The United States has won its first gold medal of the Summer Olympics thanks to 19-year-old West Virginia University student Ginny Thrasher’s win in the 10m air rifle competition.
GOLD! 🏅@USAShooting’s Ginny Thrasher brings home the FIRST MEDAL for #TeamUSA! pic.twitter.com/7tapXWOxPI
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) August 6, 2016
With Thrasher’s win, here’s a look at the current gold medal count:
CURRENT GOLD MEDAL SCOREBOARD:
USA: 1
Literally every other country in the world: 0🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
— SB Nation (@SBNation) August 6, 2016
Congratulations to Ginny and best of luck to the rest of Team USA as they compete in Rio.
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