From Olympic podium to center stage: Suni Lee joins Dancing With the Stars

Olympic gold medalist and St. Paul native, Suni Lee, will be trading uneven bars for pliées this year.

The breakout star of the Tokyo Olympics announced that she will be a contestant on the 30th season of Dancing With the Stars, airing on ABC September 20th.

Lee joins other Olympic gold medal gymnasts who have competed on the show in past years including Tokyo teammate Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin and 2016 winner Laurie Hernandez.

The full release of the remaining contestants for this season will be September 8th.