Simone Biles, the reigning all-around Olympic gold medalist, was the loudest one screaming her name at a fan-less Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo. Back home in Oakdale, Minnesota, a room packed with family and friends erupted, her parents front and center in "Team Suni" T-shirts.
Sunisa Lee earned gold in the all-around on Thursday, extending the United States' domination of the most prestigious title in gymnastics. She is the first Hmong American to make the U.S. Olympic team, and now first to win gold.
The reaction from her family and Hmong community back home was similarly fitting of the top prize.