Equestrian FEI Eventing & Driving World Championships 2022 Road to Paris 2024

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Another French team rider has his score listed as under review. Slightly suspish.

 

Edited September 16, 2022 by dcro

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Fourth riders have just started

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Delightful test for Karin Donckers. Well done. She goes into 9th, but really underscored by one of the judges... Tough luck representing Belgium.

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Pretty impressive two days of dressage for Spain. Certainly above my expectations.

Of course, they still have to prove themselves in the jumping phases, but maybe a Spanish qualification would not be the biggest surprise in the world after all.

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Somehow I overlooked the fact that Sweden chose their most experienced combination, Niklas Lindback & Focus Filiocus, to be their individual representative.

 

Astonishingly bad team selection. Already he was the best of the Swedes in dressage, the only one under 30, and there is every chance he stays on top for the rest of the weekend as well...

Edited September 16, 2022 by dcro

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Let's take a moment to appreciate the fact that  Andrew Hoy made his World Championships debut in 1978.

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Standings after dressage...

 

69.20

76.10

76.60

77.90

84.10

84.20

86.10

87.40

90.10

90.30

97.40

99.00

99.00

100.50

100.80

104.90

 

Nations in bold are currently in the Olympic qualifying position. USA, New Zealand, Belgium, Italy and Spain arguably had the best dressage in regards to their own expectations. It's all to play for tomorrow.

 

Edited September 16, 2022 by dcro

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A solid day two for  after a brutal day one. They’ve at least pulled themselves somewhat into contention for the final Olympic spots

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Welp, pretty horrible TV direction so far, but it's still early...

 

Nevertheless, the director cutting away while a rider is in the middle of the combination is a reason to be worried.