dcro 10,179 Posted September 21, 2018 #681 Share Posted September 21, 2018 What a great 7am reception. @OlympicIRL OlympicIRL 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted September 21, 2018 #682 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Time for driving, the last of the 8 disciplines to commence at this WEG. Somehow expectedly, driving suffered the most from WEG being held outside of Europe. Only 19 carriages will enter, meaning less than half compared to 4 years ago... Defending team medalists from Hungary didn't even bother to send anyone. Today we start with dressage, marathon phase will be held tomorrow, while Sunday's cones will be the final event of the entire WEG. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted September 21, 2018 #683 Share Posted September 21, 2018 (edited) These grooms sitting behind are not allowed to move or talk during a dressage test. They basically have a staring contest, that must be so awkward. Edited September 21, 2018 by dcro Wumo and thepharoah 2 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 4,769 Posted September 21, 2018 #684 Share Posted September 21, 2018 5 hours ago, dcro said: What a great 7am reception. @OlympicIRL So great to see the team get a well-deserved big reception for their arrival home. Well done to all who came out to greet the team at such an early hour of the morning, our fans never cease to amaze me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted September 21, 2018 #685 Share Posted September 21, 2018 And there we have it... Netherlands defeats Great Britain in team para-dressage. Unbelieveable. Must be the first time ever that Great Britain will not take this gold at any championships... #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted September 21, 2018 #686 Share Posted September 21, 2018 And looks like the para-dressage judges are not really different than the pure-dressage ones. Pathetic attempt from the British judge to continue their gold medal subscription... #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 4,769 Posted September 21, 2018 #687 Share Posted September 21, 2018 So will today finally be the day that Ireland qualifies a showjumping team for the Olympics since Athens 2004? Crazy to think that it's been so long, but I still would not bet on it. Tough teams ahead and behind us in the standings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldira 76 Posted September 21, 2018 #688 Share Posted September 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, OlympicIRL said: So will today finally be the day that Ireland qualifies a showjumping team for the Olympics since Athens 2004? Crazy to think that it's been so long, but I still would not bet on it. Tough teams ahead and behind us in the standings. I will be amazed if they qualify. We need two clears unless the course rides very tough. Can see Britain and France overhaul us and cant see any weak teams ahead that we can pass. At least if 5 European teams qualify we have a better chance at Europeans next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted September 21, 2018 #689 Share Posted September 21, 2018 O'Shea and Breen are yet to do a clear in Tryon, so there might be an increased chance of a random clear by the law of large numbers. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 4,769 Posted September 21, 2018 #690 Share Posted September 21, 2018 15 minutes ago, dcro said: O'Shea and Breen are yet to do a clear in Tryon, so there might be an increased chance of a random clear by the law of large numbers. Murphy's Law sounds more Irish don't you think? dcro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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