Langehanenberg draws first blood at World Cup final
Germany’s Helen Langehanenberg rode Damon Hill NRW to a convincing win inwards the preliminary Grand Prix at the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final inwards Gothenburg, Sweden yesterday.
Interview amongst Helen Langehanenberg
The 30-year-old passenger as well as her 13-year-old stallion receive got been challenging the supremacy of back-to-back double-champions Adelinde Cornelissen as well as her non bad gelding, Jerich Parzival, for around fourth dimension now, as well as next yesterday’s consequence receive got piled on the push clit per unit of measurement area ahead of Saturday’s Freestyle decider.
Langehanenberg was drawn inwards the worst possible starting spot when get-go to go, as well as at that spot was plenty of drama every bit the tension got to many of the leading contenders. But the winning duad rose to the occasion, producing a sparkling surgical physical care for that railroad train a target none of the residual could match.
Runner-up was The Netherlands’ Edward Gal amongst Glock’s Undercover while, in conclusion into the ring, Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven as well as Don Auriello finished 3rd for the host nation. The biggest surprise of the hateful solar daytime was the fourth-place goal for the defending champions, whose examine was severely compromised past times a disastrous spooky episode every bit they were executing piaffe, ane of their trademark potent points, across the centre line. Parzival all of a abrupt spun on a circle as well as and hence did it ane time to a greater extent than earlier regaining his composure as well as going on to consummate his test.
It was a fascinating competition, as well as Canada’s Jacqueline Brooks as well as her charming greyish gelding, D Niro, showed why they were hence consistently placed on the Florida circuit over the wintertime months when producing a happy surgical physical care for for a grade of 67.356 when minute into the ring. The 45-year-old passenger powerfulness hardly receive got expected that this would live expert plenty to qualify for the give xv who volition battle it out inwards Saturday’s Freestyle Final, but it left them inwards 13th house at the halt of a real interesting afternoon.
They were all chasing Langehanenberg’s opening score of 79.863, as well as Denmark’s Anna Kasprazak as well as Donnperignon gave a expert trouble organisation human relationship of themselves when, quaternary to go, they were awarded 74.894. However they were chop-chop elbowed out of runner-up spot past times Gal as well as Undercover who seemed relaxed as well as concentrated every bit they built their delivery to a existent crescendo for a grade of 78.465. The steadiness of the gelding’s head, as well as their crisp, build clean transitions gave an air of existent control, but the 43-year-old passenger said afterwards that he didn’t receive got the easiest of rides. “Today he (Glock’s Undercover) was to a greater extent than tense than he was inwards Den Bosch. He saw something he didn’t run into this morning, but I’m real happy amongst him as well as he exactly kept getting amend as well as amend during his test. He’s a non bad Equus caballus to ride because he feels similar he wants to create it for you,” the 2011 champion said.
Earlier inwards the morning, the Grand Prix start-list was reduced to 17 when Germany’s Kristina Sprehe withdrew her 12-year-old stallion, Desperados FRH, due to lameness inwards a foreleg. The 26-year-old rider, who helped her province to receive got squad silverish at the London 2012 Olympic Games, noticed the Equus caballus was unsound and, at an early on morning time press conference, High German bus Monica Theodorescu explained that Desperados was withdrawn after exam past times the squad veterinarian.
That left exactly 8 inwards the get-go grouping of riders, as well as when Denmark’s Sidsel Johansen as well as Schianto’s 69.878 was followed past times 69.498 from Switzerland’s Marcela Krinke Susmelj as well as Smeyers Molberg at that spot were exactly 2 left to run earlier the half-way break.
It all brutal apart for Marlies van Baalen whose chestnut gelding, Miciano, became increasingly agitated as well as uncooperative, but the immature Dutch passenger showed exactly what she’s made of when riding through it all to goal amongst a disappointing score of 63.070 but amongst the satisfaction that she had completed the test. Last inwards earlier the interval, Canada’s Jaimey Irwin as well as Lindor’s Finest set 61.474 on the board.
Italy’s Valentina Truppa as well as Fixdesign Eremo del Castegno led the agency inwards the minute one-half amongst a score of 71.778 as well as Russia’s Tatiana Dorofeeva followed amongst a grade of 64.286 from Khorovod piece Sweden’s Minna Telde as well as Santana posted 72.097 to ensure a house inwards the terminal 15. Norway’s Lillann Jebsen as well as Pro-Set scored 68.146 despite losing their way, but the habitation crowd gasped when Patrik Kittel’s surgical physical care for amongst Watermill Scandic HBC was chop-chop spoiled past times a double-take inwards the corner of the arena every bit they executed their get-go extended trot and, ane time unnerved, the chestnut stallion never settled to his locomote for a score of 69.559 which would locomote out them inwards tenth house inwards the terminal analysis.
With exactly 4 left to go, the Ukraine’s Inna Logutenkova as well as her colossal gelding Vian Stallone railroad train sheet for a grade of 66.702 earlier Cornelissen as well as Jerich Parzival took their turn. Second-last into the ring, Isabell Werth’s Don Johnson FRH also did a double-take early on inwards their test, but the High German star, who has collected 29 shiny medals at Olympic, World as well as European Championship degree throughout her spectacular career, showed the create goodness of her extensive experience past times exactly riding amongst fifty-fifty greater conclusion for a expert consequence of 75.015 that placed them temporarily quaternary earlier Sweden’s Vilhemson-Silfven as well as Don Auriello relegated them to 5th every bit the contest drew to a close.
Langehanenberg said that she would receive got preferred to start subsequently inwards the contest “but it is how it is as well as yous receive got to endeavor your best, as well as I am real happy amongst my ride”.
“I had a vivid feeling, although it was a chip of a compassion amongst the “ones” (the one-time canter changes), it was a chip of a error as well as it was actually expensive but, ok, amend luck adjacent fourth dimension as well as the residual was actually good!” she said afterwards.
“I can’t actually explicate it but the feeling of beingness together amongst my Equus caballus exactly gets amend every fourth dimension nosotros larn into the arena now. Something happens every bit shortly every bit nosotros start our test, as well as it gives me the confidence to larn inwards as well as actually give it everything I’ve got! He is actually inwards front end of me, as well as free, as well as working for me,” Langehanenberg said.
“I honey to ride the Freestyle, it is my favourite hence I am actually looking forwards to Saturday,” she added. Damon Hill NRW tin aspect forwards to a fairly relaxed hateful solar daytime today. “We volition exactly locomote on the “ones”, nosotros won’t create likewise much hence I tin croak along him happy as well as fresh”, Langehanenberg said. Clearly she as well as her stallion are straight off the ones they all receive got to beat.
Result:
1, Damon Hill NRW (Helen Langehanenberg) GER 79.863;
2, Glock’s Undercover (Edward Gal) NED 78.465;
3, Don Auriello (Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven) SWE 77.432;
4, Jerich Parzival (Adelinde Cornelissen) NED 75.410;
5, Don Johnson FRH (Isabell Werth) GER 75.015;
6, Donnperignon (Anna Kasprzak) DEN 74.894;
7, Santana (Minna Telde) SWE 72.097;
8, Fixdesign Eremo del Castegno (Valentina Truppa) ITA 71.778;
9, Schianto (Sidsel Johansen) DEN 69.878;
10, Watermill Scandic HBC (Patrik Kittel) SWE.
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