Team USA’s first gold medal was in shooting with 19-year-old Virginia Thrasher winning the women’s 10-meter air rifle competition!
She earned an Olympic-record top score of 208.0 defeating two heavily favored Chinese competitors, Du Li and reigning champion Yi Siling.
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The United States is leading at the Olympics in Rio with 12 medals so far, and China is next with eight. We’re also tied for the lead with three GOLD medals.
Here are the standings going into day three:
1. The United States leads with 12 medals: 3 gold, 5 silver, and 4 bronze.
2. China with 8 medals: 3 gold, 2 silver, and 3 bronze.
3. Italy with 7 medals: 2 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze.
4. Japan with 7 medals: 1 gold and 6 bronze.
5. Australia with 6 medals: 3 gold and 3 bronze.