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| Sweden wins Samsung Nations Cup of Greece |
Sweden wins Samsung Nations Cup of Greece
One year after the Olympic Games in Athens the Markopoulo Olympic
Equestrian Centre played host to the 12th edition of CSIO-W Athens, which
was organised for the first time in conjunction with a CDI3*-W.
The jumping international event was held from 6 to 9 October at the main
grass jumping arena and the dressage event from 7 to 9 October at the main
sand dressage arena.
Sweden came to Greece to win the Samsung Nations Cup and ensure their
promotion to the Samsung Super League next year. The task looked easy when
Christina Gustafsson – Julius, Peter Eriksson – Lanz and Linda Heed –
Columbus H went clear in the second round. Sweden finished with a total of
12 penalties carried over from the first round.
At the end of the Samsung Nations Cup, Peter Eriksson, Olympic team silver
medalist commented: ”It was great to ride again at Markopoulo and I enjoyed
jumping again over the Olympic obstacles, especially the one with the
ancient coins. Our main goal was to win the Samsung Nations Cup, and that
is why we came to Athens”. With 40 points in the standings of the Samsung
Nations Cup Series, Sweden has already secured its promotion to the Samsung
Super League next year, before the last event of the Samsung Nations Cup
which will take place in Buenos Aires in November.
The Irish team finished second with 22 penalties, ahead of Switzerland
which scored 31 penalties. The home nation qualified for the second round,
to finish on overall 8th place with a total of 80 penalties.
No rider of the ten teams competing managed to jump a double clear round at
the Samsung Nations Cup of Greece. The closest was Ryan Crumley on
Baltimore who scored one penalty point for exceeding the time allowed in
the 1st round and a clear round in the 2nd round.
Only three combinations were able to perform a double clear in the two
rounds of the Grand Prix which was held on Sunday. Anton Martin Bauer (AUT)
on Castello 66, Linda Heed (SWE) on Columbus H and Lesley Mc Naught (SUI)on
Baekgardens Lorri. The Austrian rider won the Grand Prix with the best time
(49,54) in the second round.
Seven riders rode the Grand Prix Version B of the Athens CDI3*-W. Anna
Paprocka Campanella on Andretti H won the Grand Prix with 68,830%. Tatiana
Miloserdova on What a Feeling was second with 66,250, while Joanna
Georgopoulou on Dynastie was third. The Greek rider won on Sunday the Grand
Prix Freestyle with 68,830%.
Results and more information on www.equestrian.org.gr
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