Damon Hill struts to World Cup dressage title
Germany’s Helen Langehanenberg lived upward to all the hope she has shown over the in conclusion few seasons to clinch the 2013 Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage championship inwards means with the fabulous stallion, Damon Hill.
She was on a mission from the outset, driven on past times the hunger she felt after having to settle for runner-up spot at in conclusion year’s in conclusion earlier missing out on private bronze at the London 2012 Olympic Games past times an agonising 0.03 per centum points.
Last nighttime inwards Gothenburg, Sweden, the 30-year-old passenger pushed all that into the past, producing a breath-taking surgical operation that catapulted her into the Pb when fourth-last to acquire of the 17 through to the closing stages. And despite their best efforts, defending champion Adelinde Cornelissen as well as her Dutch colleague Edward Gal could non hit better, having to settle for instant as well as 3rd places respectively.
Langehanenberg is the 8th High German passenger to receive got the coveted trophy inwards the history of the FEI World Cup Dressage series, and the offset since Isabell Werth as well as Warum Nicht FRH inwards 2007. “It’s exactly a dream come upward true, it’s a non bad feeling!” she said afterwards, hardly daring to believe what she has achieved. But her success was hard-earned, every bit this in conclusion was fiercely fought past times about of the most polished, talented as well as experienced riders the sport of dressage has e'er produced.
It was Italy’s Valentina Truppa as well as Fixdesign Eremo del Castegno who were out inwards front end at the half-way stage. The 27-year-old from Milan, who competes inwards the uniform of the Caribinieri as well as is immature lady of dressage guess Enzo Truppa, threw downwardly i of her daring trademark performances that included one-handed piaffe for a score of 79.696. This relegated the previous competitor, Denmark’s Sidsel Johansen, to temporary runner-up spot with Schianto, who thoroughly pleased the crowd with i of his best tests of the flavor for a grade of 75.393.
Sweden’s Minna Telde as well as Santana didn’t threaten with their grade of 74.107 when side past times side into the telephone every bit the activeness resumed. And although 23-year-old Dane, Anna Kasprzak, showed lovely, balanced passage throughout a thoroughly steady exam with the 14-year-old Donnperignon, her expert grade of 77.857 all the same left Truppa out inwards front. Sweden’s Patrick Kittel as well as Watermill Scandic HDC met a wall of audio from the spectators when entering the arena, but despite non bad piaffe as well as passage their score of 78.393 wouldn’t upset the leader or the top destination of the scoreboard either. It took High German veteran, Isabell Werth as well as her “work inwards progress” Don Johnson FRH to hit that when raising the game with a score of 80.429 with exactly 4 to a greater extent than left to go.
But Langehanenberg laid a whole novel measure when side past times side in, her stallion punching out non bad piaffe as well as passage as well as devouring the Earth with his long, loping walk every bit they executed their floor-plan with absolute accuracy. Any fright that the one-tempi canter changes would haunt them after their mistake inwards this displace during Thursday’s Grand Prix were dismissed past times the destination coolness of it all. Clearly this was a exam that would receive got about beating every bit the scoreboard showed 88.286.
Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven could receive got been intimidated to detect herself as well as Don Auriello sandwiched inwards betwixt Langehanenberg as well as 2010 Reem Acra champion Edward Gal from The Netherlands, but instead the Swede merely rose to the occasion. Her elegant 13-year-old bay gelding showed wonderful extended trot en road to a grade of 82.661 to exhibit that his identify with the stars was well-deserved. Gal as well as thus followed with the “dark horse” of this Reem Acra Final, the dark gelding Glock’s Undercover who about idea mightiness exactly boundary a surprise inwards the closing stages. But spell the 12-year-old Equus caballus demonstrated exquisite piaffe as well as passage their total of 84.446 was good brusk of Langehanenberg’s target.
Only defending champions Adelinde Cornelissen as well as Jerich Parzival right away stood betwixt the High German as well as the biggest lawsuit of her career, as well as the Dutch rider’s large gelding was his green flamboyant self every bit he strutted his means through passage, piaffe as well as his trademark pirouettes. The crowd held their breath every bit the judges took their fourth dimension inwards posting their marks. But when 86.214 came upward on the scoreboard it was clear that the hat-trick Cornelissen had been hoping for would non materialise as well as it was Langehanenberg asset the Reem Acra trophy aloft at the destination of the day.
The High German passenger has trained with double Olympic gilt medallist Klaus Balkenhol for the in conclusion 10 years as well as her back-up squad also includes her parents, especially her woman nurture who travels to all her shows, as well as her hubby Sebastian who steps into the coaching piece of job inwards Balkenhol’s absence. She said this eve that i of the things that amazes her almost her Equus caballus is his continual improvement as well as his self-assurance.
“He gave me thus much confidence during the exam today, it felt similar the best exam nosotros receive got e'er done, I was scared to hit also much but he told me, “take it slowly Helen, nosotros tin hit this together!”
She reflected on what has happened over the in conclusion 8 months or so. “After London (Olympic Games 2012) I wondered what nosotros could do, because I idea it was already perfect, but this is my horse, I mean value its perfect as well as and thus he exactly does it fifty-fifty amend again, he is amazing! He actually is something special, he tin read as well as write!” she said.
Cornelissen was pleased that she didn’t run into the problems she faced during Thursday’s Grand Prix. “It was a lot amend this time, no spooks, I exactly gave it my best shot as well as I’m really happy with the day. I dearest my novel music but nosotros are non on automatic with it yet, nosotros are all the same getting used to it. In about other duet of shows it volition live perfect,” she said.
Gal said: “I had a non bad ride as well as I’m quite happy with him (Glock’s Undercover). He needs to acquire to a greater extent than used to the atmosphere inwards an arena similar this, where the crowd goes correct higher upward his head. He has a lot to a greater extent than to learn, things that I can’t prepare at home, thus nosotros demand to hit to a greater extent than shows as well as he volition acquire to a greater extent than confidence as well as that volition aid us to live fifty-fifty better.”
Fourth-place Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven was rightly pleased with her result. “It was an amazing feeling with the atmosphere as well as the audience, as well as I’m sort of proud of sitting upward hither with yous guys,” she said looking over at the top iii riders. “I mean value nosotros did pretty well. Don Auriello is changing all the time, he is getting stronger as well as to a greater extent than mature, he is continually improving,” she added.
Ground Jury member, Sweden’s Gustav Svalling, pointed out that 5 horses got a score of over lxxx percent. “It was super riding, they are incredible athletes as well as I was thus pleased to live judging. It was really tight, Helen was fantastic, her Equus caballus has such a expert walk as well as Parzival was thus close. I gave Edward a 10 for piaffe as well as transitions, they were thus soft, but the walk for his Equus caballus is non the strongest spell Helen’s Equus caballus has a super walk,” he said. “Before Totilas nosotros (the judges) didn’t give 10s, but right away nosotros do,” to which Gal rapidly retorted “so yous all receive got to live thankful to me for that!”
The mood was celebratory every bit the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final drew to a close. There was the sense of the fourth dimension having come upward for Langehanenberg to shine as well as for the novel champion it is right away fourth dimension to footstep dorsum as well as bask her success.
Result: 1, Damon Hill NRW (Helen Langehanenberg) GER 88.286; 2, Jerich Parzival (Adelinde Cornelissen) NED 86.214; 3, Glock’s Undercover (Edward Gal) NED 84.446; 4, Don Auriello (Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven) SWE 82.661; 5, Don Johnson FRH (Isabell Werth) GER 80.429; 6, Fixdesign Eremo del Castegno (Valentina Truppa) ITA 79.696; 7, Watermill Scandic (Patrik Kittel) SWE 78.393; 8, Donnperignon (Anna Kasprzak) DEN 77.857; 9, Schianto (Sidsel Johansen) DEN 75.393; 10, Santana (Minna Telde) SWE 74.107.
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