Olympics - London 2012 - Equestrian

[KnightOwl]

Equestrian (http://www.london2012.com/equestrian/about)





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Dressage (http://www.london2012.com/equestrian/dressage)

Thu 2nd Aug - Thu 9th Aug



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Eventing (http://www.london2012.com/equestrian/eventing)

Sat 28th Jul - Tue 31st Jul



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Jumping (http://www.london2012.com/equestrian/jumping)

Sat 4th Aug - Wed 8th Aug





Venue

Greenwich Park (http://www.london2012.com/venue/greenwich-park) (London)

Latest News

London 2012: Equestrian (http://www.london2012.com/equestrian)

[KnightOwl]

Saturday 28th July

Individual and Team Eventing starts at 10:00 with Dressage Day 1. It is taking place at Greenwich Park (http://www.london2012.com/venue/greenwich-park), London's oldest Royal Park.

[pabbers]

Now this I do like.

[cazza99]

The vets are checking the horses today, so fingers crossed they all get through.

[cazza99]

GB doing well. 4th in the team event with one more to go, but its close. Fox Pitt is next to go in dressage - in a few minutes.

[cazza99]

GB now in bronze medal position.

[cazza99]

These are the approximate times the GB riders are doing the cross country - approximately an hour between each one.

WILSON Nicola
Bib 9
Horse OPPOSITION BUZZ
Start Time 13:02
Penalties 51.70
Rank 39


KING Mary
Bib 24
HorseIMPERIAL CAVALIER
Start Time 14:02
Penalites 40.90
Rank 12


PHILLIPS Zara
Bib 40
Horse HIGH KINGDOM
Start Time 15:06
Penalites 46.10
Rank 24

COOK Kristina
Bib 56
Horse MINERS FROLIC
Start Time 16:10
Penalites 42.00
Rank 14


FOX-PITT William
Bib 72
Horse LIONHEART
Start Time 17:14
Penalites 44.10
Rank 17

[RoastLamb]

Watching this at the mo. I love the course - very creative and beautiful.

[cazza99]

Watching this at the mo. I love the course - very creative and beautiful.

It looks quite easy though, compared to some courses. I think they have to make Olympic courses a bit easier than the harder ones like Badminton.

It does look lovely though. Its one of my favourite events to watch.

[RoastLamb]

My sister is a big horse person, she showjumps herself, and she teaches riding at a really lovely place in Scotland and I know she watches these events. I can't believe how packed it is there. Nice that the sun is out.

[cazza99]

My sister is a big horse person, she showjumps herself, and she teaches riding at a really lovely place in Scotland and I know she watches these events. I can't believe how packed it is there. Nice that the sun is out.

I used to ride when I was a child and teenager. I used to go and watch the cross country at the Burleigh Horse Trials every year.

[cazza99]

Mary King now estimated to ride around 2.15 to 2.17

[cazza99]

Mary King will be next to start. The eventing on BBC1 at the moment.

[cazza99]

Zara Philips expected around 15.51. BBC3 currently covering it.

[cazza99]

Zara starting now :)

[RoastLamb]

Managed to watch Zara. Wow her family came out in droves to see her.

[cazza99]

Tina Cook next to start.

The Japanese rider going round now is a budhist monk.

[cazza99]

Clear round for Tina Cook and she goes into 3rd position. Team GB go into the lead again but its very close.

[KnightOwl]

Great Britain currently lying in second place over all - and we only have the Germans left to beat - where have we heard that one before!


EQUESTRIAN (10:30-15:35): Team & Individual show-jumping

Forty years have passed since GB last won team eventing gold, but this is their strongest line-up in generations. Mary King, Tina Cook, Zara Phillips, Nicola Wilson and William Fox-Pitt have combined to take Britain into silver-medal position going into the final day, with Cook fifth and King sixth in the individual standings.
Quote from BBC Sport Olympics Day 4 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19054282) page.

[cazza99]

William Fox Pitt next to jump

[cazza99]

William jumped clear. Nicola Wilson on now.

[Hawkeye]

Very much advantage Germany as Zara Phillips has 7 faults.

[cazza99]

Clear for Mary King. :clap:

If the next German goes clear with no time faults then Germany win gold.

[Hawkeye]

And he does, GB looking nailed on for silver though!

[Sallydaisy]

And he does, GB looking nailed on for silver though!

Argh!!!
:cauldron::cauldron::cauldron:

Mutter, mutter ... after last night's bronze-silver-bronze debacle.

[KnightOwl]

For anyone (eg me!) who doesn't quite follow how all this works, Rishi Persad from BBC Sport (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19037253) puts us all straight:



Q. How does the eventing finale work today?

A. After the two days of dressage and the day of cross country, it's who makes the fewest mistakes that sets up the team and individual medals. On the final day, there are two rounds of showjumping.

In the morning, all the riders whose horses have passed a vet's inspection will go between 10:30 and 13:10 BST, which decides the team gold, silver and bronze. The best (lowest) three scores from the team's five riders count so GB hope their three highest-ranked - Mary King, Tina Cook and Zara Phillips - put in a clear round to have the best chance of a gold medal.

The top 25 riders go onto another showjumping round, starting at 14:30, which helps decide the individual medal. The winner is the individual with the lowest combined total of penalty points.

Simple as that then...

[Sallydaisy]

And it's very close at the finish ......... we could yet be pushed out of a team medal.

This is how close it is in the race for silver and bronze medals in the team eventing. With one rider left to go, Great Britain are second, 0.2 of a mark ahead of third-placed New Zealand, with Sweden fourth, 11 points back.


As BBC Sport's equestrian commentator Michael Tucker says, "make a cup of tea because the last three rounds are going to be nerve-racking".

[Hawkeye]

Oh ye of little faith...

[Sallydaisy]

Updates ........
:sofa:


Here we go then. The battle begins for team eventing silver and bronze as Mark Todd of New Zealand enters the arena. They sit third at the moment - just 0.2 of a point behind Great Britain. Todd really needs to go clear to give NZ a chance... but he has already knocked down a fence. Mark Todd got a time fault too, which is good news for GB's hopes of team eventing silver because it means Tina Cook will have a bit more breathing space on her round.


Sweden's Sara Algotsson Ostholt is next up. Any fences down for her, and Britain definitely have a bronze medal at least.

[Lizzim]

Looks like we might have a team silver!!!

[Sallydaisy]

Oh ye of little faith...
Sweden have gone clear but New Zealand didn't.

Tina Cook needs a clear round for silver ...

[Sallydaisy]

:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

SILVER MEDAL - Great Britain (equestrian team eventing).
:silver:


Tina Cook gets a double clear in the last showjumping round to secure team eventing silver for Great Britain.

This afternoon decides the individual medal winners from top 25 as of now.

[Hawkeye]

Sweden have gone clear but New Zealand didn't.

Tina Cook needs a clear round for silver ...I posted that after we'd won it so I don't know how far behind you are...

[lynne]

:GBflag:GB got the Silver!!!:GBflag:

[cazza99]

Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo silver :yahoo: :yahoo: and it was oh so close.

Mary and Tina are in 3rd and 4th position in the Individual. Less than 1 fence between the first 4. If one jumps clear and the others don't then that will be the winner.

[VamosVixs]

Woo hoo another medal! :yahoo: :silver:

[Sallydaisy]

I posted that after we'd won it so I don't know how far behind you are...
I thought you were replying to my anti-jinx post Oh Man of Few Words ........
:p

[RoastLamb]

:GBflag:GB got the Silver!!!:GBflag:

Good stuff!!!

[Jan]

great news!
:silver::GBflag:

[RoastLamb]

Who won the gold and bronze?

[Sallydaisy]

Who won the gold and bronze?
Germany won Gold, GB Silver and New Zealand Bronze. I think Sweden were 4th.

[Hawkeye]

No medals in the individual as the ladies in 3rd and 4th both have 2 fences down.

[JAMES4578]

Fab to take to silver in the team event,well done!

[KnightOwl]

EQUESTRIAN (14:00 - 17:10): Team GB, showjumping

Britain's showjumping quartet of Nick Skelton, Ben Maher, Scott Brash and Peter Charles lie in joint second place with Switzerland, Sweden and the Netherlands going into the final day. Saudia Arabia currently lead. Skelton, who is riding in his sixth Olympics, is hoping to lead Britain to a first Olympic showjumping medal since 1984.
Quote from BBC Sport Olympics Day 10 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19140394) page.

[Hawkeye]

Team GB about to go into a jump-off for gold with the Netherlands.

[VamosVixs]

Exciting!!! :eek:

[RoastLamb]

Canada's in fifth place. Bummer.

[traveller7]

So close cant wait for jump off!

[traveller7]

And we have won GOLD!!!!

[VamosVixs]

Well done Team GB!! :gold: :GBflag:

[KnightOwl]

Very exciting jump off, resulting in :gold: for Team GB, with Netherlands taking silver - didn't even notice who got bronze :)

[Hawkeye]

Saudis got the bronze.

[cazza99]

Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Gold for GB. :gold: :OGwave:

[JAMES4578]

Absolutely fabulous, well done GB!:swingin::swingin::swingin: First gold since 1952 no less!

[RoastLamb]

Brilliant!!! :gold: Was holding my breath when they did their thing. Only one penalty!

[Alis]

Fantastic GB - well done the boys!!!!!

[KnightOwl]

EQUESTRIAN (10:00-15:45): Team GB in the team dressage

Britain's dressage team of Carl Hester, Laura Bechtolsheimer and Charlotte Dujardin are on the verge of making history in their sport. They hold the lead going into Tuesday's final round of the team event, narrowly ahead of Germany. A win would be a first Olympic title for Britain having exploded on to the sport's world-class scene with a succession of talented riders, the latest being Dujardin on Valegro, who set an Olympic record score last week. The 18 best-placed individuals will qualify for Thursday's individual final: the grand prix freestyle.

Quote from BBC Sport Olympics Day 10 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19155527) page.

[Sallydaisy]

:gold: for TeamGB in the Dressage!!!

:dance:

[traveller7]

How exciting another gold that we havent won before/for year! Go TEAM GB!

[VamosVixs]

Well done Team GB! :gold:


It's fascinating to see how the horses do that!

[cazza99]

team :gold: for GB :OGwave:

[JAMES4578]

Awesome winning the dressage,things going well with the horses!

[KnightOwl]

I particularly enjoyed the fact that one member of the German Team was riding a horse called...Damon Hill!

Now that's a mental picture you don't get over quickly :laugh:

[KnightOwl]

EQUESTRIAN (12:00-16:05): Scott Brash, Ben Maher and Nick Skelton in Individual Showjumping

Fresh from their stunning gold-medal team success in a dramatic jump-off against the Netherlands, British trio Brash, Maher and Skelton fight each other and a few dozen other rivals for the individual Olympic title.

Quote from BBC Sport Olympics Day 12 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19166475) page.

[traveller7]

Our riders are just starting :)

[rondun]

Bit of a beauty in the Express & Mirror today! ...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/mediamonkeyblog/2012/aug/08/express-mirror-olympics-dressage

[traveller7]

Woops typical media!

[traveller7]

Getting tense at Greenwich Park not many of them getting round without penalties, only Nick Skelton to go and he is the only medal contender for us left!

[traveller7]

What shame he knocked one down no medals for GB today :(

[cazza99]

Noooooo. Nick knocked one down near the end.

[JAMES4578]

Hopes were high, what a pity it didn't work out.

[rondun]

Unlucky for the Irish in the jump off- well ahead on time going into the last and knocked it down! :sad:

[Linda]

My daughter was there today (she went with the group of disabled people that she works for). Shame GB lost out on a medal.

[KnightOwl]

Wow! I've never been to an event like that - I know nothing about show jumping, but I remember watching Nick Skelton when I was a child, so it's incredible that he's still competing!

Did your daughter enjoy it, Linda?

[Linda]

I don't know - she's not home yet! Of course they have to take the disabled people back home first. I expect she'll be back soon.

[KnightOwl]

Ah :)

I'd love to hear what she thought of it, though...!

[KnightOwl]

EQUESTRIAN (12:30-16:00): Laura Bechtolsheimer, Charlotte Dujardin and Carl Hester, individual dressage

After winning GB's historic 20th gold medal of London 2012 with team victory on Tuesday, each of the British riders will be back to compete against one another in the individual dressage Grand Prix freestyle final. Having set an Olympic record in the team event last week, Charlotte Dujardin will expect to be in the mix for another medal.
Quote from BBC Sport Olympics Day 13 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19185064) page.

[KnightOwl]

Just watching 'Damon Hill' in the Dresssage - currently accompanied by Tainted Love by Soft Cell - surreal!

[KnightOwl]

Great result for Great Britain with both :gold: and :bronze: - the only disappointment being that this meant Damon Hill was pushed out of the medals :big grin:

[davech]

:lol:

[VamosVixs]

Well done to the girls and of course the horses!! :gold::bronze:

[JAMES4578]

Fabulous for Charlotte and Laura on their horses, well done!

[traveller7]

Fantastic day of dressage, another gold post box in our town for Charlotte then, not seen her first one yet although I will tomorrow!

[KnightOwl]

Just watching the sum-up of this on Gabby's Olympics Tonight programme - they did a little montage of the German rider on 'Damon Hill' with superimposed racing commentary from Murray Walker :big grin:

[Alis]

Never watched dressage before - absolutely fabulous - I'm so impressed!

[karanga]

Fantastic performances from our equestrian team. Loved the dressage yesterday. :clap: