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First Medal At Rio Olympics For America

August 28, 2016April 5, 2017 — Alta A AndersonLeave a comment

Virginia Thrasher has been on a winning spree since spring. She has won three NCAA titles and secured a spot on the U.S. Olympic Shooting team.

During the Olympics, she kept her nerves and earned the first gold medal of the Rio Olympics by winning the women’s 10-meter air rifle. 19-year-old, she was quoted saying it has been an incredible year.

Thrasher rose to the top with a lot of hard work. Initially, she was a figure skater during her growing up years. Five years earlier after returning from a family hunting trip, she continued shooting and had been hitting the mark ever since. During the NCAA season at West Virginia, she became the first freshman to win the NCAA rifles titles.

She also won the U.S. Olympic trials winning the spot at Rio. She finished just a slot behind Sarah Scherer qualifying to participate in the finals. She scored a perfect 10.9 in the elimination round as Scherer got knocked out.

As the competition progressed, Thrasher retained the top spot and scored consistently in the 10s. When she entered the finals, she was leading with 0.7 points and in the first round scored an impressive 10.5 that was matched by the fellow contender Li. She scored a 10.4 in the next round which Li failed to match up as she scored 10.1 landing her on the top spot on the podium. The fact that she pulled this feat among the top most shooters in the world is certainly a cherry on top of her victory cake.

Li had won gold medals in the 2004 Athens games, and she also progressed until the second round in the 2012 London Games. The fact that Thrasher had won against two Chinese shooters to win the medal is a sweet surprise.

An elated Thrasher informed the press that she is looking forward to joining back school. A biomedical engineering major, she will be starting school from August 2017.

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Pokémon Is The Best Game Of 2016: Here’s Why?

May 5, 2016April 5, 2017 — Alta A AndersonLeave a comment

Every year a game comes and takes everyone by storm. In this digital age, there have already been many games that have done the deed. Angry birds in 2010, Candy Crush Saga in 2014 have swept the world. Adding to this list is Pokémon Go during the year 2016.

First launched on July 6, this game didn’t take a long time for users to fall in love. In barely two months within its launch, Pokémon Go hit the $ 500 million mark regarding revenue. Millions of gamers still play this game every day.

For people belonging to the late 90’s Pokémon Go was more of a nostalgic game that took them back to their childhood. Pokémon was much of a sensation during the late 90’s, and eventually, the enthusiasm died down. Pokémon Go gave new life to the franchise, and it has become the most favorite in no time.

A lot of people have credited the game for getting people from their seats. Although it was not designed like a traditional fitness app, Pokémon Go did have its own benefits regarding benefits. People took this as a form of exercise and lose weight too! Who knew losing weight could be so much fun!