Popsugar Health & Fitness Twitter Reactions Watch Olympians' Family & Friends's Heartwarming Reactions Watching Olympic Athletes' Family and Friends See Them Win Has Our Eyes Watering — Again 10 August 2021 by Angelica Wilson Image Source: Getty / Stephen Maturen With the Tokyo Olympics having come to a close before the Paralympic Games start in a couple weeks, it's time to look back at some of our favourite medal-winning moments through the eyes of the Olympians' family and friends. While they couldn't be in Tokyo due to COVID-19 restrictions, family and friends still cheered to send love to their beloved Olympians in recorded videos we couldn't stop watching. Whether they were high-diving, speeding on the track, or wrestling with opponents from the other side of the world, the athletes' loved ones stood by any screen they could find to cheer on their loved one. Ahead are 10 moments from athletes' biggest fans around the globe that brought that thrilling sense of Olympic joy to our editors. Team USA Gymnast Suni Lee's Family and Friends' Roaring Reaction The moment Suni's family saw her win is EVERYTHING 🥇#TokyoOlympics | #OlympicHERstory | @sunisalee_ pic.twitter.com/p3fpqF4yfI— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) July 29, 2021 Watching Suni Lee's family and friends react to Lee winning gold in the women's gymnastics individual all-around is an instant dopamine booster. 1 / 10 Team Great Britain Diver Tom Daley's Son Cheering on His 'Papa' "Go papa go!"British diver Tom Daley's son cheering him on in the Olympics is everything ❤️(via @TomDaley1994) pic.twitter.com/FVqT6d4KAV— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 8, 2021 You'll want to chant "Go Papa go!" with Tom Daley's son while you re-watch Daley's synchronized dive. 2 / 10 Team Great Britain Diver Tom Daley's Family Shouting with Glee Tom Daley's husband's reaction to him winning his first Olympic gold is everything ❤️(via dlanceblack/IG) pic.twitter.com/5PtfXgpQQy— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) July 26, 2021 Once Daley's son took a break from cheering, his husband Dustin Lance Black made sure to pick up where Daley's son left off by screaming at the top of his lungs when Daley won gold in men's synchronized diving. 3 / 10 US Swimmer Lydia Jacoby's High School Classmates Explosively Cheer Alaskan hometown celebrating 17-year-old Lydia Jacoby winning the gold medal 🥇 👏 pic.twitter.com/99VJjszb64— The Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) July 27, 2021 You might want to turn your volume down watching Lydia Jacoby's energetic classmates celebrate her women's 100m breaststroke win. Their explosive cheers nearly rattle the building! 4 / 10 Team Egypt Wrestler Feryal Abdelaziz's Family Wishes They Could Be With Her "I wish I was with you!"Watch the reaction of Feryal Abdelaziz's family in Egypt as she makes history by winning karate gold at the #Olympics https://t.co/NEsN0snXp0 pic.twitter.com/1BvasNGcqz— The National (@TheNationalNews) August 8, 2021 Feryal Abdelaziz's family couldn't decide whether to sit or stand to send support to Abdelaziz as she won gold in women's 61kg kumite karate. 5 / 10 US Wrestler Gable Stevenson Family and Friends Jumping with Joy .@GableSteveson won Olympic gold with an iconic last-second takedown 🥇His family's reaction is everything 🙌(via @Dave_Schwartz)pic.twitter.com/dNj5F269TO— ESPN (@espn) August 6, 2021 Gable Stevenson's family and friends were punching the air with excitement as Stevenson won gold in men's freestyle 125kg wrestling. 6 / 10 Team China Gymnast Guan Chenchen's Family and Friends Waved Flags While Cheering Family reactions one of the best parts of the Olympics by far https://t.co/SWkqG5kE3l— Josh Chin (@joshchin) August 5, 2021 Guan Chenchen's women's gymnastics balance beam win had her family so excited that they were cutting the tension with their flags just before she stuck the landing. 7 / 10 US Track and Fielder Courtney Frerichs's Family & Friends Fill Local Bar to Cheer Courtney Frerichs gets a silver medal!!! Nixa is going WILD. #Olympics @kolr10kozl @courtfrerichs8 @MattVereen @DanLindbladTV @DanLucySports pic.twitter.com/G8QeKAHnd6— David Chasanov (@DavidChasanov) August 4, 2021 Courtney Frerichs's family and friends whistled from their local bar to cheer Frerichs all the way to her silver medal win in the women's 3000m steeplechase. 8 / 10 US Track and Fielder Athing Mu's Family and Friends Cheer Her Historic Win TRENTON, NJ: STAND UP!@athiiing's family and friends go wild watching her earn @TeamUSA its first gold medal in the women's 800m final in 53 years. #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/dUGPvk1jTK— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 4, 2021 While winning a gold medal for Team USA for the first time in 53 years in the women's 800m final, Athing Mu's family and friends sent cheers through the TV all the way to Tokyo. 9 / 10 Great Britain Swimmer Tom Dean's Family and Friends Gathered Outdoors to Cheer His Win Sport is so wonderful and wholesome 💙Friends & family of swimmer Tom Dean watch while he swam in the the 200m Freestyle #Olympics FinalThe reaction might give you a clue of how he did #Tokyo2020 #Swimmingpic.twitter.com/Bhy5gQ4o1Y— adiFamily (@adiFamily_) August 6, 2021 Tom Dean's family and friends probably woke all of their neighbours with their joyful screams as Dean won gold in the men's 200m freestyle. 10 / 10 Twitter ReactionsSummer Olympics 2021Olympics