Olympic champion topped in epic person showjumping ultimate

The curtain has closed on an epic 12 days of equestrian game at Paris, and what a approach to finish court cases with an Olympic person showjumping ultimate that was once full of drama.

The overall festival as of late (5 August) noticed many most sensible names tumble out of competition prior to the medal winners had been topped.

Let’s make amends for the entire tales from Versailles…

Germany’s Christian Kukuk produced the one transparent spherical within the three-way jump-off to win gold

Swiss famous person Steve Guerdat put his troubles from the primary day of the Olympic showjumping firmly at the back of him to clinch person silver

The Netherlands’ Maikel van der Vleuten retained his person bronze medal gained in Tokyo

There was once heartbreak for lovers of King Edward when Henrik von Eckermann had a surprise fall

Scott Brash can have overlooked out on a person medal, however he wasn’t too disenchanted as he returns house as soon as once more a workforce gold medallist

An unfortunate poles dashed Ben Maher’s probabilities of repeating his Tokyo person medal luck

There was once an sudden withdrawal this morning from Harry Charles after Romeo 88 picked up a minor damage in the day past’s qualifier

Irish riders Daniel Coyle and Shane Sweetnam had been on most sensible shape in the day past’s qualifier, completing 3rd and 2nd respectively, but it surely wasn’t intended to be within the ultimate

And 8-time Olympian Rodrigo Pessoa defined why the Paris Video games are “additional particular”

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Since becoming a member of H&H in 2018, Becky has lined a extensive vary of equestrian information together with welfare issues, veterinary research, FEI Tribunal hearings and street protection campaigns. She has additionally interviewed most sensible riders together with Scott Brash, John Whitaker and Ian Stark, to call only some. Becky’s reporting has taken her to Canada for Spruce Meadows and France for Pau five-star, in addition to the Royal Highland and Blair Fort Global Horse Trials nearer to house. She was once additionally a key a part of the far off reporting workforce for the Tokyo Olympics and the Europeans.