Dania Vizzi Outduels Kimberly Rhode in Thrilling Shoot-Off as USA Taking pictures Baggage Six Medals at ISSF Buenos Aires World Cup
By Brittany Nelson USA Taking pictures PR and Communications Supervisor
COLO SPRGS, CO (April 14, 2025) – USA Taking pictures captured six medals on the 2025 ISSF World Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina, held April 1–11, highlighted by a dramatic shoot-off between Dania Vizzi and Kimberly Rhode for gold within the Girls’s Skeet ultimate.
Dania Vizzi, a Paris 2024 Olympian, ended up in an exhilarating shoot-off with six-time Olympic medalist Kimberly Rhode in Girls’s Skeet. Vizzi and Rhode secured their spots within the ultimate with qualification scores of 119/125 and 120/125, respectively. Vizzi and Rhode delivered a charming ultimate, battling for gold and silver after each taking pictures an total rating of 53. Vizzi gained the shoot-off to prime the rostrum.
Christian Elliott, a Employees Sgt. within the U.S. Military Marksmanship Unit (USAMU), doubled the U.S.’s gold medal depend together with his epic efficiency in Males’s Skeet. Elliott, the 2019 Pan American Video games Champion, shot a qualification rating of 120/125, touchdown him within the ultimate. Elliott went on to shoot an unimaginable ultimate ending with a rating of 58/60, besting Gabriele Rossetti, of Italy, who took silver. Elliott’s medal marks his first-ever particular person World Cup gold, bringing his worldwide medal depend to eight.
The lure group confirmed its energy, bringing house a complete of three medals as nicely. Glenn Eller, an Olympic bronze medalist and a Sgt. 1st Class within the USAMU, reached the rostrum with a silver in Males’s Lure. Will Hinton, a Paris 2024 Olympian and Employees Sgt. within the USAMU, claimed the bronze, doubling the USA podium presence. Eller and Hinton earned their spots on the ultimate by taking pictures qualification scores of 119/125 and 121/125, respectively. Hinton and Ava Downs paired up for the Blended Lure group occasion and earned fifth place.
Carey Garrison, a two-time Junior World Championship medalist, captured her first particular person World Cup medal within the open age class with a silver in Girls’s Lure. Garrison, a 2024 Junior Girls’s Lure World Cup champion, made her means into the ultimate by taking pictures a qualification rating of 119/125. Garrison proved her energy by beating Wan-Yu Liu of Chinese language Taipei who completed third.
The ISSF world cup additionally held rifle and pistol occasions the place the U.S. had notable finishes. Mary Tucker, Tokyo 2020 silver Olympic medalist, completed seventh total in Girls’s 10m Air Rifle. Peter Fiori, a Paris 2024 Olympic group alternate, positioned eighth total in Males’s 10m Air Rifle. Tucker and Fiori shot the Blended group Air Rifle occasion ending in fifth place. Lucas Kozeniesky, Tokyo 2020 silver Olympic medalist, and Elizabeth Schmeltzer completed simply behind Tucker and Fiori in sixth place.
See the entire medals earned by the U.S. under:
Christian Elliott- Gold, Males’s Skeet
Dania Vizzi- Gold, Girls’s Skeet
Kimberly Rhode- Silver, Girls’s Skeet
Glenn Eller- Silver, Males’s Lure
Will Hinton- Bronze, Males’s Lure
Carey Garrison- Silver, Girls’s Lure
The USA Taking pictures rifle, pistol, and shotgun group is presently in on the 2025 ISSF Lima World Cup seeking to prime the rostrum as soon as once more.
USA Taking pictures is proud to have a handful of nice supporters, sponsor and companions. Amongst many others, we wish to thank The NRA Basis, Hillsdale School, The Worldwide Order of T. Roosevelt, The Hal & Jean Glassen Basis, Safari Membership Worldwide, MidwayUSA Basis, White Flyer Targets, and Shoot the Moon.
