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2024 Paris Olympics: Dressage Grand Prix Day 2
Germanys Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and the Trakehner mare TSF Dalera BB wowed the judges again today, scoring 82.065 percent for the best Grand Prix score of both days of dressage competition here at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Not only did this put them in good stead going into the individual medal competition in next Sundays Grand Prix Freestyle competition, but it boosted the German dressage team past Denmark in the team standings. The Germans sit on 237.546 going into the team medal finals, the Grand Prix Special Test, on Saturday.Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and TSF Dalera BB top the leaderboard with 82.065 percent. Photo byby Cealy TetleyScoring just below them, Denmarks Catherine Laudrup-Dufour riding Freestyle (another mare) tallied 80.792 percent to punch their ticket to the Grand Prix Freestyle on Sunday. This keeps the Danish team, which is less than two points behind Germany with 235.730, in the hunt for team gold.Third in the current team standings is Great Britain with 231.196 (6.35 points out), so also within striking distance of gold depending on how Saturday goes. Following close behind in fourth in the team rankings is the Netherlands on 224.923 (12.623 points behind Germany), which means Grand Prix Special Day should be very interesting to watch!Performing today as an individual for the USA was Steffen Peters and Suppenkasper, a 16-year-old KWPN gelding owned by Four Winds Farm and Akiko Yamazaki. After a lovely start to their test, they encountered problems in the final centerline passage-piaffe-passage series and scored an uncharacteristically low 66.491 percent.Dressage Day Two Individual Results Dressage Day Two Team ResultsFor more coverage, visit our2024 Paris Olympics main page.For broadcast information, go to NBCOlympics.com. All equestrian coverage is streamed live and available for replays on Peacock.Thanks to CareCredit for our spring and summer equestrian coverage.The post 2024 Paris Olympics: Dressage Grand Prix Day 2 appeared first on Horse Illustrated Magazine.
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