First Gold at Rio...............Shooting

[Mozella]

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - American teenager Virginia Thrasher won the first gold medal of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Saturday, holding her nerve against two Chinese Olympic champions to clinch the women's 10m air rifle event.

The 19-year-old American edged out China's Du Li, gold in Athens in 2004, with an Olympic-record score of 208. Defending Olympic champion Yi Siling, also of China, took the bronze medal.

Thrasher was awarded the first gold of the Games by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach.

Competing in her first Olympics, Thrasher established an early lead after battling with the Russian shooter Daria Vdovina, who stumbled midway through the competition and finished fifth.

Congratulations Ms. Thrasher.

 

[Mouser]

I don't watch/follow the Olympics but it is good to hear we struck gold in a shooting event...seems like the kind of thing the US should dominate in!

 

[fishingjean]

Happy for Her!!!!!!!

 

[pcolagunner]

Just read a Yahoo article on her gold medal and it stated she picked up the sport only 5 years ago during a family hunting trip!!! WOW!

 

[JohnAL]

And on social media the libs are bashing her and the sport.

 

[pcolagunner]

seriously JohnAL?

 

[Seanpcola]

seriously JohnAL?

Seriously. She doesn't fit their narrative. It's sick to read.

 

[Roaster's Gallery]

Congratulations to the young lady. Gold for the USA!

 

[Seanpcola]

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[JohnAL]

Love it. It's something for the liberals to choke on.

 

[Dan1612]

Very cool. I did something similar in high school, it's fun, but missing gunpowder so I don't know what the fuss with the liberals is about.


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[FUPAGUNT]

It's because they a fu#&ing lunatics

 

[Idoono]

Actually all I can say is "Go Ginny!". I have made this young lady's acquaintance as she shoots for West Virginia University where my nephew has also shot for the last 4 years. She also took the NCAA Championship earlier this year which I attended. I have met her parents and her two older aunts. The aunts were a hoot sitting next to them during the match. They had me laughing so hard sometimes that I actually had tears in my eyes. A very nice family and if you follow the NCAA shooting matches the next 3 years you will hear her name a lot.

Idoono