Disappointment for Canada as Olympic eventers falter
With exclusively 2 of its v members completing the cross-country, Canada’s Olympic eventing squad is currently ranked twelfth of the thirteen nations competing at Greenwich Park.
Germany sits at atop of the leader board amongst a two-day total of 124.70 followed past times Great United Kingdom of Great Britain together with Northern Ireland of Britain together with Northern Republic of Ireland amongst 130.20 together with Sweden amongst 131.40 penalisation points. Canada is on 1170.40 penalties.
Team Chef d’Equipe Graeme Thom described the team’s surgery every bit “disappointing”, but pointed to a top-notch ride past times Jessica Phoenix, who has moved upward to 28th individually going into the finally jumping phase.
“Jessica had a expert twenty-four hours together with exclusively had 2.4 fourth dimension penalties, which was extremely competitive. Her Equus caballus is inwards peachy shape,” he said.
Ingrid Klimke of FRG riding Butts Abraxxas together with Sara Algotsson Ostholt of Sweden riding Wega are tied for the Pb amongst 39.30 penalisation points, followed past times two-time Olympic Champion Mark Todd of New Zealand amongst 39.50 penalisation points riding Campino.
Canada won the squad silvery medal at the 2010 World Equestrian Games inwards Lexington, Kentucky, together with had too brought habitation squad silvery from the 2011 Pan American Games inwards Guadalajara, Mexico.
“All together with all, it was a disappointing twenty-four hours for us,” Thom said. “Jessica showed herself every bit a truthful professional person every bit an private but, every bit a team, nosotros didn’t ascent to the occasion. It is a large alter from our potent surgery at the World’s 2 years ago, but nosotros volition proceed to motion forward.”
Phoenix, 28, was sitting inwards 50th seat next the opening stage of dressage, having earned a grade of 54.80 penalisation points. On Monday, she together with Exponential, a 14-year-old Canadian thoroughbred gelding owned past times Phoenix, tackled the challenging cross-country rail laid inwards Greenwich Park. Phoenix together with Exponential came habitation amongst a clear jumping round, incurring exclusively 2.4 fourth dimension penalties for exceeding the optimum fourth dimension of 10 minutes, 3 seconds.
“It was amazing!” said Phoenix of her cross-country performance. “Exponential was phenomenal. He is such a fast, expert jumping horse, together with I simply had together with then much fun out there. Jumping into the 2nd H2O was such an awesome feeling; he gave it such a expert jump.”
Phoenix’s cross-country ride was interrupted, however, when Irish Gaelic passenger Camilla Speirs brutal on course of report ahead of her.
“I mean value the concur on course of report was the biggest part,” said Phoenix, who was held for virtually 17 minutes earlier resuming. “I get got truly been inwards that seat amongst him before. He’s together with then expert – every bit presently every bit you lot halt galloping, you lot drib the reins together with he walks together with chills out together with calms down. We were able to remain truly focused together with teach laid upward to create our jobs.”
Phoenix, the 2011 Pan American Games champion riding Pavarotti, too had the added pressure level of knowing that 2 of her teammates had been eliminated earlier she headed out on course. The best 3 scores from the five-member squad are counted towards the squad standings.
“Of course of report you lot are too going to live on concerned for your teammates but, at the halt of the day, you lot are brought hither to create a really specific job,” Phoenix said. “My undertaking on Exponential was to post a clear circular together with nosotros knew that coming in, together with then you lot simply maintain your focus together with teach your undertaking done.”
Michele Mueller, 48, of Port Perry, Ontario, was the exclusively other Canadian to consummate the cross-country course of report designed past times Sue Benson of Great Britain. First out on course of report for the Canadian squad riding Amistad, a 13-year-old chestnut thoroughbred/Belgian-cross gelding owned past times Julie-Anna Pring, Mueller incurred 63.20 penalties to choose her two-day grade to 120.20 penalisation points.
Hawley Bennett-Awad, 35, of Langley, BC, brutal at scrap 3 riding Gin & Juice, a 12-year-old American thoroughbred mare she co-owns amongst Linda Paine.
Peter Barry, 56, of Dunham, Quebec, was eliminated riding Kilrodan Abbott, a 13-year-old Irish Gaelic Sport Horse gelding owned past times Peter, Susan together with Dylan Barry. Rebecca Howard, 33, of Salmon Arm, BC, brutal at scrap 14b amongst Riddle Master, an 11-year-old Canadian Sport Horse gelding owned past times Blithe Hill Farm, together with was eliminated.
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