Olympics|Starting With a Bang, an American Prodigy Wins Rio's First Gold - New York Times
| New York Times | Olympics|Starting With a Bang, an American Prodigy Wins Rio's First Gold New York Times Virginia Thrasher, 19, finished first over all in women's 10-meter air rifle. Credit Chang W. Lee/The New York Times. RIO DE JANEIRO — Virginia Thrasher went through a three-week spring whirlwind, winning three N.C.A.A. titles and a spot on the United ... Ginny Thrasher, 19, becomes youngest woman ever to win the first gold medal of Games Ginny Thrasher picked up a gun four years ago; now she has a shooting gold medal The Olympic Air Rifle Competition: Lead Pellets, Leather Jackets, Mind Games, and Feminism |