Paris 2024 Olympic Medalist Sagen Maddalena Tops Podium at ISSF Lima World Cup

COLO SPRGS, CO (April 16, 2025) – Sagen Maddalena, Paris 2024 Olympic medalist, claims gold in Ladies’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions on the 2025 Worldwide Capturing Sports activities Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Lima, Peru, April 17.

“I’m simply popping out and doing my job,” stated Maddalena after her win. “I’m feeling simply positive, I’m positive it would hit ultimately.”

This Lima World Cup marks Maddalena’s first worldwide competitors since she gained a silver medal on the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games in Ladies’s 50m Rifle 3 positions.

“I wasn’t positive if I used to be prepared, however then yesterday a light-weight swap simply went off and compete mode actually began.” stated Maddalena, a Employees Sgt. within the U.S. Military Marksmanship Unit.  “I’m glad I  met my targets. I needed to make a remaining and do effectively in it.”

The Paris Video games marked Maddalena’s second Olympics and first Olympic medal. She has labored arduous to earn her place within the high ranks of the worldwide capturing scene. On the 2023 Pan American Video games, she was topped champion in Ladies’s 10m Air Rifle, earned silver in Ladies’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions, and bronze in Ladies’s 10m Air Rifle Blended Crew. At 2022 ISSF World Championships she earned gold in Ladies’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions, silver in Ladies’s 10m Air Rifle Crew, and bronze in Ladies’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions.

The skeet staff earned a formidable 5 medals earlier this week. The U.S. Ladies’s Skeet athletes swept the rostrum with Kimberly Rhode claiming gold, Samantha Simonton incomes silver, and Dania Vizzi profitable bronze. Dustan Taylor topped the rostrum in Males’s Skeet with a gold medal, marking his first particular person ISSF medal. Christian Elliott shared the rostrum with Taylor by incomes a silver medal.

See official outcomes right here.

The U.S. is at the moment ranked primary for medal rely on the Lima World Cup with six medals. The competitors continues with rifle and entice occasions this week. See the complete schedule right here.

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