Equestrian at the Summer Olympic Games 2020

[Belle 983]

Is Sweden out of the medal race? 

[lea26 32]

First big scores are starting to pile but I don't think we will get the expected shake up among top nations from this course. 

Time isn't tight, not super technical, the ride seems pretty straight forward with the right options. 

[Orangehair43 252]

1 minute ago, lea26 said:

First big scores are starting to pile but I don't think we will get the expected shake up among top nations from this course. 

Time isn't tight, not super technical, the ride seems pretty straight forward with the right options. 

It only needs one or two of the likely medal contenders to suffer an elimination for their hopes to be over and it all to be shock up. 

[dcro 10,210]

1 minute ago, Belle said:

Is Sweden out of the medal race? 

Sadly yes for the team medal. Louise Romeike is still in a good position individually.

[dcro 10,210]

Just now, Orangehair43 said:

It only needs one or two of the likely medal contenders to suffer an elimination for their hopes to be over and it all to be shock up. 

Just like in basically any other Olympic sport... A baton down means a baton down.

[lea26 32]

2 minutes ago, Belle said:

Is Sweden out of the medal race? 

Given they already used their substitution I don't even think they can compete in the jumping phase as a team? 

[dcro 10,210]

3 minutes ago, lea26 said:

Given they already used their substitution I don't even think they can compete in the jumping phase as a team? 

They can. Viklund will be allowed to start tomorrow for the team section only.

[Vektor 3,326]

Looking at this competition I wonder how modern pentathlon would change if they would go back to having cross country instead of show jumping, like in the old days. This definitely makes more sense as the event type for pentathlon based on what the sport is intended to be, but they are moving in the other (wrong) direction with the current changes. 

[Orangehair43 252]

1 minute ago, Vektor said:

Looking at this competition I wonder how modern pentathlon would change if they would go back to having cross country instead of show jumping, like in the old days. This definitely makes more sense as the event type for pentathlon based on what the sport is intended to be, but they are moving in the other (wrong) direction with the current changes. 

It be even more crazier than it already is. 

[Adriano 590]

Modern penthatlon needs team events... Maybe in team event they should have cross country.