A "shooting" star from North Carolina State University is back at home after earning a silver medal in Tokyo. It is the second Olympics trip for 26-year-old Lucas Kozeniesky.
THAT GROWTHING MAY BE WORTH MORE THAN ANY GOLD MEDAL. LOOK HOW SWEET THAT IS. >> WONDERFUL. >>> A SHOOTING AT LET IS BACK HOME. IT'S THE SECOND TRIP TO THE OLYMPICS FOR THIS AIR RIFLE CHAMPION. >> Reporter: SO HERE'S WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO, FIRE A LEAD PELLET DOZENS OF TIMES TO THE SPEC OF A BULL'S-EYE JUST OVER 33 FEET AWAY. >> THE ACTUAL CENTER OF THE TARGET IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A PERIOD IN A SENTENCE AT 12 POINT FONT. >> Reporter: HE HAS THE ROCK STEADY GRIP. >> TO BE COMPETITIVE YOU HAVE TO BE WITHIN HALF A MILLIMETER. >> Reporter: WE INTERVIEWED HIM IN 2016 WHEN HE WAS BOUND FOR THE RIO OLYMPICS. HE ENDED UP IN 21st PLACE. >> THAT DID NOT GO THE WAY I THOUGHT BUT I ALSO DIDN'T PREPARE CORRECTLY. >> Reporter: LUCAS KNEW HELP WANTED ANOTHER SHOT AT AN OLYMPIC MEDAL. >> THAT BROKE THE BARRIER IN AIR GUN IS LOOKING AT ALL THE DETAILS INSTEAD OF PULLING THE TRIGGER. >> Reporter: LIKE WORKING OUT MORE EATING BETTER. >> THE PHYSICAL PREPARATION, THE MENTAL PREPARATION, IT TAKES TIME. I SET THE WORLD RECORD. >> Reporter: BUT THIS GO AROUND, THE OLYMPICS ADDED A MIXED TEAM EVENT GIVING HIM A CHANCE TO COMPETE NOT JUST INDIVIDUALLY BUT WITH A PARTNER. HE TEAMED WITH MARY PARKER. >> I'M KIND OF ON CLOUD NINE NOW. >> Reporter: WHEN HE RECEIVED HIS MEDAL HE MIGHT AS WELL HAVE BEEN BEHIND THE GUN, LASER FOCUSED. >> YEAH, THERE'S FIVE YEARS OF WORK AND THIS IS THE AFFIRMATION FOR IT. >> Reporter: HE SPOKE TO ME FROM HIS HOME IN COLORADO SPRING. YES, HE AIMS TO COMPETE IN THE
