You won’t see that among tactically cool dorks in the US,” he added. “So they stand as relaxed as possible and still maintain a firm stance. “When you’re shooting as precisely as that, your heartbeat throws off your aim,” one user wrote. While many including professionals agree that there’s a good reason for it, others struck it off citing various reasons. However, instead of her record-setting performances and her calm demeanour with the seemingly casual stance has left the Twitterati divided. Vitalina Batsarashkina January 22, 2018 I am obsessed with the stance on this sharpshooter /DagufxorxL “I am obsessed with the stance on this sharpshooter,” this old photo of the Russian sharpshooter started off the conversation. According to video gaming publication Kotaku, Batsarashkina wore a Witcher medallion and Witcher-themed shooting glasses at the Rio Olympics as well.īut now images from that competition are doing rounds on social media circuits, mostly for her super-relaxed shooting stance, until one user pointed the Witcher connection. The Russian is an avid gamer, and this isn’t the first time she participated in a competition sporting a Witcher medallion or related gear.

Apart from her sharp-shooting skills, the 24-year-old is also attracting attention at the Tokyo Games for her obsession with the popular fictional game/series “The Witcher”. The newly crowned Olympic champion had also led her Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team to the silver in the mixed team event on Tuesday. The Bulgarian won the silver, while, Jian Ranxin of China took the bronze. On Sunday, Batsarashkina upgraded her Rio Olympics silver, with a gold in the Japanese capital by shooting an Olympic-record 240.3 points to finish 0.9 ahead of Bulgaria’s Antoaneta Kostadinova. Russian shooting sensation Vitalina Batsarashkina not only won the women’s 10m air pistol event, but also set a new Olympic record in Tokyo.

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