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<\/a><\/p>\nPedro Veniss and Quabri de L’Isle for Brazil<\/em><\/p>\n It was also a day that salvaged a little pride for Australian showjumping. Matt Williams and Valinski and Edwina Tops-Alexander and Lintea Tequila looked great, just one rail each and hopefully they will go on to the individual competition on Friday, although it looks tough for Matt sitting in 36th with 35 to make the first round, and 20 to go on in the second.<\/p>\n Matt Williams and Valinski S<\/em><\/p>\n Edwina Tops-Alexander and Lintea Tequila<\/p>\n The course was tough, made tougher by the tight time. As Germany’s Christian Ahlmann pointed out later, “It made the course higher and wider, we didn’t expect all the clear rounds that there were.”<\/p>\n Still it took nine riders before there was a clear, Ben Maher and Tic Toc but like so many others, he picked up a time fault.<\/p>\n The event really came alive when the teams on zero stepped into the ring.<\/p>\n Holland’s Jeroen Dubbeldam and Zenith had a rail and their chances started to slip – but I am not giving up on the great man, they all start on no score in the Individual. Maikel van der Vleuten and Verdi put the orange team back in the frame with a clear, one time, then it all fell apart with Harrie Smolders and Emerald putting down three rails, and with Zirocco Blue withdrawn from the competiion, the Dutch were out.<\/p>\n Maikel van der Vleuten and Verdi<\/em><\/p>\n But nothing was going to stop the French. Phillip Rozier (whose dad was part of France’s last gold medal winning team at Montreal, and who was sitting in the stand cheering him on) went clear, one time, with the Quidam de Revel son, Rahotep de Toscane, and the French were on their way. Kevin Staut had a clear no time on Reveur de Hurtebise, while Bosty went clear with Sydney Une Prince and Penelope didn’t have to jump again.<\/p>\n Philippe Rozier and Rahotep de Toscane<\/em><\/p>\n Kevin Staut and\u00a0Reveur de Hurtebise<\/em><\/p>\n Gold to France.<\/p>\n Did Roger Yves Bost feel the pressure jumping for gold?<\/p>\n “I had no pressure I didn’t know the score. I just do my job, it’s good when they tell me it has secured the medal.”<\/p>\n Roger Yves Bost and Sydney Une Prince<\/em><\/p>\n The American team was down to three after Beezie Madden withdrew Cortes with a tendon strain, but Kent Farrington and Voyeur kept the US in the fight with a clear no time. Lucy Davis was breath-taking on Barron, one rail no time, then McLean Ward went clear with Azur to secure silver.<\/p>\n Kent Farrington and Voyeur<\/em><\/p>\n Meanwhile the Brazilians gallant fight for a medal fell by the wayside, despite some great riding, and it was left to the Germans and the Canadians to fight it out for bronze but it took a masterful clear round from Ludger and Casello to get them there.<\/p>\n Ludger Beerbaum and Casello<\/em><\/p>\n Ludger is another one who wasn’t going to let the fact that he had to go clear to force the jump off, get to him:<\/p>\n “Pressure!? When you go into the ring you don’t have these thoughts. In my case there could not be a tactic, I had to go clear and no time, but you don’t think about these things, start thinking and you muck it up.”<\/p>\n After two days of team competition it has all come down to a four way shoot out. Canada’s Yann Candele and First Choice have the big oxer down in 44.24. Christian and Taloubet are clear in 42.68.<\/p>\n Yann Candele and First Choice<\/em><\/p>\n Christian Ahlmann and Taloubet Z<\/em><\/p>\n Tiffany Foster on Triple X III puts in one of the rounds of the Games, flying, taking the risks, clear in 44.81, only to see Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum and Fibonacci go clear, faster, 44.35.<\/p>\n Tiffany Foster and Triple X III<\/em><\/p>\n Amy Millar has a gutsy ride on the nine year old Heros, just one down in 43.06 before Daniel Deusser has a sweet clear on First Class, in 44.58. Bronze to Germany.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n