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One commentator is super chill, the other is hyperventilating at every fence...

First ever Global Champions Tour Playoffs are about to start in Prague... Live stream

Meanwhile in Lake Placid.

Hockey - 3rd (so far) "Hockey" - 11th (Worlds), 19th (Olympics)

[hide] Knockout Round December 10th - December 16th, 2018 12 Nations, Quarterfinal Play-Offs, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match, Gold Medal Match Bronze Medal Match Date & Time (GMT +5:30) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 December 16th 2018, h. 16:30 England 1 Australia Gold Medal Match Date & Time (GMT +5:30) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 December 16th 2018, h. 19:00 Belgium 1 Netherlands [/hide]

Luxembourg and Saudi Arabia should have a chance in team dressage and team jumping, respectively. Additionally, Hong Kong stands a decent chance in both team and individual jumping since Australia and Japan are already qualified. Philippines and Sri Lanka should have a chance in individual jumping, just like Syria and Morocco from the other group.

Hopefully it's "only" season-ending...

[hide] Knockout Round December 14th - December 16th, 2018 4 Nations, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match Bronze Medal Match Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 December 16th 2018, h. 14:00 Romania 3 Netherlands Gold Medal Match Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 December 16th 2018, h. 17:30 Russia 3 France [/hide]

Watched Westworld (1973). Lots to like.

[hide] Knockout Round December 10th - December 16th, 2018 12 Nations, Quarterfinal Play-Offs, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match, Gold Medal Match Semifinals Date & Time (GMT +5:30) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 December 15th 2018, h. 16:00 England 1 Belgium December 15th 2018, h. 18:30 Australia 2 Netherlands [/hide]

No, Tyler Hamilton's twin brother.

[hide] Knockout Round December 14th - December 16th, 2018 4 Nations, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match Semifinals Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 December 14th 2018, h. 17:30 Russia 4 Romania December 14th 2018, h. 21:00 France 2 Netherlands [/hide]

Good news, but I don't think it will change much except the name.

By the way, here is an interesting read about what happens in the final months of Olympic ranking periods. Article is from before London 2012, but basically it's the same circus every time. http://www.eurodressage.com/2012/03/21/olympic-typhoid-fever

FEI has published the lists of all events that will count for individual qualification rankings. Dressage Eventing Jumping 2019 will be the Olympic qualification season, so of course the usual suspects (Ukraine...) are back with their pop-up events in Zhashkiv and such places. I love how some countries are able to turn an Olympic qualification into a pizza delivery procedure, and get away with it again and again. Also the ranking rules have been published... Dressage Eventing Jumping

[hide] Knockout Round December 10th - December 16th, 2018 12 Nations, Quarterfinal Play-Offs, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match, Gold Medal Match Quarterfinals Date & Time (GMT +5:30) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 December 12th 2018, h. 16:45 Argentina England December 12th 2018, h. 19:00 Australia France December 13th 2018, h. 16:45 India 1 Netherlands December 13th 2018, h. 19:00 Germany 1 Belgium [/hide]

However, judging by single heat rankings, Muze is a bit of a reckless driver...

Two Latvian Olympians in athletics (Grabuste and Muze) competed.

De Niro is the top dressage stallion for the 4th year in a row. http://www.eurodressage.com/2018/12/10/de-niro-tops-2018-wbfsh-dressage-sire-ranking

[hide] Konockout Round December 10th - December 16th, 2018 12 Nations, Quarterfinal Play-Offs, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match, Gold Medal Match Quarterfinal Play-Offs Date & Time (GMT +5:30) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 December 10th 2018, h. 16:45 France 3 China December 10th 2018, h. 19:00 England 1 New Zealand December 11th 2018, h. 17:00 Belgium 3 Pakistan December 11th 2018, h. 19:00 Netherlands 3 Canada [/hide]

Western European League, Stage 7 (La Coruna, Spain) Edwina Tops-Alexander (Winchester) - 0/0/42.26 Emanuele Gaudiano (Chalou) - 0/0/43.01 Ludger Beerbaum (Cool Feeling) - 0/0/43.26 Full results... WEL Standings

Group B >> Group A

Western European League, Stage 5 (Salzburg, Austria) Benjamin Werndl (Daily Mirror) - 80.790% Patrik Kittel (Delatio) - 80.010% Dorothee Schneider (Faustus) - 79.730% Full results... WEL Standings...