Sunisa Lee took gold in the women's gymnastics all-around final, becoming the first Hmong American to do so. Lee's family and friends, who were not able to join her in Tokyo due to COVID restrictions, cheered her on from their home state of Minnesota. The gymnast has spoken in the past about how important their support — particularly that of her father, who was paralyzed by an accident in 2019 — has been to her career. Earlier in the week, she was part of the U.S. gymnastics team that won a silv