ginny thrasher RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 06: Virginia Thrasher of the United States celebrates after winning the gold medal in the 10m Air Rifle Women’s Finals on Day 1 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Shooting Centre on August 6, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

The United States has its first gold medal, thanks to the gunmanship of a 19-year-old from West Virginia named Virginia “Ginny” Thrasher. She won the 10-meter air rifle competition Saturday morning, taking the top prize in an event in which she wasn’t even expected to medal.

Basically, the Games opened with a plucky young underdog with a badass name shooting better than everyone else.

Yeah… ‘Murica.

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