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[TheMule]

Just filmed a short run through of the SJ course here if anyone wants to see

 

[teapot]

Slightly scratching my head at Wahler being allowed to sj despite being eliminated. Surely eliminated means eliminated and either you go ditch the team score or use the sub? Not eliminate yourself but still showjump?

On yesterday's officiating, I think those who watched at home know just how haphazard it was for an event of this size, and it wasn't the only sport yesterday that had odd officiating decisions (Boxing being one for example). The other thing to consider if you cannot spend all day deciding on scores - so they clearly weren't sure it was a yes/no decision. The idea of putting the xc last in LA is to reduce the time it takes to decides medals... well they wouldn't have been decided until 9pm UK time yesterday. That's not good enough.

As for the cyncism, it happens, it's natural, and I even saw a tweet from someone thinking Wahler's horse was purposely distracted so it's not just the Brits

SJ start list - https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/results/equestrian/eventing/jump000100--

 

[PolarSkye]

Slightly scratching my head at Wahler being allowed to sj despite being eliminated. Surely eliminated means eliminated and either you go ditch the team score or use the sub? Not eliminate yourself but still showjump?

Me too. Rider fall = eliminated, right? Or are FEI rules different to BE in this instance?

 

[TheMule]

Me too. Rider fall = eliminated, right? Or are FEI rules different to BE in this instance?

It’s only fall of horse (or abuse of horse/ dangerous riding) that is totally E

 

[teapot]

It’s only fall of horse (or abuse of horse/ dangerous riding) that is totally E

Seems a little against the protection of riders' fitness to ride though. Someone could easily be masking a concussion.

 

[conniegirl]

Seems a little against the protection of riders' fitness to ride though. Someone could easily be masking a concussion.

He will have been seen by a doctor.

 

[sam_m]

Anyone else not getting the eventing although it is saying it is live?

 

[criso]

Me too. Rider fall = eliminated, right? Or are FEI rules different to BE in this instance?

There's no BE competition where you can substitute either so new situation, new rules.

Once It got really strict about falls and with only 3 members in a team, you could theoretically get not enough teams completing to win medals so it seems like they came up with rules that meant the maximum teams can technically post a score in but with enough of penalty that they can't get near riders that did get round.

 

[terrierliz]

Anyone else not getting the eventing although it is saying it is live?

Me, keep refreshing but nothing

 

[conniegirl]

Anyone else not getting the eventing although it is saying it is live?

just getting a picture of the Eiffel tower

 

[Barklands]

Anyone else not getting the eventing although it is saying it is live?

Mine on discovery says it doesn’t start until 11.15am but I’m sure it was supposed to start at 10!

 

[terrierliz]

Mine on discovery says it doesn’t start until 11.15am but I’m sure it was supposed to start at 10!

It’s on now

 

[Goldenstar]

Any one know any news from the trot up.

 

[Peregrine Falcon]

All British sound

 

[ihatework]

Seems a little against the protection of riders' fitness to ride though. Someone could easily be masking a concussion.

Yes I thought the same. It’s weird that he is allowed to continue competing after a fall.

 

[criso]

It's Eurosport that starts at 11:15

 

[Peregrine Falcon]

I have 2 screens going, one for SJ one for diving

 

[ihatework]

Any one know any news from the trot up.

Brits and pretty much most through.
Cekatinka out dropping Japan out of bronze
Safira wd from the hold box
A few not presented most notably Sarah Ennis whose horse looked lame completing.

 

[piebaldproblems]

Not off to a good start for Czechia

 

[PippiPony]

Is it on BBC at all?

 

[piebaldproblems]

Is it the riding or is the horse just lacking some spark after yesterday?

 

[Peregrine Falcon]

Later on supposedly

 

[piebaldproblems]

Interestingly, this Ecuadorian horse looks like he's just in a cavesson for the SJ even though he was the horse with a very low noseband yesterday

 

[Tiddlypom]

Poles are falling rather easily. Some have been clattered down, but others barely tapped. Only part way through the 2nd round.

First two rounds are cricket scores.

 

[Esme]

Mine on discovery says it doesn’t start until 11.15am but I’m sure it was supposed to start at 10!

I had the same thing but had somehow defaulted to Eurosport on my browser! Double check you’re on Discovery+

 

[ihatework]

Well that’s ugly

 

[Peregrine Falcon]

Great 1st dive for Tom

 

[piebaldproblems]

Great 1st dive for Tom

Hope you're not foreshadowing what happens to McEwen later!

 

[Tiddlypom]

Not great viewing for those with horse welfare in mind. Horses too tired to jump cleanly.

 

[Peregrine Falcon]

It does start to beg the question are we asking too much?

But these are horses not as experienced maybe?