Equestrian at the Summer Olympic Games 2020

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Poland changed their eventing reserve. Mateusz Kiempa out, Jan Kaminski in.

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Arena familiarization has started.

 

 

 

 

 

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Very interesting read about the dressage competition of Tokyo 1964.

 

Part 1 focuses on the background (dressage was held under the IOC's scrutiny at the time due to the nationalistic judging from 1956). It also focuses on the adventurous journeys to Tokyo.

 

https://www.eurodressage.com/2021/07/18/1964-tokyo-olympics-team-competition-jeopardy-dangerous-travels-tokyo-air-and-sea

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Part 2 is already out.

 

 Paul Weier on the steep learning curve of horse flying. 

 

https://www.eurodressage.com/2021/07/19/1964-tokyo-olympics-paul-weier-pioneering-horse-transport-tokyo-air

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Piggy March & Brookfield Inocent (traveling reserves) are out, and Rosalind Canter & Allstar B are in for the British eventing team.

 

Quite dubious reasoning was given... No injury or whatever. It just seems as though being a reserve was beneath the expectations of 'Piggy' March.

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Equiratings prediction for the individual eventing.

 

https://prediction-centre.equiratings.com/competitions/tokyo_2

 

Seems like their model still has a major weakness. They value every 4*/5* competition the same, and that's just not the case in practice.

 

 Andrey Mitin having 2% chance of Top 10 is just wrong. It's closer to 0.0002%.

 

 Krajewski is hilariously overrated. Jung / the Brits are somewhat overrated too. They are not that dominant. Some names are underrated.

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Funny seeing Equiratings give Sam Watson, one of the founders of equiratngs, the best chance of an Irish medal 

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6 minutes ago, dodge said:

Funny seeing Equiratings give Sam Watson, one of the founders of equiratngs, the best chance of an Irish medal 

Yeah, Cathal Daniels might have something to say about that.

 

There is a lot to like about Watson & Flamenco, but they had a drive-by at the (in)famous Luhmuhlen colorful bird obstacle in 2019 so... They have a tainted record when it matters most.

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Indian equestrian ace Fouaad Mirza chooses to go with Seigneur Medicott  instead of Dajara as equine partner .

Changed his horse again at the last moment.

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Good to see all the athletes are making sure they keep hydrated.

 

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