With the stunning backdrop of the Palace of Versailles, eventers took to the cross-country course for the second day of eventing at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
After surpassing an Olympic record yesterday in dressage, Michael Jung (GER) and Chipmunk FRH went clear to take the lead. The pair heads into the jumping phase tomorrow with only 17.8 penalty points in pursuit of Jung’s third Olympic individual gold medal.
Laura Collett (GBR) and London 52, who set an Olympic record themselves on Saturday with a 17.5 in dressage, completed the cross-country course with only 0.8 in time penalties. The horse and rider combination trails Jung and Chipmunk FRH by just 0.5 with a total score of 18.3.
Four penalty points back in third is Christopher Burton (AUS) and Shadow Man with a score of 22.0, followed by Felix Vogg (SUI) and Dao De L’ocean in fourth (22.1). Yoshiaki Oiwa (JPN) aboard MGH Grafton Street completes the top five after cross country with a 25.5
Great Britain still leads the team standings with a score of 82.5; France is not far behind in second with 87.2 total penalties. Japan (93.8), Switzerland (102.4) and Belgium (111.0) round out the top five heading into show jumping.
Team USA’s highest ranked rider after cross-country is Boyd Martin aboard Fedarman B, currently in 17th with a 32.1. The U.S. Eventing Team is now in ninth, slipping from their previous sixth-place position.
Tomorrow, eventing medals will be decided during the show jumping phase. The eventing jumping team final and individual qualifier begins at 5 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time, and the individual final begins at 9 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time. NBC’s Peacock and NBCOlympics.com will livestream the competition.
Please enjoy a photo gallery from today’s cross-country phase at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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