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

[dcro 10,179]

Pratoni slide is not being shown at all because for some reason the TV director *has to* show every rider finishing in live. Guess he does not know how to add in replays.

 

So much for the most exciting fence of the course. It has already caused problems and we have seen none of it.

 

Water complex hasn't been shown at all too... Just the straightforward galloping obstacles.

[dcro 10,179]

 Minder eliminated. Didn't see what happened exactly but parted company with Toblerone.

 

Looked great early on but got visibly fatigued.

[phelps 6,852]

I don't know if the Swedish TV (SVT) have a personalized direction, but I turned my tv on 3 minutes ago and they already showed Monica Spencer at the water complex and Kitajima at the Slide...

 

hope that the international feed doesn't have a typical italian football-only director...

[dcro 10,179]

 Kitajima goes yee-haw at the last fence, but gets away with it.

[dcro 10,179]

7 minutes ago, phelps said:

I don't know if the Swedish TV (SVT) have a personalized direction, but I turned my tv on 3 minutes ago and they already showed Monica Spencer at the water complex and Kitajima at the Slide...

 

hope that the international feed doesn't have a typical italian football-only director...

It has improved but there are still no replays which you need for cross-country.

 

Will Coleman was the fastest so far but his finish was not shown, live or taped.

[Rafa Maciel 1,247]

With the first line riders for the team event all completed, Switzerland lose one of their overnight counters with the elimination of Minder. That will possibly help Team Italy move closer to a qualifying spot in the top 7. France's Astier Nicolas and Canada's Haley Awad likely to become a drop scores for their respective teams. 

 

A clear round for Ros Canter means GBR have a good fall back should anything go wrong for their overnight counters.  

[dcro 10,179]

Fouuad Mirza's tack is flying all over the course. Already dropped his bib, and now something else is got untacked behind.

Edited September 17, 2022 by dcro

[dcro 10,179]

Vitkauskas got awarded a refusal, but it could be worth an appeal to see if the horse really stepped backwards on the fence in hand.

 

Pitty for Lithuania if the penalties stay, since this should have been the most competitive stage for Vitkauskas.

 

Edit: Another refusal.  He retires, back to the drawing board.

Edited September 17, 2022 by dcro

[dcro 10,179]

 Auffarth the second one to go inside the time. Redemption after Tokyo.

[TeamGB 66]

Although they didn't show it for Auffarth, I think that if a ride wants to go clear they need to exit the water section with about 2 minutes remaining. Although this may be irrelevant if they don't show it on TV.