Team USA swept the podium with Kimberly Rhode, Samantha Simonton and Dania Vizzi claiming gold, silver, and bronze, respectively, in Women’s Skeet at the 2025 International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Lima, Peru, April 16. Christian Elliott and Dustan Taylor add to the U.S. medal count with a gold and silver, respectively, in Men’s Skeet.
Kimberly Rhode, a six-time Olympic medalist, secured the gold medal after winning a shoot-off with teammate Samantha Simonton. Rhode now has 26 ISSF World Cup gold medals bringing her total World Cup medal count to 40. Rhode’s incredible international success is vast, with six Olympic medals, five Pan American Games medals, six ISSF World Cup Finals medals, and five ISSF World Championships medals.
“I am very grateful,” said Rhode, an Olympic medalist in both double trap and skeet. “I am very honored to have (my teammates) out there and very honored that we were able to sweep the podium for the U.S. I am very happy with it.”
Rhode, a native of El Monte, California, continued, “I have had a long, long road and hopefully it will continue all the way through LA28.”
Simonton, the 2024 ISSF World Cup Final champion, adds to her international success with this Lima World Cup silver. Simonton, a Sgt. in the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, had a strong showing in the final adding to the USA podium sweep. Simonton’s qualification score of 121/125 secured her spot in the final.
“I would have loved to have won, but I am happy to have made this final and, on the podium, because in Buenos Aires two weeks ago I was one target out of the final,” said Simonton, a three-time ISSF World Championship medalist. “I am happy to be here improving, working on some things, and getting primed and ready for our U.S. selection match next month.”
Vizzi, a Paris 2024 Olympian, joins Rhode and Simonton on the podium with the bronze. Vizzi bested Yiting Jiang, of China, who finished fourth. Vizzi most recently earned gold at the 2025 ISSF Buenos Aires World Cup after winning a shoot-off against teammate Rhode. The duo shared the podium in Buenos Aires, adding to the overall U.S. medal count of six.
“Although I didn’t get to bring home the gold again, I am so lucky and happy to bring home a bronze and to do it with my teammates on the podium,” said Vizzi, the 2023 Pan American Games champion in Skeet Mixed Team.
See official Women’s Skeet finals results here.
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