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Stats show that 178 fences were tipped over yesterday. That's almost 3 per rider. Insane.

France   announced a long list of 6 pairs, the 5 going to Pratoni will be known on the 5th of September.
 
- Thomas Carlile & Darmagnac de Béliard, owned by S.C.E.A de Béliard and Jean-Jacques Montagne.
Groom : Camille Coton 
- Héloïse Le Guern & Canakine du Sudre Z, owned by Bénédicte Le Guern.
Groom : Bénédicte Le Guern 
- Cyrielle Lefèvre & Armanjo Serosah, owned by Charline Guérin.  
Groom : Soizic Lefèvre 
- Gaspard Maksud & Zaragoza, owned by Jane Young and Martin Thurlow.
Groom : Lucy-Anna Westaway 
- Astier Nicolas & Alertamalib’Or, owned by Aliette Forien, Pascal Ravery, Nicolas Paul and Astier Nicolas.
Groom : Laura Schmitt 
- Nicolas Touzaint & Absolut Gold*HDC, owned by SARL Haras des Coudrettes.
Groom : Aure Coulange
 
Half experimented pillars of the team, half newcomers at this level who have shown good things in nations cups this season and are looking for a first experience in a big championship.

Top 7 (excluding France) will qualify.
 
Let's say  are the frontrunners.
 
But anything can happen in eventing, so  have a definite chance too. Even  qualifying would not be hugely surprising.
 
No real chance - . Austria is actually fairly solid, but with just three riders their chance will be minimal.
 

Nominated entries are out.
 
Teams (17) -
Individuals only (10) -

Medal for Jerome Guery! What a lovely bit of surprise.

Medal for the Netherlands!
 
Last quota will be decided between Belgium and Germany.

qualified (so far). Also the current podium (among finishers).
 
can still win a medal and/or earn quota.

They are really not out.
 
Certainly not Brazil.

Sweden only clear of the first riders, gold 🏅 at the tip of their fingers.

And now everyone is kicking that plank at 4. I guess the layer of glue is gone.

I swear it's glued to the stands

Top 25 qualifies for the final (and  only top 50 advances to tomorrow). no clearing of the scores, all 4 days are added.

6th would qualify then.

It would have been better. What a terrible (half) round

9 of the qualifiers are known now (order to be decided
 
   
 
Last spot likely for but if they have 2 fences down then it's  
 

I remember seeing Fredricson & All In for the first time in Falsterbo just a couple of weeks ahead of Rio and thinking: "These two could pull a surprise in Rio."
 
Talk about an understatement.

To be fair I don't think Denmark could ever really be considered a medal contender in Show jumping

Clear for  Epaillard who stays in the lead for day two !
Good news for the team also 

Clear for  Epaillard who stays in the lead for day two !
Good news for the team also 

Another crash, this time for Jos Verloy

god peder fredericson's rides are always so beautiful. He didn't seem in ay rush and still 4th, under 80s

god peder fredericson's rides are always so beautiful. He didn't seem in ay rush and still 4th, under 80s

No selection for teams today, they all do tomorrow's round. The two scores are added and the top 10 goes to the team final on day 3.

No selection for teams today, they all do tomorrow's round. The two scores are added and the top 10 goes to the team final on day 3.

6 medals for  so far which is already one more than 2017, 2019 and 2020(1) combined.