Germany wins bronze at em jumping riding - Belgium triumphs!
Germany wins bronze at em jumping riding - Belgium triumphs!
In an exciting final phase of the European Championships in show jumping in A Coruña, the German team won bronze. This is the first medal in the team finals for Germany since 2011 and a real reason for joy for the equestrian community. [Olympic Channel] (https://www.olympicchannel.com/de/ews/europame championship-im-springreiten-2025-belgien-Team-team-German-Deutschland-Holt-Bronze) reports that the team from Christian Kukuk, Sophie Hinners and Marcus Ehning achieved a total of 8.19 penalty points Thus just behind the strong Belgians, who secured the title with 5.61 penalty points.
The appearance of Richard Vogel, who showed three zero rounds in succession with his horse United Touch and is in the individual ranking with only 0.01 error points. A real runner who held the tension until the last second in the last round. Team colleague Christian Kukuk, the Tokyo Olympic champion, had to deal with a zero round on the triple bar and finally had to accept a drop as a drama. Marcus Ehning was also unable to call up his performance and fell back to the 20th place after a mistake.
competition and highlights
Anyone who thought it was easy, was quickly deceived. When the last couples went into the arena, Belgium was already in the lead and the pressure on the German team was noticeable. Nevertheless, the German riders were able to master the situation impressively. Sophie Hins showed a flawless round and came to eleventh place. Richard Vogel was the bright hero of the day and guaranteed the positive mood in the team together with national coach Otto Becker, who was obviously happy about the medal.
In the team finals, both Marcus Ehning and Christian Kukuk for the first time fail in the ongoing competition. This showed that even the best riders are not immune to the pressure and expectations. "We had a good hand and the medal is a great relief for all of us," said Becker after the competition. The British rider Scott Brash secured his team the silver medal with a flawless round and confirmed the strength in international comparison.
The individual final is about
On Sunday, the best riders of the tournament will compete in the individual final, including the top 12 of the services shown so far. In front of the two crucial rounds that take place at 2:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., the eyes are now on Richard Vogel, who has the golden chance of shining in singles. Only Marcus Ehning missed the leap into the individual final, which reinforces the disappointment about its performance.
The coming days promise a lot of tension, because the German team has proven in this European Championship that it is very popular again in international jumping riding. In this exciting atmosphere, the best horses and riders will have to prove themselves again. An exciting weekend is ahead of us!
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