We’ve reached the end of an intense and dramatic week for eventing, and now the grand finale is upon us. All of the remaining U.S. and Canadian horses have passed the jog, after some tense moments, and 60 horses will move forward to show jump in reverse order of standing. Optimum time is 93 seconds.
Follow along here for all of the action as it happens. Currently, one rail separates the top five, so don’t expect the finish of a crazy WEG to be anything but extraordinary.
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11:11 a.m. EST: Stay tuned for a full recap from the final day of WEG eventing!
11:10 a.m. EST: Sandra’s round:
11:07 a.m. EST: Team standings for the podium: GER – Gold, GBR – Silver, NED – Bronze
11:06 a.m. EST: Your final individual standings:
11:04 a.m. EST: Sandra is your new individual gold medalist! What a year for Germany.
11:01 a.m. EST: William has knocked a rail, allowing Sandra Auffarth to step in to take the individual gold.
11:00 a.m. EST: Gold: Germany
10:58 a.m. EST: Sandra Auffarth and Opgun Louvo also turn in a clear round! Germany goes 5-6 for clear rounds today – incredible!
10:56 a.m. EST: Michael Jung and fischerRocana FST (his SECOND STRING HORSE) turn in a perfect clear round to finish no worse than bronze on a 52.3!
10:55 a.m. EST:
TOP THREE TIME! ARGH THE STRESS! #WEG
— Horse & Country TV (@HorseAndCountry) August 31, 2014
10:54 a.m. EST:
Jonelle Price and Classic Moet (NZL) 4 faults but keeps 4th, 56.5 #WEG2014
— UK Eventing Blog (@UKEventingBlog) August 31, 2014
10:51 a.m. EST: Andrew Nicholson and Nereo seem to have some disagreements on course, and they drop into 9th with 12 faults. Boyd moves up to 8th.
10:50 a.m. EST:
Énorme ambiance des supporters #FRA pour Maxime Livio #JEM2014 https://t.co/fmNGKXkFGT
— Normandie2014 (@normandie2014) August 31, 2014
10:49 a.m. EST:
William Fox-Pitt is waiting for his turn in the jumping test of the #Eventing ! #WEG2014 pic.twitter.com/wirzsWYc8N
— Normandie2014 (@normandie2014) August 31, 2014
10:48 a.m. EST:
Karin Donckers and Fletcha van’t Verahof is next in for Belgium. Can’t afford a pole down without dropping down the order. 6th overnight.
— Event Riders Assoc (@EventRidersAssc) August 31, 2014
10:47 a.m. EST:
Andreas Ostholt and So Is Et knock 2 for a 64.7. Boyd moves up into 9th #eventinglive #WEG2014
— Eventing Nation (@eventingnation) August 31, 2014
10:46 a.m. EST: The crowd goes positively mad for Maxime Livio and Qalao Des Mers, who have a stunning clear round to help France finish in fourth and get their Rio qualification.
10:42 a.m. EST: Boyd has a late rail in the treble and rubs the last three quite hard, but he’s guaranteed a top-10 finish on a score of 63.9.
10:40 a.m. EST:
The Germans are really rather good at this showjumping lark, are they not? Another clear, this one for individual rider Peter Thomsen. #WEG
— Horse & Country TV (@HorseAndCountry) August 31, 2014
10:37 a.m. EST:
Annie Clover seems unsure of herself and has 4 down plus a stop at the last. Very sympathetically ridden by Nicola Wilson
— Eventing NZ (@NZEventing) August 31, 2014
10:33 a.m. EST: Nicola Wilson and Annie Clover competing individually for Great Britain have a refusal and a total of 28 penalties. They drop into 25th on a score of 92.0.
10:31 a.m. EST: Paul Tapner and Kilronan have two down for a 74.6. They drop down into 16th place overall.
10:29 a.m. EST: Tina Cook and De Novo News have two down but Great Britain remains in silver medal position.
10:28 a.m. EST:
Never thought I’d say this but I really hope team GB win gold. Would be awesome for @Harry_Meade to have a gold medal #RIPWildLone
— Jesse Campbell (@jesseceventing) August 31, 2014
10:25 a.m. EST: Zara Phillips and High Kingdom are clear for Great Britain!
High Kingdom is really trying, swings his hindquarters high and aside to clear one…
— Event Riders Assoc (@EventRidersAssc) August 31, 2014
10:24 a.m. EST:
Dont have a passion for the orange jackets – probably not Dutch then
— Eventing NZ (@NZEventing) August 31, 2014
10:20 a.m. EST: The Netherlands are guaranteed at least bronze after Tim Lips and Keyflow N.O.P’s round!
10:17 a.m. EST: Elaine Pen and Sharon White need to be friends! #TeamOrange #FashionPolice
10:16 a.m. EST: More info on Ingrid’s controversy with a potential stop on cross country:
There was some confusion over her cross-country round yesterday – read our report to find out what happened #WEG http://t.co/bgUS3XFMsT
— Horse & Country TV (@HorseAndCountry) August 31, 2014
10:14 a.m. EST: Ingrid Klimke and FRH Escada JS are clear for Germany!
10:08 a.m. EST: Sam Watson and Horseware Bushman have a heartbreaking refusal and come home with 21 faults. Barely, by the skin of their teeth, Ireland is still in sixth place as a team and will obtain their Rio qualification.
10:06 a.m. EST: Fenyas Elegance jumping strong for Aoife Clark. They finish with just four faults for a total of 84.3 and keeping Ireland in the hunt for a Rio qualification.
10:03 a.m. EST: The crowd noise is deafening for French rider Rodolphe Scherer and Makara De Montiege after a clear round!
10:02 a.m. EST:
Les fans #FRA sont là pour Jean Teulere #jem2014 pic.twitter.com/UuV00DOUNE
— Normandie2014 (@normandie2014) August 31, 2014
10:01 a.m. EST:
Canada have finished on a team score of 356, not sure if that will be good enough to get them into the top 6 for Rio qualification.
— Event Riders Assoc (@EventRidersAssc) August 31, 2014
9:57 a.m. EST: Jessie Phoenix and Pavarotti have four rails down to finish on a 99.6 for her weekend. My video cut out right as she went in, so apologies for no photos or GIFs!
9:50 a.m. EST: That’s what a veteran looks like! Kim Severson channels Fernhill Fearless unique jumping style and delivers a flawless clear round! She finishes on a 91.2.
#camericanpride #weg2014 Kim brought Sparky home like the true pro she is! great to watch
— Steph Rhodes Bosch (@SRBequestrian) August 31, 2014
9:47 a.m. EST:
Lucky Accord has his own style but it is working… argh, last pole goes down. Ian Stark doesn’t approve of her lovely pink jacket, boo. 😉
— Event Riders Assoc (@EventRidersAssc) August 31, 2014
9:45 a.m. EST: Ruy Fonseca (BRA) and Tom Bombadill Too have six rails down. The horse looked very keen to go today!
9:39 a.m. EST: Merel Blom and Rumour Has It give us our first clear round in awhile! She’ll finish on a 94.6.
Scratch that. Merel Blom has just been elected FEI president after that clear round #electric #atmosphere #WEG2014
— Eventing Nation (@eventingnation) August 31, 2014
9:36 a.m. EST: Tubber Rebel looking a bit out of steam for Dag Albert, but Dag did a wonderful job of getting him around.
9:33 a.m. EST:
Deafening cheers – must be a French rider coming in. Phenomenal the support the crowds give their riders. 3 down
— Eventing NZ (@NZEventing) August 31, 2014
9:29 a.m. EST: Huge cheers for Sweden’s Malin Petersen and Sofarsogood!
9:27 a.m. EST: Tate got a huge welcome from the crowd when he entered the arena.
A norman horse at home in the arena !! / un cheval normand en piste à domicile ! #WEG2014 #JEM2014 #Eventing pic.twitter.com/gs3qPnytfm
— Normandie2014 (@normandie2014) August 31, 2014
9:25 a.m. EST: Sinead Halpin and Manoir de Carneville had two unlucky rails down for a weekend total of 114.4. Tate looked fighting fit today and got a bit hasty in the treble, causing one down in the middle.
9:22 a.m. EST: Selena O’Hanlon add 16 penalties for a total weekend score of 125.1. Foxwood High looked a bit tired today but tried his best.
9:20 a.m. EST: China’s Alex Hua Tian and Harbour Pilot C have a hairy moment on course.
9:17 a.m. EST: Peter Tersgov Flarup (DEN) and CTS Twin Peaks
9:15 a.m. EST: Poles are falling throughout the course, and the crowd and atmosphere is definitely getting some of these horses up. Crowd is cheering after the treble. #showjumpettiquettelessons
9:13 a.m. EST: Cool camera angle for Brazil’s Gabriel Figueiredo Silva Cury and Grass Valley.
9:11 a.m. EST:
We have to say we’ve missed seeing @VittoPanizzon and our favourite mare Borough Pennyz this week #WEG
— Horse & Country TV (@HorseAndCountry) August 31, 2014
9:06 a.m. EST: Peter Barry and Kilrodan Abbott are first out for Canada. He’s got a clear round to finish on a 131.1!
Wow this horse can really jump, trying very hard, lovely style. Hasn’t touched a pole… super clear for Peter Barry for Canada.
— Event Riders Assoc (@EventRidersAssc) August 31, 2014
9:03 a.m. EST: Lynn Symansky are first out for the U.S. – Donner has just one unlucky rail for a final score of 135.4.
8:56 a.m. EST:
Electric Cruise, another clear round to go with his Olympic clear rounds. Pour us a Guiness!
— Eventing NZ (@NZEventing) August 31, 2014
8:54 a.m. EST: Dirk Schrade and Hop and Skip, for Germany, are the first clear round of the day!
8:49 a.m. EST:
8 horses have gone so far but still no clear round! #WEG2014
— Eventing NZ (@NZEventing) August 31, 2014
8:44 a.m. EST:
Sarah Ennis and Horseware Stellor Rebound (IRE) sadly have the last fence down and 1 time, 143.5 #WEG2014
— UK Eventing Blog (@UKEventingBlog) August 31, 2014
8:40 a.m. EST: An unfortunate refusal and subsequent fall for Russia’s Igor Atrokhov and Indigo Pyreneen.
8:35 a.m. EST: Two down and some time for Martin Maivald (CZE) and Gomba. Lots of oohs and ahhs from the crowd this morning!
8:32 a.m. EST: We’ll find out!
@foxpitteventing getting some last minute advice from Yogi…can William win his 1st Individual World Title??? pic.twitter.com/d1M7TAmt16
— Horseware (@Horseware) August 31, 2014
8:30 a.m. EST:
Fence 8 #weg pic.twitter.com/XHjDzybmMz
— Eventing Nation (@eventingnation) August 31, 2014
8:25 a.m. EST: Click here to check out EN’s Twitter page for photos of each jump on course today!