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After media crush, Ginny Thrasher takes aim at another gold

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — After outlasting the world’s top-ranked shooter from Serbia and beating Chinese finalists who owned the last three gold medals, Ginny Thrasher’s underdog story reached full-bloom.

Just don’t compare her to a donkey winning the Kentucky Derby.

That reporter’s analogy during a Sunday conference call didn’t float with the West Virginia University sophomore, who currently holds the NCAA title in two events.

“I would disagree with your statement,” Thrasher said from Rio de Janeiro. “To anyone who truly knew me as an athlete and has been with me throughout my career, I don’t think it was all that surprising.