Olympic Dressage Scores after the Grand Prix

For the first time since I remember, neither Germany nor the Netherlands are leading the Team Dressage.  Home team Great Britain stands proudly in gold medal position so far, with three riders in the top 10.  Great Britain has improved their dressage markedly in the last few years; at 2010 WEG, I was wowed by Laura Bechtolsheimer and the flashy chestnut Mistral Hojris, who won the individual and team silver.

The US’s hopes seem to always lie with Steffen Peters and Ravel, and they did not disappoint with a 77.6% good enough for sixth place after the first round.  The US Team is in fifth; GBR, GER, and NED are clearly out front in the medal race.

Individual Dressage Results (Grand Prix)

1		DUJARDIN C	VALEGRO	83.663 %	+
2		CORNELISSEN A	PARZIVAL	81.687 %	+
3		LANGEHANENBERG H	DAMON HILL	81.140 %	+
4		SPREHE K	DESPERADOS	79.119 %	+
5		HESTER C	UTHOPIA	77.720 %	+
6		PETERS S	RAVEL	77.705 %	+
7		BECHTOLSHEIMER L	MISTRAL HOJRIS	76.839 %	+
8		SCHNEIDER D	DIVA ROYAL	76.277 %	+
9		TRUPPA V	EREMO DEL CASTEGNO	75.790 %	+
10		MUNOZ DIAZ JM	FUEGO	75.608 %

Team Standings

Rk	Team	Result	+
1	Great Britain	79.407	+
2	Germany	78.845	+
3	Netherlands	76.809	+
4	Denmark	73.845	+
5	United States	72.801	+
6	Spain	72.467	+
7	Sweden	71.940	+
8	Poland	68.536	+
9	Australia	68.521	+