Germany redeemed in Slovakia Nations Cup leg

Joerg Oppermann together with Che Guevara jumped double-clear to assist Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany to victory inwards the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping 2014 Europe Division 2 serial inwards Bratislava. © FEI/Anton Martinec

Germany galloped to victory at the 7th together with penultimate leg of Europe Division 2’s Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping 2014 serial inwards Bratislava, Slovakia, on Saturday.

It was a contrast for the country, whose squad endured a bruising run across inwards the Europe Division 1 leg inwards Dublin.

A amount of xiii nations signed upwards for Bratislava, together with it was a clear-cut thing alongside the winners finishing a amount combat ahead of Switzerland inwards runner-up spot piece the Canadians were around other 3 faults adrift when lining upwards third.  Team USA pipped Brazil together with the host land of Slovakia for quaternary house past times only a unmarried error when posting xx inwards total, together with Republic of Austria lined upwards 7th alongside 24 ahead of Czechia inwards 8th house on a amount of 29 faults.

There were half-dozen nations competing for points towards the Furusiyya 2014 Final – Austria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Slovakia together with Turkey – together with the hosts claimed the maximum 100 equally the highest placed of these, thereby moving upwards the overall standings to 3rd place.

Just viii teams returned for the second round, together with it was Turkey, France, Finland, Republic of Hungary together with Slovenia who missed the cut. There were 3 double-clear performances on the day.

The Germans established the Pb inwards the showtime circular together with thus held off a potent challenge from the Swiss together with Canadians to post service their win.

Course designer, Eduard Petrovic from Croatia, commented that the measure at this year’s CSIO 3* was noticeably better, together with that he built his rail accordingly.

“Last twelvemonth nosotros experienced a pregnant improvement inwards the nations that fielded teams together with this twelvemonth was fifty-fifty better!” he said.

Petrovic started working on the class final December, but a heavy rainstorm final weekend threatened to undo it all.  Fortunately nevertheless the flooding receded together with the Earth recovered inwards time.

“I had to pose the poles a scrap higher this twelvemonth equally the degree of the riders was fifty-fifty better,” he said. “It is my 5th twelvemonth hither together with it’s sure enough the toughest class I accept develop since I started working on the demo inwards Bratislava. My operate is alone to endeavour to practice the drama, but it is upwards to the riders to pose the demo together with they did just that today!” he said.

German Chef d’Equipe, Seemann Eberhard, was inwards buoyant mood after Germany’s 11th win inwards Bratislava.

“It’s a proficient feeling to win hither because it is e'er real dainty to win a Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup qualifier, it’s e'er something special. Today nosotros were actually proficient inwards the showtime round, but the instant circular was tight together with nosotros had to battle difficult against both the Swiss together with Canadians. In the end, nosotros are real happy to win this class,” he said.

He talked close the strategy behind competing at Bratislava from a German linguistic communication perspective. “It is all close giving the younger riders the chance to gain around international experience. Laurence (Greene), for example, is competing inwards his showtime ever Nations Cup – it’s all close setting these riders upwards for the future.

“Bratislava is a bully demo inwards the East, it’s ane of the best ones together with it’s quite tough but a proficient house for immature riders nevertheless, specially those that don’t accept many chances to larn involved inwards the international sport,” he added.

For the teams inwards Europe Division 2 now, it is correct downward to the wire.  Norway silent heads the leaderboard going inwards to the final circular of this qualifying serial at Arezzo, but the Italian hosts volition hold out ane of viii nations chasing those final remaining qualifying points when the activity gets nether agency on September 19, together with it’s boundary to hold out a tearing combat to the finish.

The Norwegians accept used upwards all their points-chasing chances, thus a win for Italia would consider them movement to the overstep of the tabular array from which only 2 nations volition qualify for the much-anticipated Final. And should Slovakia come upwards out on overstep thus they would hold out on degree pegging alongside Norway, thus it’s silent all to play for equally the qualifying flavour draws to a close.

 

Result:

1.    Germany 4 faults: Che Guevara (Joerg Oppermann) 0/0, For Success (Kleis Thomas) 0/4, Arrivederci 7 (Lawrence Greene) 0/4, Chap 47 (Heiko Schmidt) DNS/0.

2.    Switzerland 8 faults: PSG Future (Martin Fuchs) 4/0, Oceane de la Taille CH (Evelyne Bussmann) 8/4, Wiveau (Alain Jufer) 0/4, Pollendr (Werner Muff) 0/0.

3.    Canada xi faults: Picobello du Val de Geer (Jordan Macpherson) 0/4, Pater Noster (Jaclyn Duff) 0/8, Zilversprings (Elizabeth Gingras) 0/0, Quidam Blue (Jill Henselwood) 19/7.

4.    USA xx faults: Rocky westward (Kaitlin Dawn Campbell) 0/8, Heracross (Paris Sellon) 4/8, Paloubet (Wilton Porter) 8/4, Pumped Up Kicks (Lillie Keenan) 0/4.

5.     Brazil 21 faults: AD Amigo B (Doda de Miranda) 24/12, Premiere Carthoes BZ (Felipe Amaral) 0/4, Amor (Yuri Mansur Guerios) 8/5, Rissoa d’Ag Bois Margot (Pedro Veniss) 4/0.

5.    Slovakia 21 faults: Badarco (Marian Stangel) 4/9, Quinto (Radovan Sillo) 0/4, Pinocchio (Monika Stangelova) 30/13, Dollar Look van’t Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 (Radovan Cibere) 0/4.

7.    Austria 24 faults: Emir VH Moleneind (Dieter Kofler) 4/12, Royal des Bissons (Astrid Kneifel) 8/4, Texas (Markus Saurugg) 0/12, Bogegaardens Apollonia (Stefanie Bistan) 4/0.

8.    Czech Republic 29 faults: Luka’s Ninja (Zuzana Zelinkova) 13/8, Sorceress (Barbora Tomanova) Elim/DNS, Aristo Z (Jiri Hruska) 0/4, Acovaro (Ales Opatrny) 0/4.

Full result  

Standings after Round 7:
1.    Norway            –    345
2.    Italy                –    270
3.    Slovakia            –    245
4.    Denmark            –    240
4.    Austria                –    240
6.    Poland                –    230
7.    Turkey                –    222.5
8.    Finland            –    210
9.    Hungary            –    200
10.    Czech Republic        –    180
11.    Portugal            –    100
12.    Russia                –      65

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