Vaulting pas-de-deux makes debut in Munich
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Germany’s Corinna Knauf as well as in conclusion year’s winner Lukas Klouda from the Czechia secured the kickoff victories of the FEI World Cup Vaulting 2013/2014 flavor inward Munich’s Olympic stadium, writes Daniel Kaiser.
And Austria’s Jasmin Lindner as well as Lukas Wacha won the kickoff World Cup pas-de-deux qualifier inward the history of the series.
Many felt this was the close exciting contest inward Munich. After ii rounds of high-class pas-de-deux vaulting, High German national rider vehicle Ulla Ramge was clear: “It was a fantastic kickoff run. Pas-de-deux is actually thrilling for our audiences, as well as it is an first-class improver to private vaulting.”
All 3 pas-de-deux inward Munich seat inward outstanding performances. Jasmin Lindner as well as Lukas Wacha, the pas-de-deux World as well as European champions competing, earned 8,953 points inward their 2d freestyle securing a clear victory on Elliot. Their lunger Klaus Haidacher, was ecstatic later their win as well as 2d circular maximum artistic seat of 10 points. “It was a peachy sense inward this stunning arena amongst such an animated audience,” he said. “We’re right away looking forwards to our adjacent qualifier inward Salzburg.”
With a seat of 8,394 points, Germany’s Gera Marie Grün as well as Justin van Gerven, lunged past times onetime World as well as European champion Patric Looser on Danny Boy, were thrilled amongst 2d place. The duet from Cologne were the kickoff pas-de-deux into the arena inward the opening round. Austria’s Stefanie Millinger as well as Evelyn Freund, performing on Robin as well as lunged past times Nina Rossin, took tertiary house amongst 7,825 points.
On the kickoff 24-hour interval of the private manly somebody competition, 29-year-old Lukas Klouda on Danny Boy lunged past times his rider vehicle Patric Looser was 2d behind Germany’s Torben Jacobs on Flash Back, lunged past times Alexandra Knauf. He therefore convinced the 4 judges amongst his dance-theme on the concluding day, securing a 138-point lead. “I was happy for Torben as well as I promise this large success motivates him”, said Lukas Klouda. “I beloved my Equus caballus Danny Boy. It was entirely our quaternary contest together as well as he is simply awesome every time. And I actually similar Munich, where I won in conclusion year.”
Jacobs volition compete amongst Pia Engelberty, who is currently recovering from an injury, at the FEI World Cup Vaulting qualifiers inward pas-de-deux equally good equally the private competitions. The duet volition therefore focus on qualifying inward pas-de-deux for WEG 2014.
Germany’s Thomas Brüsewitz, in conclusion year’s FEI World Cup Vaulting runner-up, made a comeback inward Munich later a long injury break, as well as secured 7,830 points on Fabiola, also lunged past times Alexandra Knauf.
The biggest surprise was during the woman somebody competition. After the kickoff day, it looked similar a replica of the 2012/13 Final, amongst Italy’s Anna Cavallaro ahead of Switzerland’s Simone Jäiser (SUI). But inward the 2d round, the 27-year-old Cavallaro vicious from 16-year-old Harley later he was startled past times excited spectators. Corinna Knauf from Cologne took the chance to seat inward a stellar performance, as well as climbed from tertiary later the kickoff circular to the Pb spot inward the 2d round, as well as amongst 8,528 points she collected her kickoff FEI World Cup Vaulting victory on Fabiola, lunged past times her sis Alexandra Knauf.
The 20-year-old was thrilled amongst her win, coming on top of qualifying for her kickoff senior Championship as well as also winning the High German nationals for the kickoff fourth dimension this year. “It is an unbelievable season”, she said.
“It was simply bad luck for Anna, but sometimes this happens inward the sport,” said Ulla Ramge of Cavallaro, who performed a build novel freestyle to the vocal “Dream” past times Andrea Bocelli. Cavallaro reasoned: “These things happen. I’m actually happy amongst the seat for my kickoff examination as well as I’m already looking forward. I volition move grooming difficult for my adjacent qualifier inward Salzburg.”
Second house went to Simone Jäiser on Luk, lunged past times her woman nurture Rita Blieske, amongst 8,411 points. “I am happy, but of class I volition also create out for the win at the adjacent qualifiers,” she said as well as added that her large wishing was to run into Switzerland host a World Cup qualifier inward adjacent year’s series. Third house was secured past times Pascale Wagner, also from Switzerland, who performed on Viva Alegria, lunged past times Michael Heuer as well as finishing on 8,157 points.
Austria’s Lisa Wild made her international comeback inward Munich later a 14-month suspension next injury. The 18-year-old, inward a sublime instant at the FEI World Vaulting Championships 2012, surprised the audience amongst an acrobatic chemical component never earlier seen inward competition, executing a backflip off the horse’s dorsum as well as landing on the horse. The judges rewarded her amongst 2d house for her incredible routine, but unfortunately she was injured when she vicious off the Equus caballus inward the concluding as well as was non able to terminate the freestyle equally planned. In Munich, she finished inward quaternary house amongst 8,066 points.
With ii victories (Corinna Knauf as well as Lukas Klouda) as well as ii 2d places (Torben Jacobs amongst Gera Marie Grün, as well as Justin van Gerven) the Cologne-based vaulting fellowship Jugend Reiter Gruppe (JRG), whose members are coached past times onetime World as well as European Champion Patric Looser (SUI), was the close successful past times a long margin.
“We’re nicknaming the World Cup inward Munich the Cologne Cup,” joked Patric Looser. “We similar the World Cup competitions the close – they are therefore much fun!”
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