Amanda Furrer was not able to advance to the the final round of the 50-meter rifle competition at the London Olympics, but she’s certainly enjoying her time in England. Furrer, how has found her way onto some of those same “sexiest Olympian” lists as her teammate Corey Cogdell, has now made her way onto celebrity [...]
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American Archery and Shooting Teams End Olympics with 5 Medals: London Recap
They set records, made national news, defended themselves against voracious attacks, and made America proud bringing home three golds, a silver and a bronze. Shooting Coming into the final days of the London Olympics, Team USA Shooting and Archery had some of the biggest story lines in these Olympics so far. Kim Rhode set Olympic [...]
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American Matt Emmons Wins Bronze in Olympic Rifle Shooting
It was Team USA Shooting’s last chance to win another medal in London, and Matt Emmons did not disappoint. Emmons is no stranger to pressure at the Olympics. At his first games in 2004 in Athens, someone sabotaged his rifle, but he went on to win the Gold in the 50-meter men’s prone. In that same event [...]
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Cogdell, Rhode Fall Short of Olympic Women’s Trap Finals
Kim Rhode and Corey Cogdell have both had pretty busy weeks. Rhode becoming the first person in the world to medal in five straight Olympic games when she won an impressive gold in Women’s Skeet. And Cogdell for gracefully handling terrible attacks and death threats for being a hunter. Sadly, neither one of them will [...]
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Jamie Lynn Gray Wins Olympic Gold, Sets Record for Team USA in Women’s 50-Meter 3 Position
Jamie Lynn Gray just needed a solid final round at the Olympic 50-meter, 3-position air rifle competition to take the gold. Earlier on Saturday, August 4, she set the Olympic Record in the qualifying round with a score of 592 points. In the final round, her 10 shots netted her a 99.9, the highest score [...]
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Flying Squirrel Wins Olympic Gold
It’s a three-pete. Gabbi Douglas, who has earned the nickname of Flying Squirrel, has becoming the third American in a row to win the gold in women’s all-around gymnastics. She finished less than three-tenths above silver medal finisher Viktoria Komova. Douglas’ nickname is pretty apt for anyone who’s seen her performances. She certainly glides through [...]
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American Khatuna Lorig Falls in Bronze Medal Archery Match
Khatuna Lorig, five-time Olympian, two-time Team USA archer, coach of The Hunger Game’s Jennifer Lawrence, was the only American to make it to the medal round of the individual archery medals. Cruising through the first rounds, her first stumble was in the Final Four, where she lost to eventual gold medalist Bo-Bae Ki of South Korea 6-2. [...]
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Shock In London: Both America Double Trap Shooters Fail to Qualify for Final
Many believed that we were set to have two medals come home in the Men’s Double Trap event in London. Unfortunately, we won’t be coming home with any. At the qualifying round this morning, August 2, both Joshua Richmond and Glenn Eller failed to get into the top six and advance to the medal round [...]
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Hunger Games Archery Coach Khatuna Lorig Only American Alive in Olympic Archery
It was a disappointing day for men’s archery, with all three men falling short of advancing to the Sweet 16 in the individual archery tournament, but the Americans still have a medal hopeful, and she’s no stranger to the spotlight. Khatuan Lorig, whose many claims to fame include coaching Jennifer Lawrence for the archery aspect [...]
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American Ellison Out of Olympic Men’s Archery Individuals
At the Lord’s Cricket Grounds right now, the women’s and men’s archery individual competitions are taking place, and the top ranked American has fallen. Brady Ellison, whom many thought would be in contention for an individual medal, lost 7-1 against Australia’s Taylor Worth. Ellison had a tough time honing in on the nine and 10 [...]
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