Sunisa Lee Is an Olympic Champion! See How Stars Are Celebrating Her Historic Win

Sunisa Lee is officially an Olympic champion! On July 29, the 18-year-old Minnesota native made history as the first Hmong American gymnast to win an Olympic title after she took home a gold medal in the women’s artistic gymnastics all-around competition. Naturally, Suni’s family were overjoyed, and they weren’t alone. Following Suni’s historic win, celebrities and athletes all showered her with congratulatory messages on social media. Brenda Song, who is half Thai and half Hmong, praised the athlete on her Instagram Stories, while her teammate Simone Biles also did the same by posting a photo of them together on her feed. Congrats again to Suni!

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Simone Biles

Alongside an Instagram photo of her and Suni posing for a selfie, Simone wrote, “CONGRATS PRINCESS ?✨✨ absolutely killed it!!! OLYMPIC CHAMPION RIGHT HERE !!! So so so beyond proud of you!!!!”

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Brenda Song

“HELLLLL YESSSSS!!! CONGRRATS @SUNISALEE_!!!,” Brenda wrote on her Instagram Stories. “STAYED UP ALL NIGHT TO WATCH THIS AND I AM TRULY IN AWE. FIRST HMONG OLYMPIAN AND SHE WON GOOOOOOLD!!!!!!”

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Reese Witherspoon

“WOWZA!!! SO THRILLED FOR @SUNISALEE_ AND HER INCREDIBLE SHOWING IN TOKYO!” Reese captioned a photo of Suni holding up her gold medal on her Instagram Stories.