Olympics: American Teen takes first USA gold medal (Read 4091 times)

oldfart

Olympics: American Teen takes first USA gold medal
« on: August 06, 2016, 08:17:13 AM »
American Teen takes first USA gold medal :thumbsup:
with video

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/usa-wins-first-medal-of-the-olympics-in-shooting-event-141957293.html

In 10m air rifle Shooting event!
« Last Edit: August 06, 2016, 08:59:04 AM by oldfart »
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Heavies

Re: Olympics: American Teen takes first USA gold medal
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2016, 08:54:06 AM »
Awesome!

Jl808

Re: Olympics: American Teen takes first USA gold medal
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2016, 09:23:25 AM »
Murica!   :)
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oldfart

Re: Olympics: American Teen takes first USA gold medal
« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2016, 10:20:58 AM »
Shooting gold medalist Ginny Thrasher laments controversy over gun laws:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/rio-2016/2016/08/06/shooting-gold-medalist-ginny-thrasher-laments-controversy-gun-laws/88333030/

“When I was in eighth grade my grandfather took me hunting,” she said. “I went and got my first deer and I liked the adrenaline.” :thumbsup:
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Meanwhile back in the U.S. other teens are giddy with adrenaline after getting their first pokemon :(
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Heavies

Re: Olympics: American Teen takes first USA gold medal
« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2016, 11:03:24 AM »


Meanwhile back in the U.S. other teens are giddy with adrenaline after getting their first pokemon :(

 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

zippz

Re: Olympics: American Teen takes first USA gold medal
« Reply #5 on: August 06, 2016, 01:02:03 PM »
Keith Sanderson is representing Hawaii.

http://www.usashooting.org/12-the-team/rioinsight
« Last Edit: August 06, 2016, 02:18:37 PM by zippz »

whynow?

Re: Olympics: American Teen takes first USA gold medal
« Reply #6 on: August 06, 2016, 02:07:28 PM »
Shooting gold medalist Ginny Thrasher laments controversy over gun laws:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/rio-2016/2016/08/06/shooting-gold-medalist-ginny-thrasher-laments-controversy-gun-laws/88333030/

“When I was in eighth grade my grandfather took me hunting,” she said. “I went and got my first deer and I liked the adrenaline.” :thumbsup:
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Meanwhile back in the U.S. other teens are giddy with adrenaline after getting their first pokemon :(
Shows what kids find important these days.  PTB love this.    Good for her and the USA.

Flapp_Jackson

Re: Olympics: American Teen takes first USA gold medal
« Reply #7 on: August 06, 2016, 02:14:10 PM »
Shows what kids find important these days.  PTB love this.    Good for her and the USA.

Call me crazy, but I think shooting skills are much more applicable in real life than, say, curling!!   :crazy:
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw

Flapp_Jackson

Re: Olympics: American Teen takes first USA gold medal
« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2016, 11:15:57 AM »
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;
the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-- George Bernard Shaw

ren

Re: Olympics: American Teen takes first USA gold medal
« Reply #9 on: August 07, 2016, 12:49:30 PM »
Call me crazy, but I think shooting skills are much more applicable in real life than, say, curling!!   :crazy:

sounds racist
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