She trained jen you have lawrence to shoot like a pro. have you ever shot arrow before? she said no. absolutely never seen a bow in a and arrow in real life. what s the first thing you start with? stance, alignment, drills which you stand properly when you holding the bow. it was very, very exciting to see my student on the screen. i think she nailed it pretty well. it has been a long challenging journey for khatuna to become a champion. growing up in a wore torn country she dreamed of some day winning limb biolympic gold. she is had more success in this country she now calls home, america. i appreciate and respect this country so much because i have been through so much in my life. born in the former soviet repub lynn of georgia she competed four times representing three different countries. in 1992 as the ussr
Lorig. life from america s news headquarters i am greg boss well. the olympic games are closed. the u.s. came out with a medal for the 5th straight american games. they are bringing home 104 medals 46 ch them gold. 80,000 people packed the olympic stadium for the closing ceremonies. performances included the reunited spice girls monty python a tribute to john lennon and the who. a major milestone for congresswoman gabrielle giffords moving home to tucson a year and a half after a mass shooting left her severely injured. they left houston where giffords had been receiving specialized care. lawsuit n loughner pled guilty for wounding 6 people including
Disintegrated she competed for the unified team and won the bronze. the olympics in atlanta, georgia and sydney, australia followed. there she represented the newly independent republic of georgia. for the u.s. in beijing in 2008. at the london olympics she competed for the 5th time. although she failed to medal she did come in 4th place in the individual event. khatuna is the second ranked archer in the u.s. she makes hitting a target 230 feet away look easy even though that s more than half a football field away. what does it take? it takes a lot of practice. you need to be strong mentally and physical strength. we practice from 8:00 in the morning until 6:00 pm and we shoot like 500 arrows. take me through a typical training session for you when you were learning it?