NearPup 3,012 Posted September 16, 2018 #411 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Eventing has to be one of the most photogenic event at the Olympics. The Cross Country always produces spectacular pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,210 Posted September 16, 2018 #412 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Very nerve-racking horse inspection for the Irish team... But they made it. OlympicIRL 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,210 Posted September 16, 2018 #413 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Freskgard and Scott are out, everyone else will start tomorrow in reverse order. Competition will start at 10am local time. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 5,525 Posted September 16, 2018 #414 Share Posted September 16, 2018 1 hour ago, dcro said: Freskgard and Scott are out, everyone else will start tomorrow in reverse order. Competition will start at 10am local time. So I finish work at 16:30 Irish time.... how many of our guys will I get to see if I get home by, let's say 17:00? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,210 Posted September 16, 2018 #415 Share Posted September 16, 2018 7 minutes ago, OlympicIRL said: So I finish work at 16:30 Irish time.... how many of our guys will I get to see if I get home by, let's say 17:00? So that would be 2 hours after the start... You won't get to see Patricia for sure, perhaps also not Sam and Cathal. But I'm sure you will see Sarah and Padraig. I guess there will likely be some breaks though (arena maintenance etc), in this big field of 70 starters... There is also quite often a longer break before the final 25 starters in these kind of competitions, so Sam could be safe too. OlympicIRL 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 5,525 Posted September 16, 2018 #416 Share Posted September 16, 2018 5 minutes ago, dcro said: So that would be 2 hours after the start... You won't get to see Patricia for sure, perhaps also not Sam and Cathal. But I'm sure you will see Sarah and Padraig. I guess there will likely be some breaks though (arena maintenance etc), in this big field of 70 starters... There is also quite often a longer break before the final 25 starters in these kind of competitions, so Sam could be safe too. Thanks for the info I will leave a trail of dust in my wake tomorrow, because as soon as 16:30 comes, I am outta there! dcro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,210 Posted September 16, 2018 #417 Share Posted September 16, 2018 What riders saw: What horses saw: rybak, mrv86, OlympicIRL and 1 other 4 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,210 Posted September 17, 2018 #418 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Yesterday in Tryon... Spoiler #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,210 Posted September 17, 2018 #419 Share Posted September 17, 2018 It should be a tight battle between and even for the final 3 Olympic spots. are well in front, so it would take a disaster for them to lose a spot. Although saying that, the French are definitely not the best of jumpers... Australians are probably the best rated show jumpers, so I don't see them losing a spot. Germany and Sweden are somewhat worse, but not too bad overall. Americans may struggle to have more than one clear. Dutch are probably the worst jumpers of the lot, so they have an outside chance at best. New Zealand can bring 3 clears. Canada is not that far, but they aren't particularly consistent jumpers either (aside from Colleen Loach). Show jumping will have 4* technical difficulty, compared to 3* cross-country, so it could easily be overinflutential... But by the same token, there was a rest day in between so the level of jumping might improve. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlFHg 330 Posted September 17, 2018 Author #420 Share Posted September 17, 2018 I hope Eurosport will stream it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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