website statistics
Jump to content

Equestrian 2017 Discussion Thread


dcro
 Share

Recommended Posts

7 hours ago, dcro said:

:ARG Maria Florencia Manfredi has been invited to take part at the dressage WC final in Omaha in few weeks! :thumbup::cheer:@konig

 

I love her reaction in this interview: “Amazing!” the 34-year-old rider exclaimed after she was told she had qualified for the final of the 32nd World Cup Final. “I can’t believe it. I need to go celebrate tonight." :d

http://www.dressage-news.com/2017/03/01/maria-florencia-manfredi-becomes-first-argentine-to-win-dressage-world-cup-final-start/

 

She will be the first Argentine rider to compete in the history of dressage WC finals. She got invited as the highest ranked rider outside of Europe/North America/Pacific.

 

It's sad that she apparently has zero support from Argentinian NOC & federation, according to this interview. :(

Thanks Dcro, i see this some hours ago and i shared in our facebook sports site of course, is like LDOG says, only the jumpers have support, the eventing team are like Manfredi, is ALL her merit this, our federation/state dont have nothing to do with this.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

4 hours ago, konig said:

Thanks Dcro, i see this some hours ago and i shared in our facebook sports site of course, is like LDOG says, only the jumpers have support, the eventing team are like Manfredi, is ALL her merit this, our federation/state dont have nothing to do with this.

Only one curiosity :p Manfredi has Italian origins? Btw, congrats for this historic milestone. its great to see that the sport continues to grow worldwide.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

10 hours ago, Gianlu33 said:

Only one curiosity :p Manfredi has Italian origins? Btw, congrats for this historic milestone. its great to see that the sport continues to grow worldwide.

Like many argentinians, she is decendent from italians, between descendent of spanish and italians, you have at least the 50% por the argentinians (in my case both, my last name is Orlandi), argentinians who traveled to Italy told to me that the most part of you dont know nothing about this :p

Link to comment
Share on other sites

3 hours ago, konig said:

Like many argentinians, she is decendent from italians, between descendent of spanish and italians, you have at least the 50% por the argentinians (in my case both, my last name is Orlandi), argentinians who traveled to Italy told to me that the most part of you dont know nothing about this :p

Oh, you are italian too :p Btw, i know that all south american and north american country have been the destination of so many Italian migrants, I myself have some relatives in Brazil and the USA ;) 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

One of my favourite shows of the year, the "Al Shaqab" in :QAT Doha, is being held this week.

 

Today we had the Grand Prix qualifier in dressage.

:GER Isabell Werth (Don Johnson) - 77.600%

:DEN Cathrine Dufour (Cassidy) - 76.820% :wub:

:DEN Anna Kasprzak (Donnperignon) - 73.560%

... full results

 

 

Tomorrow is the final day of the show. Highlights include...

Dressage Grand Prix Special at 8:30 (6:30 CET)

Dressage Grand Prix Freestyle at 14:30 (12:30 CET)

Jumping Main Competition at 17:00 (15:00 CET)

 

Everything will be live streamed HERE.

#banbestmen

Link to comment
Share on other sites

It's the intermission in the jumping competition, 6 clears in the 1st round. 2nd round will start in about 30 mins.

 

EDIT: It was Scott Brash who claimed the win at the end.

 

Meanwhile. dressage competitions are completed. :GER Werth won the freestyle with 81%, :DEN Dufour second with 80%, :DEN Kasprzak third with 78%. Another Dane, Rikke Svane, was also in top 6, so excellent day for them. :)

 

However, the highlight was Anna Kasprzak performing the incredible "vertigo sequence" of flying changes (or however that sequence is called :p)... Too bad that judges didn't really reward her that much. Must have been the first time that someone successfully performed such sequence. Incredibly difficult.

Edited by dcro

#banbestmen

Link to comment
Share on other sites

47 minutes ago, dcro said:

@OlympicIRL Judy Reynolds won the big Signal Iduna Cup freestyle in Dortmund yesterday, first 5* victory. Quite a moment to see Irish anthemn being played in front of few thousand spectators, as it's the case in Germany. :)

 

4f868118c64142a0a9f100c5137f1f7c.png ded0d4d70a084908b43a16c917c18948.png

 

Wow, that is fantastic news! :bounce:

I never thought I would see the day that an Irish rider wins a 5 star event in dressage and to do it in Germany in front of a big crowd is even more special. Very proud of our duo :)

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 hours ago, OlympicIRL said:

 

Wow, that is fantastic news! :bounce:

I never thought I would see the day that an Irish rider wins a 5 star event in dressage and to do it in Germany in front of a big crowd is even more special. Very proud of our duo :)

 

 

Looking good too for Omaha in a couple of weeks. :) After Rio she completely changed her freestyle's floorplan and music. Litterally went from having one of the easier floorplans to having one of the hardest, if not the hardest. Great potential for some high scores with that. :yes

#banbestmen

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Just now, dcro said:

 

Looking good too for Omaha in a couple of weeks. :) After Rio she completely changed her freestyle's floorplan and music. Litterally went from having one of the easier floorplans to having one of the hardest, if not the hardest. Great potential for some high scores with that. :yes

 

That sounds promising. Do you think Vancouver K can keep going for the next Olympics? 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.
 Share

  • Latest Posts around Totallympics

    • She has competed for Brazil some 20 days ago...OAsport writers must have taken long holidays and needed more time than usual for their "copy, paste and add a clickbait title/intro" article 
    • it looks like  will have soon another biathlon member in their ranks    born Gaia Brunello is going to switch to her mom's native Land...good luck to her!   p.s. just don't give a f*ck to the clickbaiting comparison to Braathen in the title of the article    https://www.oasport.it/2025/01/anche-litalia-ha-la-sua-braathen-gaia-brunello-sceglie-il-brasile-nel-biathlon/
    • my picks...   all the home teams except for the Vikings winning in LA
    • my problem isn't that*...it's that I just can't stand the test match format    I'd rather watch T20 or ODI...I don't like even the T10 format   *I just discovered that we can watch the 7+ ott also here in Italy, just need a good  VPN and a bit of patience to register to their portal (it's completely free, and the app on the amazon firestick works way better than the regular website on my PC)    for those who like to dare, there's a chance to subscribe to Kayo Sports, too, but I didn't take the risk yet...you know...   meanwhile, for those who are more into "a certain kind of stuff"  there's always the magical app Sportsfire (it works basically only on the amazon firestick, though)...and you have a whole world at your feet  (when it worls )
    • Meanwhile, a bit of a request for help: I have been trying, but if anyone can find the qualification rules for the world championships in Trondheim, specifically the requirements to be allowed to start in all races, that'd be great, I can't find it anywhere yet..   Edit: of course I found it right after asking for help     Only remaining question is: does 'current' mean what at that moment is the current list (the 6th FIS points list) or the one that is used for the eligibility for the WSC 2025 as listed on the 'Dates of the lists' document (5th FIS points list)?    
    • Happy New Year to you as well!   So, we got back from Oberwiesenthal Sunday night, after an adventurous drive in the snow and a long road back home. It went well there: the classic sprint on Saturday resulted in 314 points, which improved her own position towards the team sprint in the world championships (being in the team sprint is potentially very important towards the Olympics). She beat her main rival by a whopping 11 seconds, so that was awesome.   20k mass start classic on Sunday wasn't that good: in the first of six laps, some athletes around her fell, one of them hit her left foot (the one that got injured in the accident 3 years ago) and that resulted in quite some pain. I was waiting with my drinks in the coaching area, but after the field passed there in lap two, she didn't appear, so I knew something was up. Walked back and saw her walking towards me, then she explained what had happened. The pain after being hit in the foot was too much to keep going for 16km, especially in a race that wouldn't count for the Olympic ranking anyway and was only meant for 'racing rhythm', continueing could do more damage than good.   That's a shame, but no problem, the sprint went well and that was WAY more important. Also: the day before the race we went to the Polish wax cabin to ask for help, because she does always need someone to wax her skis and 'Team' Brazil isn't really an option. The Polish very gladly helped (and were paid with a nice 12-pack of beer we brought for that occassion) and the skis were really good, so that was fantastic. Even better: after the mass start, and explaining why being hit in the foot was such a problem and so on, the wax guy - without us even asking - offered to also help at the world championships, and invited her for a training camp with the team in the summer     December had gone very well as well, right now (with still this entire season and half of next season to go) she is leading the Brazilian Olympic ranking by a nice margin. Of course many races to come for everyone, but so far, so good!   Next option is 17-19 January, FESA Cup in Falcade. Financially it's a bit tough, since that is yet another 2300km with the rental car (with which we already did 1600 now, and we only have 2000 on the contract, so every km outside of it costs 20 cents), plus another accomodation needed. We're looking into the options, because Falcade has a classic sprint AND a 10k freestyle, which is the absolute perfect combination considering those are the things that count for the Olympic ranking. We're trying to scrape enough together, so...we'll keep you updated  
    • Luckily is not even close to Braathen's talent...
    • WWE RAW on Netflix Premiere 2025 Results:   Roman Reigns def. Solo Sikoa   Rhea Ripley def. Women's World Champion Liv Morgan - NEW CHAMPION (Liv Morgan was champion for 226 days)   Jey Uso def. Drew McIntyre   CM Punk def. Seth Rollins
    • Heraskevyvh is very good in this season. He did worse last season. Our team is unfortunately doing much worse now.    In luge, unfortunately, it`s difficult to break the dominance of Germany, Austria and Latvia. The USA has also made a lot of progress. I have also read that Russia may return under a neutral banner, so I don`t think we will win a medal in Cortina 2026. The only hope is that we will use our knowledge of the new track in Cortina and then maybe we will win a one medal, maybe in the women's doubles. Unfortunately, we don`t have a star like Armin Zoeggeler as before.
    • BEST MALE ATHLETE for sportsmen in Olympic sports   #1: #2: #3: #4: #5: #6:     BEST FEMALE ATHLETE for sportswomen in Olympic sports   #1:  Summer McIntosh #2: #3: #4: #5: #6:     BEST NON-OLYMPIC ATHLETE for athletes in Non-Olympic sports and disciplines   #1: #2: #3: #4: #5: #6:     BEST PARALYMPIC ATHLETE for athletes with a disability   #1: #2: #3: #4: #5: #6:     BEST YOUTH ATHLETE for athletes up to 18 years old (born after January 1st, 2006) (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports)   #1: #2: #3: #4: #5: #6:     BEST MEN'S TEAM for national men's teams or groups (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports)   #1: #2: #3: #4: #5: #6:     BEST WOMEN'S TEAM for national women's teams or groups (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports)   #1: #2: #3: #4: #5: #6:     BEST DOUBLES/PAIR OR MIXED TEAM for doubles and pairs or mixed teams and groups (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports)   #1: #2: #3: #4: #5: #6:     BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR for the most improved athlete (aged 19 or over) or national team (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports)   #1: #2: #3: #4: #5: #6:     COMEBACK OF THE YEAR for athletes or national teams who made a comeback performance in 2024 (including Olympic, Non-Olympic and Paralympic sports)   #1: #2: #3: #4: #5: #6:     SPORT MOMENT OF THE YEAR for any sport moment from 2024   #1:  Charlie Lindgren’s (own) goalie goal against the Lightning in the NHL #2:  Rachel Homan’s split for 3 in the 9th end of World Championships final #3:  Faroe Island’s tie against  Norway at the Men’s Handball World Championships #4: #5: #6:     OLYMPIC SPIRIT AWARD for athletes or teams related to the 2024 Summer Olympics or Paralympics who exemplify the spirit of sportsmanship in the Games or showed great determination in overcoming obstacles   #1: #2: #3: #4: #5: #6:
×
×
  • Create New...