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Suni Lee Reveals She Doesn’t Know Who Her Biological Dad Is After Being Raised By Mom’s Longtime Partner…see more
“All my siblings are either my half or my step because I don’t know who my biological dad is,” Suni added with a laugh.
The Team USA gymnast was born as Sunisa Phabsomphou in Saint Paul, Minnesota, to mother Yeev Thoj. When Suni was 2 years old, her mom began dating a man named John Lee, and he helped raise the Olympic champion.
Though John and Yeev never got married, Suni began using his last name when she was a teenager.
Suni’s parents always supported her interest in gymnastics, with John even building the rising star a balance beam in their backyard.
“You’re not doing this for nobody else anymore,” he told his daughter. “Not for your friends, not for the Hmong community.
You are doing this for yourself now. OK? Enjoy. That’s your only goal. You got this.”