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The American teenager Virginia Thrasher won the first gold medal of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, holding her nerve to clinch the womens 10m air rifle event.
Thrasher edged out Chinas Du Li with an Olympic-record score of 208. The result is quite a surprise. Thrasher is ranked 23 in the world and Du had been dominant in qualify.
Thrasher shot 10.5 on her first shot of the final elimination round and smiled after 10.4 on her second shot put her comfortably ahead of Chinas Du. Thrasher had a cumulative score of 208.0 to beat Du, a two-time gold medallist, by a point. The bronze medal was claimed by the 2012 Olympic champion, Yi Siling of China.
Thrasher became the first freshman to win both individual NCAA rifle titles and helped West Virginia win the team title. She followed that by winning the US Olympic trials less than a month later, earning a trip to Rio.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/06/virginia-thrasher-first-gold-rio-2016-olympics-air-rifle
Congrats to the first medal winner.
liberal N proud
(60,336 posts)Brother Buzz
(36,444 posts)You know what I mean, Vern?
liberal N proud
(60,336 posts)marybourg
(12,633 posts)to be a story about birds!
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)Donald Ian Rankin
(13,598 posts)ansible
(1,718 posts)Basic model is at least $2000
http://www.pyramydair.com/s/m/Feinwerkbau_800_ALU_Air_Rifle_Black/3700
underpants
(182,829 posts)dlwickham
(3,316 posts)As a WVU grad, I couldn't be prouder!
a la izquierda
(11,795 posts)People are seriously stoked for Ginny Thrasher.
dlwickham
(3,316 posts)We cheer and support our own. We'll always remember her as well. Oncea Mountaineer, always a Mountaineer!
Staph
(6,251 posts)We West Virginians couldn't be prouder!
Boxerfan
(2,533 posts)And I'm thrilled one of ours did so well. This is a very difficult sport.
I'm into hunter class Field target. Shooting siting down/standing or prone-in the field-at steel silhouette targets with various sized holes for the pellet to pass through & drop the target.
I have found the "pellet heads" to be much smarter than the average powder burner so less apt to be a r/w drooler.
I have done target shooting since I was 10 & I have a honest love for the sport. And pellet guns are easy to feed & I can shoot indoors safely.
So look kindly on a true sport that takes years of practice & dedication to even get in the top 10.
Baitball Blogger
(46,736 posts)But, well done.
linuxman
(2,337 posts)Also something nice to stick in the craw of gun/West Virginia/Team USA haters.
Laxman
(2,419 posts)was the favorite to win the gold in this event!
cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)he saw some grizzly bears near Pulaski's candy store.
ileus
(15,396 posts)Awesome to see youth involved in the shooting sports.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)It could always use some good news.
sarisataka
(18,663 posts)The region should be proud
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)it doesn't get good new too often, unfortunately.