It’s Closing Ceremony Day, so what are we going to do with all our time now??
We’re never going to get enough of Karim and his wholesomeness, so here’s a bit of him and “his sun king” celebrating France’s Team Silver to bring some light to your day. And after such a publicly-tumultuous start to equestrian sport, if you want even more light for your day, I’ve been compiling a list of Wholesome Olympians during this summer of worldwide record-breaking and celebrating (on which Karim’s name was one of the first) for your reading pleasure. During our upcoming limbo period before our next big event hits at Burghley next month, I hope these athletes remind you that there are always people in sport that will bring the positivity we need the most.
– Ryuzo Kitajima, Eventing
– Karim Laghouag, Eventing
– Tom Daley, Men’s Diving
– Stephen Nedoroscik, Men’s Gymnastics (Pommel Horse)
– Dikec Yusuf, Shooting
– Ilona Maher, Women’s Rugby
– Imane Khelif, Women’s Boxing
– Mondo Duplantis, Pole Vault
– Simone Biles, obviously
– Tara Davis-Woodhall & Hunter Woodhall, Long Jump
– Henrik Christiansen, Men’s Swimming
Honorable mention:
– Snoop Dogg (Olympian in being the most chill)
U.S. Weekend Action
Fair Hill International Recognized H.T. (Elkton, MD) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
GMHA Festival of Eventing August H.T. (South Woodstock, VT) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
Masterson Equestrian Trust YEH/NEH Qualifier (Lexington, KY) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Scoring]
Otter Creek Summer H.T. (Wheeler, WI) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
WindRidge Farm Summer H.T. (Mooresboro, NC) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
Woodside Summer H.T (Woodside, CA) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Volunteer] [Scoring]
UK International Events
Hartpury International Incorporating the British Championships (Gloucestershire) [Website] [Entries] [Ride Times] [Scoring] [Live Stream]
Links to Start Your Sunday:
Moving Forward: Dressage Training Considerations for Equine Welfare
Road to the AEC: Eden Miller Makes the Switch to Eventing with a Special Partner
Horses: Some People Just Drank Their Milk, Others Built Empires
A touching moment between the Olympic Show Jumping favorites after parting company on course
And finally, the roundup we all needed: Paris Fashion Week, but make it the Summer Games
Morning Viewing: The ponies are home! All of Team USA have finally reunited at The ARK JFK, and are being treated like the priceless partners they are.
