Tokyo Eventing SJ thread

[cold_feet]

Back on BBC

 

[Lexi_]

Two down for Philip Dutton. Team positions are starting to move round a bit…

 

[Kat]

I've no real clue about eventing, so I'm just shooting from the hip here but I'm not a fan of this extra show jumping round. Horses have worked hard and done their job and it feels unfair to ask them to go out and do a 2nd round. One round has always worked perfectly well in the past.

They have done it this way for a while, the alternative that they tried ages ago was have separate competitors for the team and the individual, and the individual rider's score didn't count for the team.

That's how Andrew Hoy managed to win medals on separate horses at the same olympics. It was impossible for the smaller nations to field enough riders though.

 

[Wishfilly]

Costly poles for the USA there!

 

[conniegirl]

Back on bbc rb

 

[humblepie]

It is so weird that the BBC is ahead of Discovery. Just seen back on BBC and Jonelle has finished but only just started on Discovery.

 

[WelshHoarder]

Sickenly lovely round for Michael - I can’t help but admire the guy, even though it would have been nice for him to have a couple down ?

 

[Lexi_]

BBC coverage is still quite a bit ahead! Wonder if that will equal out when they switch to showing it on BBC1?

 

[Snow Falcon]

Well ridden Jonelle

 

[CPayne]

Beeb is back!

 

[HashRouge]

Lovely round for Jonelle!

 

[Snow Falcon]

Beeb back????

 

[Wishfilly]

Lovely round for Jonelle.

 

[Kat]

Lovely round from Jonelle, it would be nice to see NZ in the team medals

 

[Wishfilly]

Oh does that pole put NZ into 3rd?

 

[Snow Falcon]

Oh no he's had a pole

 

[humblepie]

Virgil is lovely - I know his pole down helps GB but shame for him.

 

[Wishfilly]

Pole for Australia too!

 

[teapot]

If anyone wants full info re fences to avoid watching Laura https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/oly...U_C03B_EQUOEVENINDV----------JMPQ000100--.pdf

 

[WelshHoarder]

Come on Laura… ??

 

[piebaldproblems]

Was just about to say that I didn't want to write anything in case I jinxed something, and then LC had that fence down.

 

[Snow Falcon]

Merde!

 

[WelshHoarder]

?

 

[Lexi_]

ohhhh nooooo, that’s not good for Laura’s individual chances ?

 

[Kat]

Bloody Hell Laura!!!! My heart can't take it!

 

[milliepops]

what a cool head

 

[HashRouge]

God she did well to hold it together after that!

 

[fetlock]

Oh no, such a shame for Laura

 

[Honey08]

He’s looking a tad spooky. That’s probably her individual gone?

 

[Bellaboo18]

Oh no, such a shame for Laura

I think it's perfect. She didn't need a clear in this round. This is the team decider. She's saving her clear round.