Five Teenagers Who Shone at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
In a world full of experienced, veteran competitors, it is both surprising and impressive that some of the most standout, dominating athletes of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics were teenagers. Young athletes from all around the world met and exceeded all expectations in their respective sports, breaking records, making headlines, and winning medals. Here are five teenage Olympians who truly thrived in these unusual Tokyo Games! Sunisa Lee, U.S.A. Of course Sunisa Lee would be number one on this list! The first Hmong-American to represent the U.S. in the Olympics, Lee won gold in the individual all-around at the age of 18. When Simone Biles, the most recent individual all-around champion, withdrew from the competition, all eyes immediately were on Lee. Excelling on bars in particular, Lee performed masterfully and beautifully in every event to scrape a 57.433 win against Brazilian Rebeca Andrade, who earned a total of 57.298 points. She joins Mary Lou Retton, Carly Patterson, Nastia Liuk...