Switzerland and the United States are tied for the lead after the first round of the Olympic Equestrian team Show Jumping.
The Swiss team of Christina Liebherr, Pius Schwizer, Niklaus Schurtenberger and Steve Guerdat completed the round with 12 penalty points, as did the defending gold medalist U.S. squad of McLain Ward, Laura Kraut, Will Simpson and Beezie Madden.
Sweden is in third place with 13 penalty points, followed by Great Britain and Canada tied for fourth with 16.
The competition serves as the third qualifier for places in the individual final. The top 50 riders will be able to move on to the individual competition. Eric LaMaze of Canada and Ward are tied for first place with clean slates. Defending gold medalist Rodrigo Pessoa of Brazil is third.
The team jumping final is Monday night.
Brigita ,,, this is a realestate network site , Not a Sport Channel !
Realtors ride horses, too Brigita - - - keep the news coming :) I'm very proud of all of our Olympians.
Georg:
Yes, it is. But, since I specialize in horse properties, I like to keep the "horsey" consumers updated. They do appreciate it, especially if they are unable to watch the competitions.
Kara:
So am I. We need to show support for these great athletes. :-)
Ooh.... Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the stall this morning Georg. If you'll look at the bottom of Brigita's post you will see that she posted this in groups that would be interested in the subject. Lighten up. Go USA!
Maxine:
Very well said. Thank you.
GO USA!!