Sunisa Lee Clinches All-Around Gymnastics Gold

Access Hollywood spoke to gymnast Suni Lee and her partner Sasha Farber following their “Dancing With The Stars” performance. The duo had an emotional performance and Suni admits that, “It’s definitely scary because everybody knows me as Suni the gymnast and that’s always strong and won the Olympics but I feel like people are so quick to judge, she said. “So it’s really difficult when I do actually show emotion because I don’t know what people are going to say and I’m the type of person who takes what everyone says into consideration...” “DWTS” airs Monday nights on ABC.

After watching Suni Lee win gold at the Summer Olympics, you might think she has nerves of steel. But the world-class gymnast admitted to feeling the pressure on Season 30 of “Dancing with the Stars,” just two weeks into the competition.

As expected, Lee can handle the steps, ace the turns and execute the moves choreographed by her pro partner, Sasha Farber. But she’s not accustomed to showing her emotions to the audience -- and that’s an important factor for any celebrity competing on the ABC reality series.



“Basically, I never, like, open up to people,” Lee said on Monday’s episode. “I guess gymnastics basically made me that way, like you can’t smile at practice or open up to other people, because it shows you’re weak. And I don’t get to feel things very often. I mean, I feel, but I keep it to myself.”

As a result, her learning curve on the “Dancing with the Stars” is likely to focus on letting loose, expressing creativity and providing entertainment value. All four judges on the show -- Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough -- seem to think Lee is well on her way.