US women try for first archery medal since 1988:
LONDON – The U.S. women's archery team got off to a nice start with a surprising second-place showing in the ranking round.
Now it's looking for a strong finish Sunday, one that includes its first Olympic medal since 1988.
"We all want a gold medal," said Khatuna Lorig, who has represented three countries during her career and won one medal. "If not, we'll get silver. We'll take bronze. Any medal will be good."
Lorig, first-time Olympian Miranda Leek and Jennifer Nichols make up the U.S. team that is ranked No. 6 in the world and qualified for London just last month in Utah. They scored 1,979 points Friday with 216 arrows — just 14 points behind South Korea.
South Kor...
Keep on reading: US women try for first archery medal since 1988
LONDON – The U.S. women's archery team got off to a nice start with a surprising second-place showing in the ranking round.
Now it's looking for a strong finish Sunday, one that includes its first Olympic medal since 1988.
"We all want a gold medal," said Khatuna Lorig, who has represented three countries during her career and won one medal. "If not, we'll get silver. We'll take bronze. Any medal will be good."
Lorig, first-time Olympian Miranda Leek and Jennifer Nichols make up the U.S. team that is ranked No. 6 in the world and qualified for London just last month in Utah. They scored 1,979 points Friday with 216 arrows — just 14 points behind South Korea.
South Kor...
Keep on reading: US women try for first archery medal since 1988
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