closet_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 two-bedroom_AJ0 apartment_NN1 in_PRP her_DPS extended-stay_AJ0 hotel_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC the_AT0 safe_NN1 's_POS door_NN1 kept_VVD swinging_VVG open_AJ0 when_CJS she_PNP tried_VVD to_TO0 close_VVI it_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ So_AV0 I_PNP 'm_VBB like_PRP ,_PUN Oh_ITJ my_DPS gosh_ITJ ,_PUN I_PNP 'm_VBB just_AV0 gonna_AJ0 click_NN1 '_POS lock_NN1 ,_PUN '_PUQ "_PUQ she_PNP recalls_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ So_AV0 then_AV0 it_PNP locks_VVZ ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP 'm_VBB like_PRP ,_PUN Uh-oh_ITJ ._SENT I_PNP tried_VVD literally_AV0 every_AT0 code_NN1 –_PUN 000_CRD ,_PUN 111._CRD "_PUQ She_PNP laughs_VVZ and_CJC adds_VVZ ,_PUN bashfully_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP know_VVB ._SENT "_PUQ 
Life_NN1 since_PRP the_AT0 Olympics_NN2 has_VHZ been_VBN hectic_AJ0 :_PUN the_AT0 reality_NN1 show_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 photo_NN1 shoots_NN2 ,_PUN the_AT0 fame_NN1 ._SENT Model_NN1 Hailey_NP0 Bieber_NP0 now_AV0 follows_VVZ her_PNP on_PRP Instagram_NN1 ._SENT SZA_NP0 congratulated_VVD her_PNP on_PRP her_DPS performance_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP has_VHZ eaten_VVN dinner_NN1 with_PRP The_AT0 Bachelor_NN1 's_POS Matt_NP0 James_NP0 ._SENT When_CJS Lee_NP0 pictured_VVD life_NN1 after_PRP the_AT0 Games_NN2 ,_PUN she_PNP did_VDD not_XX0 picture_VVI any_DT0 of_PRF this_DT0 ._SENT But_CJC then_AV0 ,_PUN she_PNP also_AV0 never_AV0 pictured_VVN winning_VVG all-around_DT0 individual_AJ0 gold_NN1 ._SENT 
Lee_NP0 spends_VVZ time_NN1 before_PRP each_DT0 meet_VVB visualizing_VVG her_DPS performance_NN1 ,_PUN trying_VVG to_TO0 work_VVI through_PRP the_AT0 nerves_NN2 ._SENT Her_DPS imagination_NN1 betrayed_VVD her_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 leadup_NN1 to_PRP Tokyo_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ Bad_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP fell_VVD on_PRP every_AT0 single_AJ0 thing_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Her_DPS anxiety_NN1 only_AV0 got_VVD worse_AJC once_CJS the_AT0 Games_NN2 began_VVD ._SENT She_PNP and_CJC her_DPS family_NN1 –_PUN parents_NN2 Yeev_NP0 Thoj_NP0 and_CJC John_NP0 Lee_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC siblings_NN2 Jonah_NP0 ,_PUN Shyenne_NP0 ,_PUN Evionn_NP0 ,_PUN Lucky_AJ0 and_CJC Noah_NP0 –_PUN had_VHD planned_VVN their_DPS trip_NN1 from_PRP Minnesota_NP0 to_PRP Tokyo_NP0 to_PRP the_AT0 last_ORD detail_NN1 ._SENT Then_AV0 the_AT0 pandemic_AJ0 hit_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC they_PNP learned_VVD that_CJT no_AT0 spectators_NN2 would_VM0 be_VBI allowed_VVN to_TO0 attend_VVI ._SENT Lee_NP0 had_VHD to_TO0 compete_VVI with_PRP only_AV0 her_DPS coach_NN1 ,_PUN Jess_NP0 Graba_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC her_DPS teammates_NN2 on_PRP site_NN1 ._SENT 
Anxiety_NN1 made_VVD her_DPS stomach_NN1 heave_NN1 throughout_PRP the_AT0 week_NN1 leading_VVG up_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 team_NN1 final_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC she_PNP woke_VVD up_AVP crying_VVG that_DT0 morning_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP was_VBD so_AV0 nervous_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ Lee_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT She_PNP reminded_VVD herself_PNX "_PUQ not_XX0 to_TO0 do_VDI anything_PNI more_AV0 or_CJC anything_PNI less_DT0 because_CJS my_DPS normal_AJ0 was_VBD good_AJ0 enough_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
It_PNP helped_VVD that_CJT she_PNP was_VBD competing_VVG alongside_PRP the_AT0 greatest_AJS gymnast_NN1 of_PRF all_DT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN Simone_NP0 Biles_NP0 ,_PUN whose_DTQ dominance_NN1 gave_VVD the_AT0 U.S._NP0 some_DT0 margin_NN1 for_PRP error_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC after_PRP flubbing_VVG a_AT0 vault_NN1 early_AJ0 in_PRP the_AT0 competition_NN1 ,_PUN Biles_NP0 pulled_VVD out_AVP with_PRP a_AT0 case_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 twisties_NN2 –_PUN essentially_AV0 ,_PUN gymnastics_NN1 vertigo_NN1 ._SENT Lee_NP0 ,_PUN Jordan_NP0 Chiles_NP0 and_CJC Grace_NP0 McCallum_NP0 burst_VVD into_PRP tears_NN2 as_CJS Biles_NP0 explained_VVD ,_PUN right_AV0 there_AV0 on_PRP the_AT0 floor_NN1 ,_PUN that_CJT she_PNP was_VBD withdrawing_VVG ._SENT Biles_NP0 's_POS vault_NN1 had_VHD left_VVN the_AT0 U.S._NP0 fighting_NN1 for_PRP silver_NN1 ._SENT Lee_NP0 barely_AV0 had_VHD time_NN1 to_TO0 panic_VVI before_PRP realizing_VVG that_CJT as_CJS the_AT0 second-strongest_AJS gymnast_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 team_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP was_VBD suddenly_AV0 the_AT0 American_AJ0 anchor_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ We_PNP knew_VVD that_CJT this_DT0 was_VBD an_AT0 opportunity_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Lee_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ This_DT0 was_VBD an_AT0 opportunity_NN1 for_PRP us_PNP to_TO0 go_VVI out_AVP there_AV0 and_CJC show_VVB people_NN0 that_CJT we_PNP were_VBD meant_VVN to_TO0 be_VBI on_PRP the_AT0 Olympic_AJ0 team_NN1 ,_PUN not_XX0 just_AV0 because_CJS Simone_NP0 was_VBD gonna_AJ0 carry_VVB us_PNP through_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
Amid_PRP the_AT0 chaos_NN1 Lee_NP0 chose_VVD the_AT0 more_AV0 difficult_AJ0 of_PRF her_DPS two_CRD possible_AJ0 uneven_AJ0 bars_NN2 routines_NN2 and_CJC nailed_VVD it_PNP ,_PUN earning_VVG a_AT0 career-high_AJ0 15.400_CRD ._SENT A_AT0 few_DT0 minutes_NN2 later_AV0 she_PNP added_VVD a_AT0 14.133_CRD on_PRP the_AT0 balance_NN1 beam_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 second-highest_AJS score_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 night_NN1 ._SENT 
Lee_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN scheduled_VVN to_TO0 compete_VVI in_PRP only_AV0 those_DT0 two_CRD events_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC the_AT0 U.S._NP0 needed_VVD her_PNP on_PRP the_AT0 floor_NN1 exercise_NN1 as_CJS well_AV0 ._SENT Nursing_AJ0 injuries_NN2 to_PRP her_DPS left_AJ0 foot_NN1 and_CJC ankle_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP had_VHD not_XX0 practiced_VVN her_DPS floor_NN1 routine_NN1 in_PRP three_CRD days_NN2 ._SENT But_CJC Graba_NP0 reminded_VVD her_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ We_PNP 've_VHB done_VDN this_DT0 a_AT0 million_CRD times_NN2 ._SENT You_PNP were_VBD meant_VVN to_TO0 be_VBI here_AV0 ._SENT Go_VVB out_AVP there_AV0 ._SENT Do_VDB your_DPS thing_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ She_PNP scored_VVD 13.666_CRD to_TO0 preserve_VVI second_ORD place_NN1 ._SENT 
She_PNP felt_VVD the_AT0 team_NN1 had_VHD won_VVN silver_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP feared_VVD fans_NN2 would_VM0 think_VVI it_PNP lost_AJ0 gold_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Team_VVB USA_NP0 ,_PUN when_CJS they_PNP go_VVB to_PRP the_AT0 Olympics_NN2 ,_PUN they_PNP win_VVB ,_PUN "_PUQ Lee_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP was_VBD in_PRP the_AT0 back_NN1 of_PRF our_DPS heads_NN2 ,_PUN like_VVB ,_PUN People_NN0 are_VBB gonna_AJ0 hate_VVB us_PNP ._SENT They_PNP 're_VBB going_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI disappointed_AJ0 ._SENT But_CJC we_PNP all_AV0 knew_VVD that_CJT that_DT0 was_VBD a_AT0 really_AV0 good_AJ0 performance_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC we_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 need_VVI a_AT0 gold_NN1 medal_NN1 for_PRP people_NN0 to_TO0 know_VVI what_DTQ was_VBD going_VVG on_AVP ,_PUN because_CJS that_DT0 is_VBZ a_AT0 really_AV0 hard_AJ0 situation_NN1 to_TO0 go_VVI through_AVP ._SENT And_CJC we_PNP all_AV0 had_VHD to_TO0 step_VVI up_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 plate_NN1 to_TO0 do_VDI that_DT0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Next_ORD For_PRP Lee_NP0 was_VBD the_AT0 individual_NN1 all-around_DT0 final_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP spent_VVD the_AT0 intervening_AJ0 two_CRD days_NN2 putting_VVG pressure_NN1 on_PRP herself_PNX ._SENT She_PNP had_VHD trained_VVN to_TO0 be_VBI "_PUQ within_PRP a_AT0 mistake_NN1 of_PRF Simone_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ says_VVZ Graba_NP0 ._SENT If_CJS Biles_NP0 faltered_VVD ,_PUN Lee_NP0 would_VM0 be_VBI in_PRP a_AT0 position_NN1 to_TO0 take_VVI advantage_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC no_AT0 one_PNI really_AV0 expected_VVN that_CJT to_TO0 happen_VVI –_PUN least_AV0 of_PRF all_DT0 Lee_NP0 ._SENT So_AV0 now_AV0 she_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 reshape_VVI her_DPS entire_AJ0 view_NN1 of_PRF herself_PNX ._SENT 
"_PUQ Not_XX0 having_VHG Simone_NP0 there_AV0 just_AV0 made_VVN it_PNP super_AJ0 nerve-racking_AJ0 ,_PUN "_PUQ she_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP had_VHD Simone_NP0 at_PRP the_AT0 top_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP 'm_VBB like_AJ0 ,_PUN O.K._AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP 'll_VM0 just_AV0 stick_VVI with_PRP second_ORD !_SENT I_PNP 'm_VBB good_AJ0 there_AV0 !_SENT "_PUQ 
Again_AV0 ,_PUN Lee_NP0 reminded_VVD herself_PNX :_PUN Her_DPS normal_AJ0 was_VBD good_AJ0 enough_AV0 ._SENT She_PNP pushed_VVD away_AV0 her_DPS fear_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP totally_AV0 do_VDB n't_XX0 get_VVI it_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ says_VVZ sister_NN1 Shyenne_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP personally_AV0 would_VM0 not_XX0 be_VBI able_AJ0 to_TO0 do_VDI that_DT0 ._SENT But_CJC she_PNP 's_VBZ very_AV0 strong_AJ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
That_DT0 morning_NN1 ,_PUN Lee_NP0 made_VVD a_AT0 gamble_NN1 ._SENT Graba_NP0 had_VHD been_VBN trying_VVG to_TO0 persuade_VVI her_PNP for_PRP seven_CRD months_NN2 to_TO0 lower_VVI the_AT0 difficulty_NN1 on_PRP her_DPS floor_NN1 routine_NN1 by_PRP eliminating_VVG her_DPS fourth_ORD pass_NN1 ._SENT If_CJS she_PNP hit_VVD the_AT0 easier_AJC version_NN1 perfectly_AV0 ,_PUN she_PNP could_VM0 improve_VVI her_DPS score_NN1 ._SENT Lee_NP0 refused_VVD ._SENT But_CJC she_PNP noticed_VVD that_CJT the_AT0 judges_NN2 were_VBD scoring_VVG her_DPS landings_NN2 harshly_AV0 ,_PUN meaning_VVG that_CJT a_AT0 misstep_NN1 on_PRP that_DT0 difficult_AJ0 last_ORD pass_NN1 could_VM0 be_VBI catastrophic_AJ0 ._SENT Hours_NN2 before_PRP the_AT0 final_AJ0 ,_PUN she_PNP agreed_VVD to_TO0 make_VVI a_AT0 change_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP quickly_AV0 drew_VVD up_AVP new_AJ0 choreography_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC Lee_NP0 did_VDD n't_XX0 have_VHI time_NN1 to_PRP practice_NN1 the_AT0 routine_NN1 straight_AV0 through_AVP ._SENT 
