Ginny Thrasher, 19, was the first American to receive a gold metal in the women's 10 meter air-rifle finals at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.
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The Virginia native was able to beat Yi Siling of China and overall beat Li Du of China in the finals.
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While many should have congratulated Thrasher for her great accomplishment, Republican Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska took to Twitter to share his thoughts.
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So did Radio America's talk radio host, Dana Loesch.
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Others spoke their mind to say how her name was extremely fitting:
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However, others couldn't help but bash the fact that she won.
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https://twitter.com/Kyle_Feldscher/status/761931394360627201
Regardless, Thrasher has plenty of reason to be pleased with her performance.
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Thrasher knew she had to stay focused to get where she wanted to be.
"I think I knew if was realistic for me to make finals, but I was not focused on that," she told USA Today. "I was focusing on just shooting the best that I could, and that got me there."
She finished with a score of 208.0.
(h/t Independent Journal Review)
