Kevin Neuendorf
Media coverage of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team for Shooting
The gold-medal winning shooter has had to overcome thyroid cancer, hitting the wrong target and a new home country as he pursues glory in Rio this summer. FROM THE GUARDIAN -- MARCH 15, 2016.
Olympic skeet shooter and Army veteran Vincent Hancock reveals the mind tricks that helped him claim two gold medals as he prepares to go for a third at Rio. FROM MILITARY TIMES, FEBRUARY 27, 2016.
In the late 1990s, one of the most sought-after high school recruits in the nation didn’t play basketball or football. Instead, he was a marksman from Mount Holly, New Jersey, who had already set a junior world record as a 16-year-old in the 50-meter rifle three-position event. NCAA.org from March 11, 2016.
From Teamusa.org on March 2, 2016.
Confidence breeds success and there’s no greater example of that than the rise of skeet shooter Morgan Craft in 2015. Shooting Sports USA from February 17, 2016.
The International Shooting Sport Federation calls Kim Rhode "the most successful shotgun shooter of all time." Yet this four-time Olympic medalist is also a full-time adventurist— loving nothing more than, well, anything. With interests ranging from cars, cooking and collecting to fishing, hiking and hunting, Kim takes on everything with an infectious zest for life. NOTE: Well-done story done on Kim Rhode by the NRA that debuted prior to her Olympic run in 2012.
TeamUSA.org feature from March 21, 2016.
TeamUSA.org March 16, 2016
The Olympic Media Summit gives prospective Olympians and media members a chance to meet each other for stories outside of the pressure of competition. Our friends at USA TODAY Sports images also get the opportunity to take pictures of the athletes, and they run from the awe-inspiring to goofy. March 9, 2016
Olympic committee will provide assistance but not advice on whether to go to Brazil. Kim Rhode comments. Washington Post, March 8, 2016
Record-breaking swimmer Phelps among ‘retired’ athletes diving back into sport for Rio Games; ‘It’s just a craving,' said runner aiming to be oldest US marathoner in Olympic history
The Olympics are almost here. These are the women that will represent the USA! Beard, Rhode and Cogdell featured.
SULLIVAN COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) Our going for the gold reports continue as we count down to the Rio Summer games. Our next athlete is making a name for herself in the world of firearms. Reporter Brittany Sweeney introduces us to a skeet shooter on the U.S. Olympic team.
Pennsylvania woman was the 2015 world champion and is now one of two women shooting skeet for the 2016 U.S. team
For Emmons, the target has never appeared more clear. Article appeared in Shooting Sports USA on April 5, 2016.
Taking a shot at a sixth Olympics. Kim Rhode is a five-time Olympic medal winner in double trap and skeet shooting. Deirdre Fitzpatrick reports she hopes to head to Rio for her 6th games with her secret weapon. From the Kim Rhode Media Day captured by NBC, aired in Orlando.
Kim Rhode is heading into her sixth Olympic Games, and tells Us Weekly, ‘I’m not calling it quits’ Printed in US Weekly on April 13, 2016.
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U.S. Olympic skeet shooter Vincent Hancock, of Fort Worth, won the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Games. He looks to repeat as Olympic champion in Rio de Janeiro.
TeamUSA Article -- April 15, 2016
The very thing that makes shooting the most controversial Olympic sport—its use of guns—also provides a strong base of support. Wall Street Journal Article, April 15, 2016.
Comeback tells the inspiring, true stories of real-life Americans overcoming adversity in our nation’s cities and communities. Posted on the Opportunity Lives Blog on April 18, 2016.
Get to know U.S. skeet shooter Vincent Hancock. NBCOlympics webpage April 25, 2016.
FInd out what has happened in shooting since the 2012 Olympics. NBC Olympics webpage. April 24, 2016.
