Sunisa Lee's family had an adorable reaction to her gold medal win

The first-ever Hmong American Olympic gymnast Sunisa Lee struck gold on Thursday following her performance in the women's individual all-around, ESPN reports, making her the fifth-straight American to win the title, adds The Associated Press.

Meanwhile, as she clinched the top spot, Lee's family and friends back home in Minnesota shared cheers, shouts, and screams of gold-medal celebration, all of which could probably be heard in Tokyo.

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Brigid Kennedy worked at The Week from 2021 to 2023 as a staff writer, junior editor and then story editor, with an interest in U.S. politics, the economy and the music industry.