Preview: World Cup jumping final
With but days to become to the opening of the Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping 2012/2013 Final at the Scandinavium Arena inwards Gothenburg, Sweden, at that spot is already a sizzle of excitement.
This close treasured serial volition halt its 35th flavour inwards the house where it all began when Austria’s Hugo Simon was crowned the rattling outset champion dorsum inwards 1979 on Gladstone. And this year’s lastly line-up is a spectacular one, including London 2012 private Olympic gilt medalist Steve Guerdat from Switzerland amongst a host of other stars.
A total of 39 riders from 17 countries volition live chasing the crown of crowns that is the Rolex title, in addition to they all start out on equal price on the opening day. They stimulate got emerged from xvi qualifying leagues roughly the globe in addition to stand upward for a myriad of continents in addition to cultures, but they all stimulate got 1 affair inwards mutual – their horsemanship has secured their house amongst the elite of the sport, providing them with a unique chance to demonstrate their talent on the greatest indoor phase on the the world circuit.
All eyes volition live on the exceptionally powerful U.S. squad this fourth dimension around. And the biggest enquiry volition live whether the extraordinary stallion Flexible, instantly 17 years young, tin retain the crown he claimed inwards trend lastly twelvemonth at ‘s-Hertogenbosch (NED) for Rich Fellers.
Repeat wins are zilch novel to this prestigious annual tournament. America’s Conrad Homfeld was the outset to hit the distinction when, next his victory with Balbuco inwards 1980, he secured it 1 time again v years after riding Abdullah, patch the legendary Canadian, Ian Millar, speedily followed with back-to-back titles inwards 1988 in addition to 1989 partnering the wonderful Big Ben.
Everything inwards the history of the FEI World Cup Jumping serial has a vintage quality. The gyre of award reads similar a “who’s who” of the sport downward the years, in addition to victory is worn similar a badge of pride yesteryear each successive generation. Who wouldn’t desire to stimulate got their cry engraved with those of back-to-back double champions John Whitaker in addition to Milton from Great Britain, or the three-time winners Rodrigo Pessoa from Brazil, Germany’s Marcus Ehning in addition to Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, in addition to Hugo Simon who added 2 farther titles to the 1 he clinched inwards that rattling outset season. Pessoa holds a unique record, every bit his hat-trick was achieved over iii consecutive years with the same super-stallion, Baloubet du Rouet.
In the early on years, the serial was dominated yesteryear the US, who won 7 times betwixt 1979 in addition to 1987. It took 25 years for Fellers to haul the trophy dorsum to the USA, cheers inwards no little agency to the courage in addition to tenacity of his stallion who was written off to a greater extent than than 1 time during his career but who e'er clawed his agency back. Now that the drought has come upward to an end, the U.S. squad volition live abhor to loosen their grip. They are coming out side yesteryear side calendar week with a formidable 11-strong crew that includes double Olympic squad gilt medalists McLain Ward in addition to Beezie Madden, in addition to their novel shining star, 18-year-old Reed Kessler, who made history lastly twelvemonth every bit the youngest passenger ever to compete for the USA equestrian squad at an Olympic Games, in addition to is instantly on the crest of a moving ridge having finished 2nd at the Saut Hermes CSI5* inwards Paris lastly weekend.
Germany holds the tape for close wins inwards the series, with ix inwards total. However, lastly year’s win for Fellers brought the U.S. tally to eight, thence at that spot is enough of pressure level on the German linguistic communication contingent to boot the bucket along their noses out inwards front. With Marcus Ehning, Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, 2011 Rolex FEI World Cup Jumping champion Christian Ahlmann in addition to Hans-Dieter Dreher, the German linguistic communication endeavor won’t live lacking inwards sense or horse-power.
With Kevin Staut, Penelope Leprevost in addition to Roger-Yves Bost lining out for France, Denis Lynch in addition to Shane Sweetnam flight the Irish Gaelic flag, in addition to Marc Houtzager and Ludo Philippaerts competing for The Netherlands, the shape of the champaign is inwards no doubt. Olympic champion Steve Guerdat, is accompanied yesteryear swain Swiss passenger Pius Schwizer, whose impressive tape over recent World Cup Jumping seasons includes equal-second inwards 2010 in addition to 3rd house at the 2012 finals, patch Spain’s sole representative, Sergio Alvarez Moya, is a human being to live reckoned with. He won the hotly contested Western European League after a superb indoor season.
Latvia’s Kristaps Neretnieks, Poland’s Jaroslaw Skrzyczynski in addition to Russia’s Anna Gromzina stand upward for Central Europe, patch the Arab League contenders are Qatar’s Ali bin Khalid Al Thani in addition to Bassem Hassan Mohammed. Egypt’s Nayel Nasser qualified every bit winner of the North American series, patch Santiago Medina volition compete for Colombia. Raena Leung volition compete for Hong Kong, in addition to along with Portugal’s Luciana Diniz in addition to Australia’s Edwina Tops-Alexander, brings the let out of woman someone contenders to 12 this year. Just 4 lady riders stimulate got won the FEI World Cup Jumping title, in addition to iii of those – Melanie Smith (1982), Leslie Burr Lenehan (1986) in addition to Katharine Burdsall (1987) – flew the flag for the USA. The quaternary lady champion in addition to three-time winner, Germany’s Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, also has a pregnant link with the U.S. every bit she was born inwards Los Angeles, California.
But if it is fourth dimension for some other lady to accept the spoils, thence maybe the minute has arrived for Malin Baryard-Johnsson. The 38-year-old sweetheart of the Swedish sporting world is e'er highly competitive and, on habitation turf, volition live battling harder than ever. Team silverish medalist at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, she missed out on London 2012 due to a belatedly injury to her horse, but she has been continually placed throughout the World Cup Western European League serial in addition to is hungrier than ever for success.
The balance of the Swedish contingent are also an impressive bunch, including the consistent Jens Fredricson, Henrik von Eckermann, who has been showing superb shape with the mare Gotha, in addition to reigning FEI European champion Rolf-Goran Bengtsson.
Sweden has never taken the FEI World Cup Jumping title. This could live the moment, in addition to the even volition unfurl every bit the lastly gets nether agency on Th black with the opening speed class, followed yesteryear Friday’s two-rounder in addition to Sunday’s thrilling decider.
Facts in addition to Figures
This is the 35th flavour of FEI World Cup Jumping, in addition to the Final takes house inwards Gothenburg, Sweden for the 13th time.
Rolex took upward championship sponsorship of the FEI World Cup Jumping serial inwards 2007.
A total of 479 riders from fifty nations stimulate got competed at the FEI World Cup Jumping Finals since the serial started dorsum inwards 1978.
The USA holds the tape for the greatest let out of competitors over the years, with 107 inwards total. Next inwards business is Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany with a relatively small-scale 47.
Great Britain’s Michael Whitaker holds the tape for close participations at FEI World Cup Jumping Finals having competed on 22 occasions.
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