Rising Danish star draws first World Cup blood

Denmark’s Anna Kasprzak in addition to Donnperignon won World Cup dressage’s opening leg at Odense. © FEI/Annette Boe Østergaard

Danish passenger Anna Kasprzak secured her first-ever World Cup Freestyle victory on Sunday, on domicile the world at Odense inwards Denmark.

It was the commencement leg of the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage serial for the 2013/2014 Western European League.

Already strongly tipped for a top placing next their convincing win inwards Saturday’s Grand Prix inwards which they pipped Germany’s Isabell Werth in addition to Don Johnson, the dynamic Danish duo returned to larn inwards a back-to-back double of successes when pinning Sweden’s Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven in addition to Don Auriello into runner-up spot.  Werth lined upwardly 3rd this fourth dimension out spell the host country’s Nanna Skodborg Merrald made a large impression when finishing 4th amongst her 11-year-old gelding, Millibar.

The xv competing riders represented 7 nations at the season-opener. Riders from Austria, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden in addition to USA were inwards action, in addition to it was an impressive exhibit of forcefulness past times the domicile side.  Kasprzak has been producing increasingly potent results since taking upwardly the ride on Donnperignon 2 years ago.  “We competed inwards our commencement international contest together inwards Feb 2012 in addition to it has been an amazing even out always since,” the 23-year-old said.  “It’s difficult to believe what nosotros attain got achieved inwards our curt fourth dimension together!”

In the tense atmosphere of the Fyn Arena, Kasprzak was third-last to go, in addition to the stadium was filled amongst anticipation equally she entered the arena. Vilhelmson-Silfven had laid the target at 80.075 amongst a lovely functioning from Don Auriello, but Kasprzak squeezed ahead when scoring 80.575 to the strains of her Phil Collins musical score.  “Our trot-work was good, in addition to the passage in addition to piaffe were improve in addition to to a greater extent than powerful today,” she said afterwards. “In the passage I could but sit down at that topographic point in addition to ride amongst him, it felt actually great!” she added.

She felt the transitions from passage to piaffe were also improved, “but I made a large error inwards the 2-tempis!” she admitted, “he got a niggling behind me, but that was the alone thing”.

The domicile crowd allow her know but how much they appreciated her endeavor amongst rapturous applause earlier Werth in addition to Don Johnson took their turn.  And when the multi-medalled High German rider, who took squad gilt riding Don Johnson at this summer’s European Championships at Herning notched upwardly a score of 79.400 when second-last into the ring, it was clear that victory would stay on domicile soil.

There was nevertheless to a greater extent than excitement to come upwardly for the domicile spectators when 19-year-old Nanna Skodborg Merrald posted a seat of 78.325 to relegate Sweden’s Minna Telde in addition to Santana to 5th place.  This immature Danish rider, who took gilt at Junior European seat in addition to and then this summertime won both the Under-25 non-Championship Intermediare ll in addition to Grand Prix classes during the European Championships at Herning, looks destined for large things amongst her 11-year-old Danish gelding, Millibar.

Kasprzak was understandably buoyant next her watershed victory.  Her climb to prominence has been meteoric.  Only 6 months after their international contest debut she constitute herself on the fourth-placed Danish squad at final summer’s London 2012 Olympic Games where she also placed 18th individually.

Riders volition live working difficult over the coming months inwards an endeavor to qualify for the Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final which volition attain got house inwards Lyon, French Republic adjacent April.  The adjacent stride along the route is the instant leg of the serial at Stuttgart, Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany inwards iv weeks’ time.

 

Result:  1, Donnperignon (Anna Kasprzak) DEN 80.575; 2, Don Auriello (Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfven) SWE 80.075; 3, Don Johnson FRH (Isabell Werth) GER 79.400; 4, Millibar (Nanna Skodberg Merrald) DEN 78.325; 5, Santana (Minna Telde) SWE 75.750; 6, Glock’s Romanov (Hans Peter Minderhoud) NED 74.350; 7, Kingsley Siro (Danielle Heijkoop) NED 74.350; 8, Unee BB (Jessica von Bredow-Werndl) GER 74.325; 9, Qui Vincit Dynamis (Fabienne Lutkemeier) GER 72.275; 10, Uzzo (Patrick van der Meer) NED 71.175; 11, Acapello Foldager (Malene Folmer Jensen) DEN 70.675; 12, Tailormade Akon Askelund (Ellen Birgitte Farbrot) NOR 68.200; 13, Ulysses la Haya (Laurens van Lieren) NED 67.450; 14, Fabienne (Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein) DEN 66.400; 15, Denzello (Lisa Wilcox) USA 64.350.  

 

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