WEG: Can Britain bag showjumping’s triple crown?
Britain’s showjumping squad has been inward winning form since the 2012 Olympic Games, but they volition produce got to defy the tape books to accept victory at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
History shows that the previous British success was all the means dorsum at the initiative World Championships inward Aachen, FRG inward 1978; both French Republic in addition to FRG produce got been crowned champions on 3 occasions inward the intervening period, spell the USA in addition to Holland came out on hand off inward 1986 in addition to 2006 respectively.
But spell their side boasts both the Longines basis set out i rider, Scott Brash, in addition to set out 3 Ben Maher, the electrical flow European in addition to Olympic Champions face a tough battle to arrive at the triple crown of major squad titles in addition to mass their house inward Rio 2016 when the jumping gets under way at the Games, inward Normandy from September 2.
A total of 17 private World Championships produce got been staged since 1953, but the squad Championships were introduced alone inward 1978 hence the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2014 edition presents simply the 9th squad entitle decider.
Since the 7 FEI disciplines were merged into the FEI World Equestrian Games inward 1990, the Germans produce got been the dominant forcefulness inward Jumping, alongside wins at The Hague (NED) inward 1994, Rome (ITA) inward 1998 in addition to Kentucky (USA) inward 2010, spell the French reigned supreme at Stockholm (SWE) inward 1990 in addition to i time again at Jerez (ESP) inward 2002.
These 2 powerhouses will, no doubt, live major players i time again this fourth dimension around, but the sport has undergone colossal modify inward recent years, equally underlined past times Saudi Arabia’s bronze-medal-winning functioning at the London 2012 Olympic Games where Holland filled silverish medal spot.
It was Saudi Arabia’s Abdullah Al Sharbatly’s Individual silverish medal inward Kentucky 2 years before that heralded the arrival of a novel moving ridge of competitors in addition to nations into the hand off degree of the sport, in addition to that phenomenon has continued since. The hugely successful Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping serial has helped to farther railroad train teams at all levels, in addition to 35 countries volition live pinning their hopes on their national sides at the d’Ornano Stadium inward Caen on September 2.
While the British squad looks strong, it took a jump-off to split them from the silver-medal-winning Dutch side at the London 2012 Olympic Games in addition to they are real unlikely to larn an slow ride this fourth dimension approximately either. The Germans are defending champions in addition to produce got enormous strength inward depth, alongside Marcus Ehning the alone remaining fellow member of the foursome that clinched victory inward Kentucky 4 years ago.
The Netherlands, French Republic in addition to the Swedish side that clinched bronze at lastly summer’s Europeans along alongside the USA, who produce got been winning all before them inward recent weeks, volition also live serious forces to live reckoned alongside equally they target that same title.
Britain’s Brash in addition to Maher await major contenders for private honours this fourth dimension around, but no-one tin discount the basis set out two, Germany’s Ludger Beerbaum, whose extraordinary listing of successes includes medals inward 1990, 1994, 1998 in addition to 2006. And in that place volition live plenty of French involvement despite the unfortunate absence of 2013 FEI European Champion Roger-Yves Bost whose horse, Castle Forbes Myrtille Paulois, is out of action.
French riders Kevin Staut (6th inward the rankings), Patrice Delaveau (7th) in addition to Penelope Leprevost (9th) are serious contenders at whatsoever time, in addition to alongside Beerbaum joined past times Marcus Ehning (4th) in addition to Daniel Deusser (8th) for Germany, in addition to the USA’s Kent Farrington (5th), McLain Ward in addition to Beezie Madden (12th in addition to 13th) it’s looking similar a battle of the aces when the Jumping Championships larn the minute calendar week of the Games off to a flight start .
September 2
The Jumping championships accept house over vi days, in addition to in that place are tape entries, alongside competitors from 54 nations taking part. A total of 158 combinations volition start inward the firstly competition, a meaning increase on the previous tape of 120 from 41 countries that started inward Lexington 4 years ago.
It all begins alongside the firstly circular of the squad event, a speed contest inward which in that place is a four-second penalisation for every fence down, afterwards which rider’s results are calculated into penalties. These penalties are carried into some other 2 rounds of jumping over a farther 2 days before the squad medals volition live awarded in addition to the 5 nations that volition live heading for Rio 2016 are confirmed.
Following a remainder day, the top-30 riders in addition to hence become through to the qualifier for the Individual top-four Final which brings the Games 2014 to a unopen the next afternoon.
The top-four clash is an enormous exam equally riders swap horses, in addition to the 2010 champion, Belgium’s Philippe Le Jeune, epitomised the lineament in addition to compass of riding talent required to claim this close coveted honour. He made the cutting through superb results alongside his stallion Vigo d’Arsouilles, in addition to and hence the 50-year-old horseman demonstrated the sense of a lifetime alongside masterful performances on the mounts of his rivals – the cracking Hickstead ridden past times Canada’s Eric Lamaze, Sharbatly’s Seldana di Campalto in addition to HH Rebozo ridden past times Brazil’s Rodrigo Pessoa. Le Jeune volition non live defending his private entitle inward Normandy.
History
Every FEI World Championship has provided its surprises in addition to stars, in addition to the Individual Roll of Honour is a glorious one, get-go alongside Spain’s Francisco “Paco” Goyoaga in addition to Quorum who pipped Germany’s Fritz Thiedemann in addition to Diamant 61 years agone inward Paris.
German legend Hans Gunter Winkler was back-to-back champion inward 1954 in addition to 1955 spell the late, cracking Raimondo d’Inzeo from Italia followed adjust inward 1956 in addition to 1960. Pierre Jonqueres d’Oriola from French Republic (1966), Great Britain’s David Broome (1970), Germany’s Hartwig Steenken (1974), Gerd Wiltfang (1978) in addition to Norbert Koof (1982), stood on the hand off pace of the podium before the i in addition to alone lady champion carved her cite into the history books.
Canada’s Gail Greenough in addition to Mr T pinned America’s Conrad Holmfeld in addition to Abdullah into silverish medal topographic point at Aachen inward 1986, spell Great Britain’s Nick Skelton took bronze alongside Apollo.
It would live some other sixteen years, next wins for Eric Navet from French Republic (1990), Germany’s Franke Sloothaak (1994), Brazil’s Rodrigo Pessoa (1998) in addition to Ireland’s Dermott Lennon (2002) before the ladies returned to the podium when the USA’s Beezie Madden in addition to Germany’s Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum took silverish in addition to bronze behind 2006 champion Jos Lansink from Belgium.
The scoop
- 54 National Federations volition live represented; 35 with teams and 19 with individuals only.
- Officials
- 2 sets of medals – Team in addition to Individual.
- Teams consist of 4 riders, alongside the hand off 3 scores to count.
- The hand off 5 teams qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
- The defending squad champions are from Germany. In the vi editions of the FEI World Equestrian Games, FRG has taken the Jumping Team entitle 3 times; at The Hague (NED) 1994, Rome (ITA) 1998 in addition to Kentucky (USA) 2010.
- The French were squad champions at the initiative edition inward Stockholm (SWE) inward 1990, in addition to inward Jerez (ESP) inward 2002.
- The Netherlands came out on hand off inward Aachen (GER) inward 2006 in addition to the USA were crowned squad champions also at Aachen (GER) inward 1986.
- Germany’s Ludger Beerbaum, currently ranked No. 2 inward the Longines basis rankings, claimed squad medals at the FEI World Equestrian Games Jumping championships inward 1990, 1994, 1998 in addition to 2006 in addition to is i time again named inward the High German side for Normandy 2014.
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