{"id":21273,"date":"2013-03-24T18:39:27","date_gmt":"2013-03-24T23:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=21273"},"modified":"2013-03-24T18:39:27","modified_gmt":"2013-03-24T23:39:27","slug":"hancock-golden-again-to-close-issf-world-cup-acapulco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/hancock-golden-again-to-close-issf-world-cup-acapulco\/21273\/","title":{"rendered":"Hancock Golden Again to Close ISSF World Cup Acapulco"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two-time Olympic gold medalist Vincent Hancock starts 2013 by earning the eighth World Cup medal of his career. Photo courtesy of the ISSF.<\/p><\/div>\n

New rules or not, Vincent Hancock\u2019s<\/strong> (Eatonton, Ga.) reign atop the skeet shooting world is as solid as ever after earning the eighth International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup medal of his career Sunday to conclude a very successful trip to Acapulco, Mexico for the USA Shooting Team.<\/p>\n

The reigning two-time Olympic gold medalist missed just two targets in 125 shots in qualifying to tie with Italian competitor Giancarlo Tazza.\u00a0 He would then assert his shooting dominance in the semifinals with a perfect 16\/16 round to secure a spot in the finals against Britain\u2019s Michael Gilligan.<\/p>\n

The gold-medal match started off with a bit of thrill as Hancock missed his first target. \u00a0But then, the 24-year-old Hancock zeroed in again, shooting perfect right through to the last double on station four. No chances for Gilligan, 24, whose best placement previously had had been a 106th<\/sup>\u00a0place at the 2011 ISSF World Cup in Maribor.<\/p>\n

Hancock said: \u201cIt feels great. I have been working a lot to set up my shooting academy lately, and I didn\u2019t have much time to train before this match. So I am extremely happy of the outcome.\u00a0 My aim is clear. After the 2008 Games, I was close to quitting. The motivation to continue was missing. But now, after winning London\u2019s Games, I\u2019ve clearly defined my goal and Rio 2016 is my sights.\u201d<\/p>\n

The bronze medal went to United Arab Emirates\u2019 Said Bin Futtais as the 39-year-old shooter outdid 20-year-old Jon Michael McGrath <\/strong>(Tulsa, Okla.) 15 to 14 hits in the bronze-medal match, securing his first ISSF medal ever.\u00a0 McGrath had a great shooting performance in pursuit of his second career World Cup medal.<\/p>\n

In the season\u2019s first World Cup, the USA Shooting Team finished second overall with three medals including Hancock\u2019s gold, Brian Burrows\u2019 <\/strong>(Fallbrook, Calif.) silver in Men\u2019s Trap and Ian Rupert\u2019s <\/strong>(Muncy, Pa.) bronze medal in Double Trap.\u00a0 Outside the three medalists, the U.S. Team had nine of the 13 athletes attending that finished in the top-10 overall.<\/p>\n

Italy finished atop the medal standings with seven medals overall including two gold, two silver and three bronze. Great Britain ranked in third place.<\/p>\n

Over 160 athletes from 27 countries attended the Acapulco meet to get the shooting calendar underway and to ultimately determine who would stand out under the new rules.<\/p>\n

The new ISSF rule changes have brought about the most extensive set of modifications in the sports history while implementing a completely new Finals format. \u00a0\u00a0The new rules push even greater drama on the final stages. The ISSF feels that the changes make medal decisions easier to understand, thus enhancing the viewing excitement for both spectators and TV audience.<\/p>\n

After the drama seen in Mexico throughout the first World Cup, ISSF President Olegario Vazquez Ra\u00f1a<\/strong> likes what he has seen thus far: \u201cI really think that the new ISSF rules are the best change ever made by the ISSF.\u00a0 Spectators like the new format, and we have clearly seen it here in Acapulco. There is drama. There is suspense. There are emotions. Medal matches are thrilling and involving.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ISSF World Cup Series will now move to Changwon, Korea, where the next ISSF World Cup Stage in Rifle and Pistol events is scheduled to take place April 2-10.\u00a0 The second shotgun World Cup of the season will require travel over to the United Arab Emirates, April 16-25.\u00a0 Each of the season\u2019s first two World Cups will feature one of the top-two finishers from the Fall Selection Match plus one of the top-two finishers from the junior division in that competition.<\/p>\n

USA Shooting Team \u2013 Acapulco World Cup (March 14-24)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Trap (Men, March 17-18; Women, March 17) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Athlete \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Result<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brian Burrows<\/a> (Fallbrook, Calif.) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Silver Medal<\/p>\n

Collin Wietfeldt (Hemlock, Mich.) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a029th<\/p>\n

Dakotah Richardson (Godley, Texas)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 36th<\/p>\n

Ashley Carroll (Solvang, Calif.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10th<\/p>\n

Rachael Heiden<\/a> (Clinton, Mich.) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a06th<\/p>\n

Miranda Wilder<\/a> (Diana, Texas)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5th<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Double Trap (March 20)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Billy Crawford<\/a> (Johnstown, Ohio)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 19th<\/p>\n

Ian Rupert (Muncy, Pa.) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Bronze Medal<\/p>\n

Kelcey DePatis (Donovan, Ill.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 29th<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Skeet (Men, March 22-23; Women, March 22)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vincent Hancock<\/a> (Eatonton, Ga.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gold Medal<\/p>\n

Jon Michael McGrath (Tulsa, Okla.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4th<\/p>\n

Haley Dunn (Muenster, Texas)\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7th<\/p>\n

Jaiden Grinnell<\/a> (Port Angeles, Wash.) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a05th<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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