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We are only on Day 2 of the Olympics and I don’t know about you, but I am already exhausted. Maybe that is a result of several last minute team changes, or maybe we can put it down to an absolutely mammoth day of dressage yesterday, with all 64 tests being crammed in to one day. Or maybe it is a combination of both, but whatever the reason, we had better dust ourselves and prepare for another day of highs, lows, and everything in between as the cross country gets underway.
In fact, it is probably already well underway by the time you read this, with the defending Olympic champion Julia Kraweski and this year’s Aachen winner, Nickel 21 (one of the afore mentioned last minute swap ins) due to leave the start box at 10.30 am local time (4.30 am ET/9.30 am BST) You can find the rest of the start times here.
This may not be the toughest course some of these horse and rider combinations have faced – don’t forget there are several 5* winners in this field – but it is certainly going to be another level of intense, with 28 fences – 45 jumping efforts – crammed into Pierre le Goupil’s 5149m, 9.02 minute course. Add to that the pressure of an Olympics and the stage is set for another thrilling day of sport.
Once again, we will be bringing you the very best of coverage and updating you as the competition unfolds – or at least, as much as we can whilst remaining within the strict media rules that apply at the Olympics. Just like yesterday, we will have a Companion Guide, compiled by the incredible Cheg Darlington, complete with facts, stats and trivia, and once it is all over, Tilly and Sally – our eyes and ears on the ground in Versailles will be filling you in on the days events.
If you want to refresh your memory as to what happened yesterday – though I don’t know how you could forget that Laura Collett broke an Olympic record – then check out all of our coverage thus far.
Once again, all of the action will be available to view live – find out how to watch here – and you can keep an eye on the live scores, too.
So consider yourself prepped and ready for Olympic Cross Country Day – see you on the other side!
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Morning Viewing:
All eyes may be on Versailles this weekend, but there is all sorts of fun going on at Hickstead this weekend, too. Alex Bragg and Quindiva won the Eventers Challenge there earlier this week – think arena eventing, but on double speed…!
