A Springfield, Virginia, native, and competing for the United States at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, Thrasher won the Gold medal in the women’s 10m air rifle on Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Olympic Shooting Centre, located inside Deodoro Park, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Thrasher is making her first career Olympic appearance. She was awarded the first Gold medal of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.
On the last 24 hours since winning the Gold medal
It’s been a pretty crazy 24 hours. It’s been insane to go from waking up at 5 a.