Casey Kaufhold, Brady Ellison win bronze medal at Paris Olympics
THIS HAS BEEN A LANCASTER TOYOTA TRAFFIC REPORT. NOW TO OUR OLYMPIC COVERAGE THIS MORNING. THE MIXED TEAM ARCHERY COMPETITION IS UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW IN PARIS. AND CASEY KAUFHOLD AND TEAM USA WON THEIR ROUND EARLIER THIS MORNING, SO THEY ADVANCE NEWS 8 JAKE REYES JOINING US LIVE FROM LANCASTER ARCHERY SUPPLY, WHERE CASEY GOT HER START. SO JAKE, WHAT’S AHEAD FOR HER? HEY MATT. GOOD MORNING. YES SHE WON SIX TO NOTHING AGAINST TEAM UZBEKISTAN AND NOW SHE’S GOING TO GO ON TO FACE JAPAN. BUT I WANT TO SHOW YOU HOW HARD IT IS TO BE COMPETING AT HER LEVEL. IF YOU WERE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE TES. BRIAN BRADY OVER HERE JUST SHOT FROM 70M. THAT’S WHERE THE OLYMPIANS SHOOT FROM. SO WE’RE GOING TO BE COMPETING IN OUR OWN MIXED TEAM COMPETITION JUST TO SHOW YOU THAT. BUT BRIAN, FIRST I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HER PERFORMANCE. WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT HER PERFORMANCE? HER PERFORMANCE WAS GREAT. SO SHE WAS ABLE TO WIN THAT FIRST MATCH. THEY’RE GOING TO GO UP AGAINST JAPAN NEXT WHEN THEY HOPEFULLY WIN THAT MATCH, THEY’LL BE GOING ON TO THE SEMIFINAL ROUND. THE ARCHERS, THE TEAMS THAT WIN IN THE SEMIFINAL ROUND, WILL GO ON TO THE GOLD MEDAL MATCH. THE TEAMS THAT LOSE IN THAT SEMIFINAL ROUND WILL GO TO THE BRONZE MEDAL MATCH. SO WE’RE HOPING SHE MAKES IT ALL THE WAY. YEAH. AND OBVIOUSLY YOU KNOW SHE HAD A LITTLE BIT MORE OF AN IMPROVEMENT THAN OVER HER PAST FEW MATCHES IN THE OLYMPICS. WHAT DOES SHE NEED TO DO TO CONTINUE BUILDING UPON THAT SUCCESS THAT SHE HAD THIS MORNING FOR THE NEXT FEW ROUNDS? THE EXACT SAME STUFF THAT SHE’S BEEN DOING. SHE’S BEEN PUTTING GOOD AGGRESSIVE SHOTS DOWN RANGE. WE’LL WANT TO SEE THE SAME THIS AFTERNOON. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU AGAIN, BRIAN. AND I WANT TO SHOW YOU, MATT, JUST HOW HARD IT IS TO BE SHOOTING AT THAT LEVEL AGAIN. BRIAN SHOT FROM 70M. I WON’T BE SHOOTING THAT FAR BECAUSE THIS BOW CANNOT BE SHOOTING. IT’S NOT THAT POWERFUL, BUT ALSO BECAUSE I’M NOT TOO GOOD. SO HE SHOT PRETTY GOOD. LET’S SEE HOW I DO. MATT. SEE? I’M AIMING. LET’S SEE IF GET A YELLOW HERE. OH, AND I LEFT THE DOOR OPEN FOR YOU, BRO. WORSE THAN I THAN YOU SHOT. I WANT TO GO UP AND SHOW YOU GUYS, BUT YES, THAT COMPETITION, MATT. THAT SHE WILL BE COMPETING IN WILL BE AGAINST JAPAN AND THAT WILL HAPPEN JUST BEFORE NINE IN THE MORNING AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS WHAT I SHOT. THIS IS WHAT HE SHOT FROM 70M. MATT, I’M TERRIBLE. I’M GOING TO STICK TO TALKING FOR THE NEWS. HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT, JAKE? YOU STILL HIT THE TARGET. YOU’RE STILL IN THE BLUE. SO I THINK THAT’S AT LEAST A COUPLE POINTS. UH, WE’LL TAKE IT. WE’LL TAKE IT AND BANK IT. YOU’VE BEEN THERE QUITE A B
Casey Kaufhold, Brady Ellison win bronze medal at Paris Olympics
Updated: 10:47 AM EDT Aug 2, 2024
Lancaster County’s Casey Kaufhold and Brady Ellison just won the bronze medal in mixed team archery at the Paris Olympics.Kaufhold, who is from Smoketown, came through in the clutch, launching the medal-winning shot to give Team USA a 6-2 win over India.Round-by-Round updatesIn their first round this morning, Team USA defeated Uzbekistan 6-0, sending them to the quarterfinals.Kaufhold and Ellison won again in the quarterfinals, beating the team from Japan 5-3. That win sent Team USA to the semifinals, where they lost to Germany 5-3.Kaufhold and Ellison defeat India 6-2 to win the bronze medal!Individual competitionsKaufhold competed in the women’s individual competition on Thursday morning but was eliminated after placing fourth. Ellison advanced in the men’s individual ranking round Thursday morning, defeating Muhammed Adbullah Yildirmis of Turkey, 6-2, then beating W.C. Kao, of China, also by a score of 6-2. He’ll also compete on Sunday, Aug. 4, in the men’s individual round of 16.Kaufhold and Ellison Kaufhold, who grew up in Smoketown, Lancaster County, won the Lancaster Archery Classic last year.Kaufhold is no stranger to high-level competition. She travels around the world every year. At 17, she competed with the United States Archery team in the Tokyo Games. Kaufhold reached the quarterfinal in the team event and the second round in the individual event.She is ranked No. 1 in the world in the women’s recurve.Ellison is a five-time Olympian hailing from Globe, Arizona, but trains alongside Kaufhold at the Lancaster Archery Academy.He’s also a big supporter of Casey’s and is hoping the road to Paris goes straight through Lancaster County.Ellison is one of the world’s most successful recurve archers. He is a three-time Olympian who competed in the 2008 Beijing, 2012 London and 2016 Rio games.
Lancaster County’s Casey Kaufhold and Brady Ellison just won the bronze medal in mixed team archery at the Paris Olympics.
Kaufhold, who is from Smoketown, came through in the clutch, launching the medal-winning shot to give Team USA a 6-2 win over India.
Round-by-Round updates
- In their first round this morning, Team USA defeated Uzbekistan 6-0, sending them to the quarterfinals.
- Kaufhold and Ellison won again in the quarterfinals, beating the team from Japan 5-3.
- That win sent Team USA to the semifinals, where they lost to Germany 5-3.
- Kaufhold and Ellison defeat India 6-2 to win the bronze medal!
Individual competitions
Kaufhold competed in the women’s individual competition on Thursday morning but was eliminated after placing fourth.
Ellison advanced in the men’s individual ranking round Thursday morning, defeating Muhammed Adbullah Yildirmis of Turkey, 6-2, then beating W.C. Kao, of China, also by a score of 6-2.
He’ll also compete on Sunday, Aug. 4, in the men’s individual round of 16.
Kaufhold and Ellison
Kaufhold, who grew up in Smoketown, Lancaster County, won the Lancaster Archery Classic last year.
Kaufhold is no stranger to high-level competition. She travels around the world every year. At 17, she competed with the United States Archery team in the Tokyo Games. Kaufhold reached the quarterfinal in the team event and the second round in the individual event.
She is ranked No. 1 in the world in the women’s recurve.
Ellison is a five-time Olympian hailing from Globe, Arizona, but trains alongside Kaufhold at the Lancaster Archery Academy.
He’s also a big supporter of Casey’s and is hoping the road to Paris goes straight through Lancaster County.
Ellison is one of the world’s most successful recurve archers. He is a three-time Olympian who competed in the 2008 Beijing, 2012 London and 2016 Rio games.