Curious. Russia has some of the least shooting-friendly environments ever - there are only three or four cities that have a decent clay range, maybe five, guns and ammo are three times as expensive as in the US (and don't forget the average income is still only a fifth of the US), the sponsorships for beginners are almost unheard of (basicly, for a youngster, if your parents can't afford it, you're out). The US, on the contrary, is probably the most shooting-friendly country in the world. Yet Russia had two shooters in qualification (only a bird or two, literally, off the finals), and the US... So much for Olympics as an indicator of a country's development.
It was a fun final to watch, though. Who would have thought the Croatian that jumped into the last wagon to the finals, had a chance for the gold? Yet, here you go!
And, poor Michael Diamond. He's got my simpathies.
