Italy got off to a shaky start, while the USA men were solid. However, slowly the Italians shot their way back into the match. Check out how this great World Championship Archery match ended up.
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A very tight match neck and neck almost down to the last arrow. Check out who comes out on top in this great video.
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A Kayaker, Canoer, and Nordic Skier, Emily Wright has her hands full of training. She took some time however to watch our USA Olympic archers take on the 1000 Arrow Challenge and took some great photos. Check them out.
On a normal day (over the course of 8 hours), the archers might shoot between 200-300 arrows. 1000 arrows is over three times the normal training load. To put things into perspective, that would be like us kayakers taking our normal 2-3 hours on the water daily and multiplying it into a 9-hour continuous paddle Yikes. Talk about over-distance training.
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1000- Arrow Challenge
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Take a look at this video of the tense competition between the USA and Russia young men in their compound competition. Well done USA with your silver medal finish and congratulations to the Russian Federation for their Gold medal!
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I have the question mark above because I can’t find any external verification of the result! I must say that I’m mad!!! The USA is reported to win a gold, by a British news blog, and there’s nothing reported in the American news centers?!? No blogs? I’m having trouble even finding the official web site of the Archery World Championships. Is archery in such a sad state that it can’t create a decent web site? Am I just overlooking it? Is this not a big deal?
USA, who defeated the British team in the semi-finals, took the gold medal when they beat Mexico in the final.
Why isn’t Mexico going wild for a Silver medal? I’m really confused. Someone please help me out by clarifying where the official results are posted.
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BRONZE FOR GB ARCHERS
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U.S. men, women win 4 x 400m gold
Archery competitor Khatuna Lorig, a native of the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, was chosen to carry the flag for the United States at the closing ceremonies.
Lorig didn’t medal in the Games, but learned while competing here that her homeland was the site of fighting involving Georgian and Russian forces. She worried for her friends and family.
“As an athlete, I tried to concentrate on the competition,” Lorig said. “I finally was able to talk to them and I found out they were safe.
“That helped a great deal.”
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Wunderle Sets Sights on Friday’s Final Day of Individual Competition
He will face Dong-Hyun Im of Korea in the round of eight at 11:48 a.m. on Friday.
The 41st seed, Wunderle beat #24 seed Eduardo Velez of Mexico 106-102 in the first round and then upset #9 seed Ilario Di Buo’ of Italy in a one arrow shootout on Wednesday. The score in the second match was tied at 108 after 12 arrows, but after Di Buo’ hit an eight on his first extra shot, Wunderle closed the match with a 10.
“I think I’ll need to do a little bit better in the next round to continue advancing,” Wunderle said after his opening two rounds on Wednesday. “This sport comes down to who’s shooting hot on given day, and I know if I have a good day, I’m capable of winning. I just have to try to make Friday a good day.”
We’re cheering for you Vic!
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Lorig’s Olympics End in Individual Quarterfinals
The archers braved a cold rain throughout the match. After falling behind by three points through the first three arrows, Lorig never seem to get in a rhythm. She lost three more points over the next three shots before shooting even with Yun over the final three of the match.
“The rain affected me a little bit, but we train a lot in the rain. We even train in the cold rain. But it’s disrupting a little bit,” Lorig said. “You figure if the first arrow doesn’t go in the gold, you’re unsure if you should touch the sights or not. I actually shot really well, with the way I feel. It just wasn’t meant to be, I guess.”
Khatuna, you’ve made us all proud of you. Well done. We’ll see you back on Team USA in 2012.
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