German rider claims Stuttgart World Cup leg

Germany’s Hans-Dieter Dreher in addition to Embassy ll won the 4th leg of the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Western European League serial at Stuttgart, Germany, on Sunday. © FEI/Karl-Heinz Frieler

Germany’s Hans-Dieter Dreher produced the surgical operation of a lifetime when winning the 4th leg of the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping 2013/2014 serial at Stuttgart at the weekend.  And his victory was all the to a greater extent than celebrated because he was competing inward front end of his local crowd.  

The 41-year-old Swiss-based passenger exactly galloped the repose into the the world amongst a stunning run from Embassy ll inward the nine-horse jump-off against the clock.  And it was a plain of champions he left inward his wake, including reigning Olympic gilded medallist, Steve Guerdat from Switzerland, who had to settle for runner-up spot for the 3rd fourth dimension this season.  The Olympic champion has, however, at nowadays risen to the real move past times of the Western European League leaderboard in addition to tin can relax for the residual of the wintertime months inward the cognition that he has earned his identify at the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final which volition receive got identify at Lyon, French Republic side past times side April.

Course-designer Christa Jung has a long in addition to distinguished link amongst the Stuttgart fixture in addition to presented a superb runway that brought the cream to the move past times i time once again today.  The jump-off line-up likewise included 2 FEI World Cup Jumping triple champions, Germany’s Marcus Ehning in addition to Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, the reigning FEI European Champion, Roger Yves Bost from France, Billy Twomey who has been a linchpin of the Irish Gaelic squad for many years, Australian star Edwina Tops-Alexander in addition to rising United States of America of America star Lucy Davis. And it didn’t disappoint, amongst an almighty in addition to thrilling battle deciding the terminal placings.

Ireland’s Billy Twomey in addition to the his long-time partner, the 16-year-old mare Tinka’s Serenade, laid the jump-off target at 38.67 seconds when kickoff to go, but United States of America of America rider, 20-year-old Lucy Davis, lost her require chances amongst Barron when kicking out the kickoff of the remaining 2 elements of the quondam triple combination, at nowadays the 4th obstruction on the novel track.  Jung’s examination was virtually turning skills, balance, speed in addition to sharpness, in addition to the High German crowd went wild when Marcus Ehning reset the parameters amongst a cracking circular from Cornado NRW that included a real tight angle at the white oxer at combat 15, exactly 3 from home, which helped them to halt the clock on 38.21 seconds.

However Guerdat in addition to his Olympic ride, Nino des Buissonnets, instantly displaced them at the move past times of the monastic state when cruising fifty-fifty farther ahead to interruption the beam inward 37.57 seconds, then when Dreher entered the arena it seemed that mightiness move equally fast equally it could get.  But the High German wasn’t intimidated.  His Equus caballus had been showing shape all calendar week in addition to he laid off at a blistering pace, amongst Embassy ll showing a real construct clean duo of heels equally he raced through the complete to a greater extent than than a total minute faster than the Olympic gilded medal winning duo.

Try equally they would, the repose couldn’t grab him, Australia’s Edwina Tops-Alexander in addition to her hugely pop veteran partner Cevo Itot du Chateau crossing the occupation inward 39.09 seconds, Roger Yves Bost losing out when his European Championship winning mare, Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois, slipped on the plough after combat iv which resulted inward a pole downwards at the next oxer, Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum going clear but tedious amongst Bella Donna in addition to only 1993 FEI World Cup Jumping champion Ludger Beerbaum seriously putting on the describe per unit of measurement area amongst a cracking circular from Chaman that slotted him into 3rd identify inward 37.74 seconds.

The result has boosted Dreher to 6th identify on the Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Western European League table. Great Britain’s Scott Brash lies second, High German team-mate Marcus Ehning is inward third, Portugal’s Luciana Diniz is inward 5th identify in addition to Edwina Tops-Alexander lies fifth.

Afterward, course of report designer Christa Jung – who has been designing the Stuttgart course of report for xxx years – said: “I receive got been working on this course of report for the past times 3 weeks. The in conclusion 2 days I receive got changed it 3 times! I mean value I ended upward amongst the correct course of report – nosotros had to a greater extent than or less cracking sport. I idea nosotros would receive got 8 or 10 clear rounds.”

The next leg of the serial takes identify at London/Olympia on Saturday,  December 21.

Result:  1, Embassy ll (Hans-Dieter Dreher) GER 0/0 36.27; 2, Nino de Buissonnets (Steve Guerdat) SUI 0/0 37.37; 3, Chaman (Ludger Beerbaum) GER 0/0 37.74; 4, Cornado NRW (Marcus Ehning) GER 0/0 38.21; 5, Tinka’s Serenade (Billy Twomey) IRL 0/0 38.67; 6, Cevo Itot du Chateau (Edwina Tops-Alexander) AUS 0/0 39.09; 7, Bella Donna (Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum) GER 0/0 45.68; 8, Barron (Lucy Davis) USA 0/4 40.71; 9, Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois (Roger Yves Bost) FRA 0/4 42.75. 

Longines FEI World Cup Jumping 2013/2014 Western European League – Standings after Round 4:
1. Steve Guerdat SUI – 51
2. Scott Brash GBR – 41
3. Marcus Ehning GER – 36
4. Luciana Diniz POR – 32
5. Edwina Tops-Alexander AUS – 32
6. Hans-Dieter Dreher GER – 26
7. Patrice Delaveau FRA – 23
8. Simon Delestre FRA – 22
9. Christian Ahlmann GER – 20
10. Maikel van der Vleuten NED – 20
11. Pius Schwizer SUI – 19
12. Athina Onassia de Miranda GRE – 19
13. Nicola Philippaerts BEL – 18
14. Luca Moneta ITA – 15
14. Ludger Beerbaum GER – 15
14. Shane Breen IRL – 15
17. Malin Baryard-Johnsson SWE – 13
18. Gerco Schroder NED – 13
19.  Billy Twomey IRL – 12
19. Geir Gulliksen NOR – 12

 

 

Sister human action wins Stuttgart World Cup Vaulting leg

by Daniel Kaiser

US sisters Cassidy (20) in addition to Kimberly (18) Palmer secured a pas-de-deux victory at the FEI World Cup Vaulting 2013/2014 leg at the Stuttgart High German Masters. From Half Luna Bay inward California, the sisters vaulted to the kickoff USn win inward FEI World Cup Vaulting history.

Sisters Cassidy in addition to Kimberly Palmer secured a pas-de-deux victory at the FEI World Cup Vaulting leg at the Stuttgart High German Masters. © Karl-Heinz Frieler/FEI

Dressed inward dark in addition to performing amongst the 15-year-old Württemberger bay Leon, lunged past times the successful High German Vaulting omnibus Wolfgang Renz, their grade of 7,818 seat them out of accomplish on the move past times measurement of the podium. The other 3 pas-de-deux pairs landed far behind the winning ladies, who embraced beaming after the minute in addition to terminal round.

The 2 Palmer girls gave an outstanding display of Vaulting fine art at Stuttgart, the minute of v qualification legs inward this year’s FEI World Cup Vaulting serial in addition to the only i to concur solely pas-de-deux competition. The sisters’ winning surgical operation earned them xv points towards qualification for the Final inward Bordeaux (France) inward Feb 2014.

Cassidy in addition to Kimberly Palmer, who volition remain inward Europe to compete inward the entire FEI World Cup Vaulting series, went to Deutschland exactly i calendar week earlier the contest inward Stuttgart. The pair, who compete solely inward pas de deux, had already worked amongst Wolfgang Renz at the CVI inward Saumur (FRA) inward Apr in addition to at the CHIO inward Aachen (GER) then it was non a large occupation to larn the feeling for Leon again, despite the brusque preparation time.

Their difficult move at dwelling preparation together amongst their omnibus Carolyn Bland has evidently paid off. Their clear in addition to artistically streamlined choreography was accompanied past times modern trip the low-cal fantastic music amongst a potent beat, but the experienced Leon remained calm throughout amongst an splendid canter stride.

“We had 2 real prissy rounds inward an amazing arena. It was a super start in addition to hopefully brought a lot of self-confidence to the girls,” a real proud Wolfgang Renz said afterwards.

The duo earned their identify inward the FEI World Cup Vaulting serial having finished 9th after the summertime qualification, in addition to their Stuttgart victory gives them a skillful require chances to larn inward to the Bordeaux Final for the iv best pas-de-deux. The side past times side qualifiers for them are Paris-Villepinte (FRA) at the destination of the calendar month in addition to Salzburg (AUT) from 5-8 December. “But mayhap nosotros likewise become to Leipzig, which is definitely the most prestigious FEI World Cup leg,” said Renz.

The other 3 pas de deux were competing amongst wild cards in addition to were thus non eligible for points, but amongst a grade of 6,858 Erika Di Forti in addition to Lorenzo Lupacchini (both 17) from Italy, lunged past times Sabrina Leypold on Allegro, were thrilled amongst minute place. The Italian pas de deux champions of 2010 in addition to 2011, who receive got trained together for the past times 3 years, were inward 3rd identify after the kickoff circular but improved to motion upward to minute inward the final. Third place, on a grade of 4,982, went to Germany’s Lisa Saur in addition to Lena-Sophie Megerle, likewise on Allegro lunged past times Sabrina Leypold.

 

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