Steve Guerdat eyes €1m Grand Slam
After his victory at the CHI Geneva Swiss demonstrate jumper Steve Guerdat is the get-go equestrian athlete inwards history, who volition lead maintain the lead chances to win the Rolex Grand Slam – the ultimate equestrian sport challenge.
The Olympic champion why he doesn’t believe that this volition position increased pressure level on him.
The jump-off lasted or in addition to thence other quarter of an lx minutes afterward your ride…
Those xv minutes felt similar an eternity, longer than the whole weekend. Especially since I wasn’t peculiarly fast, which is why I quite honestly didn’t shout out upwards I had a lead chances of winning. On the contrary: I would lead maintain bet a lot of coin against me winning.
The Rolex that yous won is in all probability the perfect Christmas present.
(laughing) Definitely. But I am going to give it away; somebody is going to lead maintain a genuinely special Christmas. And I would for sure similar to accept this chance to enjoin that it is sensational what Rolex does for our sport. Everyone benefits from their commitment: The spectators, the athletes, the media in addition to our sport.
This victory agency that your personal Rolex Grand Slam has begun.
That’s right, a fantastic affair. It begins today in addition to I am genuinely eager to uncovering out how it volition end. But ane thing is for sure, Nino is definitely ane of the few horses that has the potential to win the Rolex Grand Slam.
You could at ane time become downwards inwards history equally the get-go passenger to win the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping. Will this position increased pressure level on yous at the adjacent event, the CHIO Aachen 2014?
No, I don’t shout out upwards so. Aachen is a top-level world-class demonstrate inwards its ain right. And when yous compete at that spot yous desire to win, the same is truthful for the Spruce Meadows Masters in addition to the CHI Geneva. In this respect, the Rolex Grand Slam is a fantastic additional factor, but the pressure level is already extremely high. On the other hand: I’ll simply lead maintain to await in addition to run into how things genuinely are during the event.
How volition yous celebrate your victory inwards Geneva?
I am going skiing amongst a grouping of friends. Rodrigo Pessoa in addition to Eric Lamaze are equally good joining us.
The Rolex Grand Slam
Anyone who wins iii shows inwards a row, receives €1 ane one one thousand thousand on function yesteryear of the prize-money of each show. Moreover, anyone who wins 2 out of the iii shows, equally good receives a bonus. If 2 shows are won inwards succession, the bonus is €500,000. If the passenger is successful inwards qualifying for the “two out of iii mode”, but doesn’t claim the victories at 2 consecutive shows, the bonus amount €250,000. It is possible to claim the bonus riding unlike horses. This arrangement is infinite, it is non express to a calendar year.
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