Team France got familiar with some larger-than-life rings as they soaked in their freshly minted gold medal status as the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Team Show Jumping Champions on Wednesday, August 17th, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Find out how France rose from 5th place to take the Team Gold by clicking to […]
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – The U.S. Olympic Show Jumping Team has withdrawn Beezie Madden and Cortes ‘C’ from competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Cortes ‘C’ sustained an injury during Round One of the Team competition on Tuesday and in the best interest of the horse’s welfare, the decision has been made to […]
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Show Jumping at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games continues on Tuesday, August 16th at Deodoro Equestrian Center in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The Individual 2nd Qualifier/Team Round 1 follows the Individual 1st Qualifier/Team Qualifier for Round 1 that saw Brazil and Germany perform best on Sunday, August 14th. Read full coverage of the opening round of the […]
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During Sunday’s First Individual Qualifier/First Team Round of the Rio Olympic Games, two riders were eliminated from the competition after they were found to be in violation of Article 242.3.1 of the FEI Jumping Rules. Belgium’s Nicola Philippaerts was disqualified for excessive use of the spur after his horse Zilverstar T stopped for the second […]
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Despite a few acrobatics, Canada’s Yann Candele manages to jump clear over the final fence during a dramatic start to the Show Jumping at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games on Sunday, August 14th, 2016 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The First Individual/First Team Qualifier was a difficult one-round competition that saw 75 pairs start, and 24 […]
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