Olympic shooting

Team USA’s Vincent Hancock and Austen Smith earned a silver medal in team skeet shooting on Monday in Paris. Conner Prince took home the silver in men’s skeet shooting.

Team USA shooters Vincent Hancock and Connor Prince took gold and silver medals Saturday in the men’s skeet event in Paris.

Today’s Photos du Jour feature a world record set by Team USA’s 4×400 mixed relay in track and field, Americans hitting the bullseye and making the podium in archery and shooting, and a “49er” sailing under the American flag, with a sailor from San Francisco at the Paris Olympics.

South Korean sharpshooter Kim Ye-ji went viral after winning silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

“Closing our one eye for a couple hours at a time becomes really painful and tedious,” Lexi Lagan said. “Having that little blinder allows us to keep both eyes open but still focus on what we’re doing.”

Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihau took the top prize in the 10-meter air rifle mixed team event.