Love Of Firearms Brings Olympic Couple Together
There are plenty of story lines coming out of Beijing these days: racism, ageism, sour grapes and sex, just to name a few.
But the Olympics aren’t just about scandals and bellyaching; it’s also about love. Or something. Katerina and Matt Emmons are Olympic shooters who met during the Summer Games in Athens. Katerina, from the Czech Republic, won her first gold in Beijing in something called the 10 meter air rifle. Matt, an American, won a silver in the 50 meter rifle prone position. Apparently, he had a chance at two gold medals in Athens, but shot at the wrong target (hey, it happens).
As heartwarming as rifle-totin’ love birds might sound, it gets better. According to the indispensable FOURTH-PLACE MEDAL, the couple have become media darlings in Beijing:
