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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumsspoiler alert: shooting
American Rhode takes Olympic gold in women's skeet competition. China and Slovakia take silver and bronze.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-rt-oly-shoo-shwske-medals-day2-update-1l6e8it2dh-20120729,0,7225998.story
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spoiler alert: shooting (Original Post)
arely staircase
Jul 2012
OP
She is now the first person to earn a medal in 5 different Olympics IIRC
ProgressiveProfessor
Jul 2012
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11 Bravo
(23,928 posts)1. I watched that. She also tied the world record.
I can't even imagine busting 99 out of 100 clay pigeons.
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)5. so nobody has ever hit a
perfect hundred? I've watched my father hit over 80 consistently. I have actually shot 75 back when I used to go do stuff like that.
ProgressiveProfessor
(22,144 posts)2. She is now the first person to earn a medal in 5 different Olympics IIRC
I have watched her shoot...awesome does not begin to cover it. Also very down to earth.
arely staircase
(12,482 posts)6. makes me want to get back into it
I stopped after my dad died. But I still have my silver pigeon in the closet. Haven't even touched it over ten years.
taterguy
(29,582 posts)3. Oh great, another gun thread
coalition_unwilling
(14,180 posts)4. LOL. Oh great, another Olympics thread :) - n/t