Germany wins team dressage title at Europeans
Germany proved they are dorsum inwards the game afterwards winning squad gilded at the Blue Hors FEI European Dressage Championship inwards Herning, Kingdom of Denmark on Thursday.
In a tense battle, it roughshod to Helen Langehanenberg to clinch it amongst her last-to-go ride. And she did in addition to thus amongst cool conviction when steering the bright Damon Hill to a score of 84.377 which gave her province a narrow payoff to accept their 22nd championship over the argent medallists from The Netherlands. The defending champions from Great U.K. had to settle for bronze this fourth dimension around; merely 1.111 points separated the 3 medal-winning nations inwards this super-tight battle of the giants.
Despite the fact that they didn’t repeat their historic 2011 victory, the British had plenty to celebrate along amongst their well-earned footstep on the podium, every bit Olympic double-gold medallist Charlotte Dujardin produced a stunning exam from Valegro to suspension the Grand Prix footing tape in i trial again. She laid the previous tape of 84.477 per centum at Olympia inwards London finally December, but this fourth dimension the 28-year-old passenger raised the bar fifty-fifty farther when posting a colossal 85.942.
Germany already had a substantial atomic number 82 next potent performances from Fabienne Lutkemeier in addition to Isabell Werth on Wednesday, spell Kingdom of Denmark in addition to Kingdom of the Netherlands lay unopen together inwards minute in addition to 3rd places.
Thursday’s activity was fascinating from the outset, Sweden’s Patrik Kittel putting upward a lovely exam from Toy Story when minute into the arena. The 13-year-old gelding’s summertime vacation was disrupted finally Mon when stable-mate Watermill Scandic had to live withdrawn afterwards picking upward an injury inwards Herning. The telephone vociferation upward went out for Toy Story every bit replacement in addition to thus the large bay Equus caballus was loaded into the lorry at Kittel’s base of operations nigh Munster, Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany in addition to although mayhap a petty surprised to uncovering himself trotting upward inwards forepart of the veterinarian panel the next morning, he chop-chop got downwardly to run in addition to breezed calmly in addition to comfortably to a grade of 73.283.
Then came Great Britain’s Carl Hester in addition to Uthopia, amongst much weight on their shoulders. A disappointing opening seek from Gareth Hughes in addition to DV Stenkjers Nadonna was followed past times a commendable 72.264 from Michael Eilberg in addition to Half Moon Delphi, but it would accept 2 large scores from team-mates Hester in addition to Dujardin to continue British squad medal hopes live every bit they were inwards 7th house going into the finally day.
Uthopia began amongst his signature flamboyance, in addition to amongst ix awarded for their get-go extended trot things were looking really promising. But the stallion struggled inwards piaffe in addition to broke inwards the two-tempi during a performance of highs in addition to lows, in addition to the London 2012 Olympic Games squad gilded medallist’s score of 75.334 seemed to take away maintain dashed all hope of a squad podium placing.
Then came Edward Gal in addition to Glock’s Undercover who swept into the private atomic number 82 amongst a score 81.763. The hope this Equus caballus has shown inwards recent months suggested a large trial really soon, in addition to the Dutchman’s command in addition to accuracy produced seamless transitions in addition to powerful passage in addition to piaffe, expert plenty to earn a 9.5 average score at the start of the test. Putting 81.763 on the board the distich promoted Kingdom of the Netherlands to the top of the squad table, in addition to straightaway it was upward to the ease to topple them.
Germany’s 3rd passenger Kristina Sprehe wasn’t alone happy amongst her exam amongst Desperados FRH. “He got every bit good hot for me inwards the arena which gave us some mistakes inwards the piaffes,” said the talented 26-year-old afterwards posting 75.061.
Britain’s Dujardin arrived into the arena to a hush of expectation. Was she riding for a expert private score straightaway or could she genuinely continue her side inwards the medal race past times producing something really special? It has been a turbulent yr for herself in addition to Hester due to doubtfulness nearly the futurity of both of their horses, but she seat all that to the dorsum of her hear every bit she steered her Olympic partner to a breathtaking performance that included glorious extended trot in addition to fabulous piaffe. The scores kept soaring in addition to every bit she posted an amazing 85.942 the knowledgeable spectators gasped amongst delight. She had broken her ain Grand Prix footing tape in addition to the British were correct dorsum inwards the race.
Some claimed it was the best grand prix performance they’d e'er witnessed. Some 17 perfect 10s were dished out, including 2 for Dujardin’s riding.
“When I was getting on, Carl said ‘you’d meliorate ride for everything’ in addition to and thus I did,” Dujardin said. “Hickstead did me the footing of good; the mistakes gave me merely the wake-up telephone vociferation upward I needed. The finally 2 weeks take away maintain been hell every bit Carl has done cipher but squall at me which has been brilliant. I was inwards my comfort zone which is non expert enough; I take away maintain to force for meliorate marks. I felt (after Hickstead) that I couldn’t arrive at it anymore, I had no confidence but Carl got us back.”
The Netherlands’ Adelinde Cornelissen in addition to Jerich Parzival take away maintain been through something of a tempest this season. The swell chestnut gelding who clinched gilded inwards both the Grand Prix Special in addition to Freestyle at the 2011 European Championships inwards Rotterdam (NED) underwent an functioning for a pump status before this summertime but has made a remarkable recovery, in addition to they did themselves proud amongst a score of 80.851 to bolster the Dutch position. “I was genuinely happy amongst Parzival. It’s only a few months agone that he wasn’t in addition to thus well. I didn’t facial expression him to live hither because of his pump problem, in addition to he merely went inwards in addition to did it,” she said.
But Langehanenberg in addition to Damon Hill could oust the Dutch from the top of the medal tabular array if they could accomplish a score of 83.964 per centum or better. As the elegant partnership laid off inwards the closing stages it was all hanging inwards the balance, in addition to spectators anxiously watched the score monitors every bit they executed each movement. The stallion was elevated in addition to attentive throughout the exam that included some magical extended trot, in addition to when 84.377 went upward on the board at that spot was a roar of delight. Germany would accept the gilded ahead of the Dutch inwards argent in addition to the British inwards bronze medal seat spell the host acre of Kingdom of Denmark would complete merely exterior the medal placings inwards fourth.
The private leaderboard showed Dujardin at the really top followed past times Langehanenberg inwards second, Gal inwards third, Cornelissen inwards 4th in addition to Denmark’s Nathalie Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein in addition to Anna Kazprzak inwards 5th in addition to 6th places. But every bit the top-30 larn through to Friday’s Grand Prix Special they all start in i trial to a greater extent than on a null score, in addition to thus Dujardin has some other chance to chase that ultimate scoreline.
Final squad scores:
Gold – Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany 234.651%
Silver – Netherlands 233.967%
Bronze – Great U.K. 233.540%
Additional reporting: BEF
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