Team USA swept the Women’s Skeet podium at the 2025 International Shooting Sports Federation World Cup in Lima, Peru, on April 16, with Kimberly Rhode, Samantha Simonton and Dania Vizzi claiming the gold, silver and bronze medals. Christian Elliott and Dustan Taylor added to the U.S. medal count with gold and silver, respectively, in Men’s Skeet.
“I am very grateful,” Rhode, an Olympic medalist in both double trap and skeet said. “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.”
A six-time Olympic medalist, Rhode 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 have had a long, long road and hopefully it will continue all the way through LA28,” Rhode, an El Monte, California, native said.
Simonton, the 2024 ISSF World Cup Final champion, adds to her international success with this ISSF World Cup Lima silver medal. A sergeant in the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, Simonton had a strong showing in the final, adding to Team USA’s podium sweep.
Her 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,” Simonton, a three-time ISSF World Championship medalist said. “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, joined Rhode and Simonton on the podium with the bronze medal. 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 Rhode. The duo shared the podium in Buenos Aires, adding to the U.S. medal haul 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,” Vizzi, the 2023 Pan American Games Skeet Mixed Team champion said.
Dustan Taylor, a Staff Sgt. in the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, won gold in Men’s Skeet, marking his first individual ISSF World Cup medal. A 2023 Pan American Games medalist, Taylor was joined by Christian Elliott on the Men’s Skeet event podium. Elliott, the 2025 ISSF Buenos Aires champion, earned silver after an impressive final.
Taylor and Elliott shot qualification scores of 121/125 and 123/125, respectively, landing them in the final. Adam McBee, who shot for ranking points only, shot a phenomenal qualification score as well with 123/125.
You can see official 2025 ISSF World Cup Lima results at this link.
The U.S. is currently ranked number one for medal count at the ISSF World Cup Lima with five medals. The competition continues with rifle and trap events this week.
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