PFC Vincent Hancock is positive. His bride is positive, his friends and family are positive and so is everyone else around him. They are positive he is going to win a medal in the Skeet event. The way he is shooting after day one, the color of the medal may be gold. He has a long way to go but he is in the lead by one shot.

The skeet event is a total of 150 shots, 125 in the preliminary and 25 in the final. Today Hancock shot 73 out of 75 and has a one shot lead- something he has to try and sleep on tonight. Tomorrow they shoot 50 more in the preliminary and those that move forward to the finals shoot 25 more.

All targets aren’t weighted equally. Mr. Gary Anderson, Olympic official, said, “He is about one third of the way there.” The pressure that builds with each step makes those final targets real hard to hit. Having won multiple gold medals as a member of the USAMU, Gary should know.

This is already one of the best years for the USA in shooting in decades, but there is still more on the table. Tomorrow we find out if 19 year old PFC Hancock can add to that.

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