Olympic jumping final: what the riders said
Comments from the riders inward the Individual Olympic Showjumping terminal at Greenwich Park at London 2012.
Steve Guerdat (SUI), when told that 2008 private Olympic champion Eric Lamaze (CAN) had tipped him for the gilt medal: “I heard almost that! I knew my Equus caballus had everything fifty-fifty though he’s non thus experienced at this level. I felt if I could ride him skilful plenty I could hold upwards Olympic champion!”
When asked almost his father, Philippe Guerdat’s, role inward his success: “There receive got been many people involved inward my success together with my begetter has ever been in that place since twenty-four hours one. He doesn’t develop me anymore but he gives me 100% back upwards every twenty-four hours together with every night. He’s ever in that place for me.
“I am just happy for myself together with my team. I am proud but I am to a greater extent than happy for the people behind me. They receive got helped me thus much every bit a squad together with this gilt medal is theirs, non mine.”
Cian O’Connor (IRL): “Last black I told my wife, Ruth, that I knew I was going to move inward the terminal today together with that I’d become clear – together with she laughed!” He also said: “I’m non the greatest passenger inward the world, but I’m the most organised!”
Gerco Schroder (NED): “London did a neat job, he jumped neat every day. On both days inward the Nations Cup nosotros had 1 downwards but today he jumped 3 rounds clear. I’m actually happy alongside him. London ever fights for y'all inward the ring. He’s real lite inward the rima oris thus I ride him inward a hackamore (bitless bridle).”
Eric Lamaze (CAN): “I didn’t wake upwards this morning time seeing myself on the podium, thus I am non disappointed. [Derly Chin de Muze] has jumped a lot of large tracks this week, which she’s non used to, together with maybe it was but fatigue. She’s young, but she gained experience together with came out of this a improve horse. These were supposed to be Hickstead‘s Games together with when the tragedy happened, nosotros but didn’t receive got fourth dimension to prepare.”
Ben Maher (GBR): “Once or twice nosotros but over jumped, it’s an Olympic Games. There is entirely 1 twenty-four hours similar this. I did non desire to become out in that place thinking nosotros could receive got done more. In Beijing I was inward a medal grade together with I chose non to alter something together with it went wrong. Today I said nosotros were going to become out together with try. It was pretty hard. I struggled for speed inward the get-go of the H2O jumps.”
He continued: “I can’t squall back when nosotros finally had a combination down, he is a neat combination jumper yet it’s caught us out both times. In the get-go round, if I was to analyse it I could maybe enjoin nosotros were going a piffling potent into it. However, inward the bound off I felt nosotros were coming at it perfectly, but he but took a breath eyeing upwards the instant role of the struggle together with it made him brand it brusk to the get-go chemical cistron resulting inward us having it down. This but goes to exhibit though the talented Equus caballus that he is every bit he did exceptionally good to bound his way out of the midpoint together with latter part.”
Edwina Tops-Alexander (AUS): “I was actually upset subsequently the get-go round. I seemed to hold upwards waiting likewise long in that place together with he [Itot du Charteau] got a piffling fleck cold. He was but a piffling flat, non likewise many mistakes. He but felt a piffling to a greater extent than empty inward the instant round. It was tough … he’s 1 of the oldest ones here. That’s in all likelihood where Nick (Skelton, of Great Britain) had an payoff alongside a much younger horse. So on that side a piffling of a disadvantage for me that it wasn’t spread out more”
Ian Millar (CAN): “Each Olympics stands out good on their own; London is outstanding. The world receive got been thus supportive together with sympathetic. I am real much a squad rider, together with I would receive got liked to a greater extent than squad companionship alongside me today.”
Of the course, he said: “There are thus many subtleties to this thing. The passenger together with the horses are thus good, together with the course of written report designer has to hold upwards thus good. The contest is actually against the course of written report designer.”
Saudi Arabia’s Kamal Bahamdan, who finished inward quaternary house alongside but ii fourth dimension penalties alongside the mare Noblesse: “I cannot enjoin plenty almost my mare, she surprises me every time. She loves the atmosphere together with grows a human foot taller every fourth dimension she gets into the arena. She understands how much I desire this.”
On but missing the private bronze Wednesday, coming inward quaternary subsequently ii fourth dimension faults but no dropped fences inward ii rounds at Greenwich Park: “We smelled the medal. We didn’t teach it but nosotros smelled it.”
And on woman somebody showjumper Dalma Rushdi Malhas failing to qualify for the Olympics because of a Equus caballus injury: “She is young, but in that place are many others similar her. And the skilful word is that when nosotros encounter (Canadian exhibit jumping veteran) Ian Millar competing inward his tenth games, I think it’s never likewise late.”
McLain Ward (USA): “It was a neat course. It was hard but fair. At this request you’re starting to run on fumes. But my Equus caballus [Antares F] should receive got been better. I felt similar I rode the course of written report improve today than I rode a Nations Cup thus I was pleased alongside my riding. As always, I volition facial expression to encounter what I could receive got done improve downwards the finally line.”
On the U.S. team’s performance: “It started well. It’s been form of a disappointing calendar week for us. To hold upwards honest alongside y'all I don’t think nosotros had the squad nosotros had going into Hong Kong without the ii horses (Sapphire together with Authentic) but nosotros were trying to hold upwards a fleck to a higher house par together with nosotros weren’t able to exercise so. Maybe the Equus caballus ran out of gas a piffling fleck coming downwards the finally line. I’m disappointed but it’s dorsum to the drawing board together with I promise to exercise better. I think all of these horses are neat horses but they sure enough don’t receive got the tape of consistency those horses had together with unfortunately I think it showed itself this week. It comes downwards to sponsors together with owners, nosotros receive got overstep riders together with I think nosotros receive got skilful programs, but you’re entirely every bit potent every bit the Equus caballus stock you’re on.”
Nick Skelton (GBR) on Big Star: “Riding a Equus caballus of the character of Big Star is the argue I teach upwards inward the morning time together with he but makes my life easy. Whatever he does inward the Jump Off I won’t hold upwards unhappy with, hHe’s but been outstanding, he’s gone great, he’s vivid together with I actually can’t fault him. I’ve non in 1 lawsuit met a course of written report that he has struggled with, his talent is limitless together with I actually exercise believe in that place isn’t anything that y'all could construct for him that he couldn’t jump. Jumping courses similar this is difficult, they’re large together with they’re technical together with what people don’t realise is that but a few inches likewise unopen or likewise far off agency a bound down. When y'all receive got a Equus caballus similar Big Star on your side, together with thus you’re inward alongside a direct chances every bit he’s non entirely incredible inward his talent but also how he plant alongside you.”
And on dropping a rail: “What tin I enjoin other than it’s 1 of those things. He jumped great, he hasn’t touched a struggle all week. It’s 1 of the worst times to touching 1 but it’s the way that it is together with he’s withal a vivid horse. We would receive got settled alongside a Team Medal earlier nosotros came together with I receive got to remind myself of that. I but experience thus sorry for everyone , those that are role of the squad supporting me together with the crowd that hoped nosotros would hold upwards picking upwards or thus other medal for them today. We volition straight off hold upwards positive, facial expression forwards together with start again.”
Rich Fellers (USA): “It seemed actually slow for him [Flexible]. He didn’t experience tired at all inward there. I expected him to experience a piffling fatigued but he did that pretty easily. He did that every bit easily every bit he’s jumped whatever massive Grand Prix.”
Legendary Canadian passenger Ian Millar, when asked, at the historic menstruum of 65, if he intends to compete inward the Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro inward 2016: “Star Power wants to become together with he cannot become without me.”
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