THREE BATTLE IN DOWNPOUR FOR MEDALS . . .
Through torrential rains, women's skeet competitors battled in Beijing today, with American Kim Rhode claiming the silver medal in an exciting shoot-off. Italy's Chiara Cainero took the gold, while Germany's Christine Brinker won bronze.
All three shooters were tied at 93 targets after the finals and went into a shoot-off as the downpour intensified, the Associated Press reports. Cainero hit her first two targets to take the gold, as Rhode and Brinker both missed one. Rhode and Brinker continued into another shoot-off, with Rhode claiming the silver.
Rhode, 28, of El Monte, Calif., is now a four-time Olympic medalist. She won the gold in women's double trap in 1996 and 2004 as well as the bronze in 2000.
Rhode switched to skeet full-time after the women's double trap event was taken out of Olympic competition in 2004. "After double trap was eliminated in 2004, it was a bittersweet win for me," said Rhode. "On one hand I won the gold, but on the other hand I knew the challenge I faced in completely switching to skeet. I couldn't be happier with winning a medal today. Gold, silver or bronze, I don't think it matters. I am just so glad to be back at the Olympics and representing my country."
The Los Angeles Times on Wednesday featured a story and online video profiling Rhode.
In other shooting news, Jamie Beyerle, 24, of Lebanon, Pa., just missed out on a medal in the women's three-position rifle event. Beyerle finished in fifth place with an overall score of 686.9. Sandra Fong, 18, of New York, N.Y., also competing in women's three-position and the youngest member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic shooting team, finished in 21st place with a score of 577.
For complete coverage of the shooting events in Beijing, visit USAShooting.com and NBCOlympics.com.
Great going Kim!
And Congratulations to Jamie Beyerle... You'll get them next time Jamie!
And to Sandra Fong also. At 18 she has a very bright future ahead!
Well done ladies!
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