Day 9: Show Jumping Continues with US and Switzerland Tied
August 17, 2008
Another round of Olympic show jumping was held today in Hong Kong. These scores are combined with those from the qualifying round as the riders move forward in individual competition. This is also the first of two rounds that will determine the team medals.
The USA and Switzerland are tied for first, each with 12 total faults, followed by Sweden with 13. The US’s McLain Ward and Sapphire are tied for the invididual lead with Eric Lamaze and Hickstead of Canada.
The course was tough, with tight turns, tricky verticals, a water jump that gave horses trouble, and heights that had to all be at or close to the maximum. The US team handled the difficult course well. McLain went clean for the second time. Laura Kraut and Cedric were clear until the very last fence of the course after showing impressive athleticism. Will Simpson had 8 faults, one rail and one foot in the water, while Beezie Madden and Authentic had a rough go with a refusal, a rail, and 3 time faults. Their 11 faults are dropped in the team standings.
Round 1 Show Jumping Team Standings
1 Switzerland, 12 faults
1 USA, 12 faults
3 Sweden, 13 faults
4 Great Britain, 16 faults
4 Canada, 16 faults
6 Netherlands, 17 faults
6 Norway, 17 faults
8 Germany, 20 faults
8 Australia, 20 faults
10 Brazil, 25 faults
11 Mexico, 26 faults
12 Ukraine, 34 faults
13 Saudi Arabia, 38 faults
14 New Zealand, 45 faults
15 Hong Kong, 59 faults
16 China, 99 faults
Only the top 8 teams, including those tied for 8th, will move on to Round 2 of the team show jumping competition. Be sure to catch the team finals and medal winner tomorrow morning live on NBCOlympics.com (actual competition takes place Monday evening in Hong Kong).
Show Jumping Individual Standings
The top 50 riders will move on to Round 2.
1 McLain Ward, USA
1 Eric Lamaze, Canada
3 Rodrigo Pessoa, Brazil
4 Denis Lynch, Ireland
4 Jos Lansink, Belgium
7 Marc Houtzager, Netherlands
8 Rolf-Goran Bengtsson, Sweden
8 Stein Endresen, Norway
8 Christina Liebherr, Switzerland
8 Edwina Alexander, Australia
8 Niklaus Schurtenberger, Switzerland
13 Ben Maher, Great Britain
13 Steve Guerdat, Switzerland
15 Ramzy Al Duhami, Saudi Arabia
16 Angelique Hoorn, Netherlands
16 Tim Stockdale, Great Britain
16 Pius Schwizer, Switzerland
16 Will Simpson, USA
16 Matt Williams, Australia
16 Ian Millar, Canada
22 Patrick Lam, Hong Kong
22 Antonio Chedraui, Mexico
22 Nick Skelton, Great Britain
22 Laura Kraut, USA
26 Lotta Schultz, Sweden
26 Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, Germany
26 Federico Fernandez, Mexico
29 Beezie Madden, USA
30 Kirk Webby, New Zealand
30 Bernardo Alves, Brazil
See complete results with scores and penalty details.
The Olympic show jumping competition will continue Monday evening in Hong Kong with Round 2. It will air live on NBCOlympics.com Monday, August 18 at 7:15 am or later on TV on Oxygen from 6:00-8:00 pm. NBC will post the video in their long-form rewind section after it airs live. Go to the Olympic equestrian video channel to watch show jumping online.
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August 18th, 2008 at 10:12 am
I happened to catch this event yesterday. It was too bad that Laura had that last rail, I hate when that happens. I’m of the opinion that Beezie Madden’s horse got a bug up his nose, otherwise I’m sure they would have had a great round. Such a shame, because it was no one’s fault but it still counts as a refusal.
I’m not anti-American or anything but two of my all time favorite riders did pretty well too, Ludger Beerbaum and Ian Miller, I was glad they had such nice rounds. I am just always impressed by the professional way they ride and get the job done.