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9 minutes ago, lea26 said:

Do we know for sure now that Ireland won't send a dressage team and Belgium gets the spot or are we still pending some decision? 

I thought it was over once :IRL Dane Rawlins wrote: "We lost. Thanks for the support. Time to move on.", following the second appeal this Friday.


But apparently, with only 24 hours to go, Dressage Ireland have called upon the Irish Minister of Sport to intervene. :yikes: What a mess.


So we should know by tomorrow at the latest.

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Apparently it took CAS ONE (1) day to dismiss :NED Dinja van Liere's appeal regarding Hermes' (wrong) nationality. :p

 

At any rate, the Dutch teams were announced today:

 

:NED Netherlands - Team dressage

Edward Gal (Total US)

Hans Peter Minderhoud (Dream Boy)

Marlies van Baalen (Go Legend)

Reserve: Dinja van Liere (Haute Couture)

 

:NED Netherlands - Individual eventing

Merel Blom (The Quizmaster)

Janneke Boonzaaijer (Champ de Tailleur)

 

:NED Netherlands - Team jumping

Marc Houtzager (Dante)

Harrie Smolders (Dolinn)

Maikel van der Vleuten (Beauville Z)

Reserve: Willem Greve (Zypria S)

 

:JPN Japan - Team jumping

Daisuke Fukushima (Canyon)

Eiken Sato (Saphyr des Lacs)

Koki Saito (Chilensky)

Reserve: Mike Kawai (As de Mai)

 

Taizo Sugitani was present at every Olympics since Atlanta 1996... But now he miss out on the home Games following a late injury to his horse. :(

 

 

:SUI Switzerland - Team jumping

Bryan Balsiger (Twentytwo des Biches)

Martin Fuchs (Clooney)

Steve Guerdat (Venard de Cerisy)

Beat Mändli (Dsarie)

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@phelps So Jessica is going after all :d (though, potentially, only as a reserve - which is to be named from these four).

 

Looks like the selectors left only one spot for those less experienced. I would have preferred to see Lucy Deslauriers, and especially Brian Moggre, but these two ended up as picks #5-6.

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39 minutes ago, Adriano said:

Pawlak is a bad choice :/

For me she is the best* choice. Olympics are not a dressage competition. She will be a worthy trail-blazer.

 

*Next to Spisak, who is however more unpredictable. With some luck, he could score Top 10, but then again, he may not complete...

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:CAN Team Canada :CAN

 

Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu, Horse: All In – Dressage
Lindsay Kellock, Horse: Sebastien – Dressage
Chris von Martels, Horse: Eclips – Dressage

Colleen Loach, Horse: Qorry Blue d’Argouges – Eventing
Jessica Phoenix, Horse: Pavarotti – Eventing

Mario Deslauriers, Horse: Bardolina 2 – Jumping

 

 

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