As star Australian weightlifter Tia-Clair Toomey claimed an inspirational gold medal on Saturday night, some of the loudest cheers of all came from a Sunshine Coast hotel, 180 kilometres away.
The Aussie Sevens women formed a unique bond with Toomey at the Rio Olympics and while they couldn't be there to cheer her on in person, Emma Tonegato beamed with excitement when asked who the team had been keeping a close eye on from their Sunshine Coast hotel.
"We were quite close with her in Rio so to watch her win gold, she's so inspiring," Tonegato told RUGBY.com.au.
"We were just so happy for her, to see her go and win gold like that was awesome.
"I think that's really going to push us to the next level."
There is a relaxed vibe about the Australian preparation on the Sunshine Coast and part of the relaxation each night has been watching Australia's blitz on the Games to date.
While they've been watching from afar, the Aussies are comfortable with the knowledge that they are expected to add another gold to the nation's tally on Sunday.
While that pressure may be a burden on some sides, there is no sense of panic, nor fear of failure, within this group.
The Olympians among the squad have done it all before and that holds them in very good stead ahead of three days of football in front of a sold out Robina Stadium crowd.
"It's a lot different to Rio but we are two years older, we have a bit more experience and I think we know how to handle pressure more," Tonegato said.
"We are way more relaxed.
"We've trained really hard and we've done some of the biggest kilometres we've ever done.
"We're the fittest we've ever been, the leanest we've ever been and we're super excited to just get out play and show hard we've been training."
On a personal front, Tonegato has returned from a shoulder injury that kept her out of the Aon Uni 7s series in, arguably, career best form.
She is Australia's leading try scorer (11) this season and adds a lethal dose of X factor which often serves as the killer punch for this champion side.
"Being injured sucked," Tonegato said.
"It was really, really hard to watch and missing the whole Aon series, I had to sit on the sidelines and watch.
"It's really hard mentally, I think, to stay focused and stay excited about what's going on when you're on the sidelines and not involved as much.
"Coming back it's been so awesome.
"As soon as I was back, I had that fire in my belly.
"I was ready to get out there, rip in and that's how I feel like I've progressed over the two years.
"As a team, as well, I think we're all quite similar."
Having spent last season chasing the tails of New Zealand, Tonegato and co have reclaimed their spot atop the World Series ladder.
They have no intentions of relinquishing that crown come Sunday, eager to etch their names in Commonwealth Games history alongside Toomey.
"We experienced losing, we experienced coming second and we didn't really like that," Tonegato said.
"Now we've worked really, really hard to get back to the top and we don't intend on coming second again."
The Australian Sevens Commonwealth Games campaign kicks off on Friday at Robina Stadium, broadcast live on Channel 7.
