2012 Three-Day Event Results

No one riding on the US Team, nor as a US individual, earned a medal in the Eventing tests.  Team results were: Gold - Germany, Silver - Great Britain, Bronze - New Zealand.  The Queen of England's granddaughter, Zara Phillips, helped earn the Silver Team medal for Great Britain.  Both of Zara's parents, Princess Anne and Mark Phillips, rode in the Olympics themselves. The US Team finished in seventh position.
 As individuals, Michael Jung (riding Sam) won the Gold for Germany; Sara Algotsson Osthost (mounted on Wega) won the Silver medal for Sweden; and Sandra Auffarth (working with Opgun Louvo) won the Bronze for Germany.  Zara Phillips (on High Kingdom) finished 8th as an individual, and Karen O'Connor (on Mr. Medicott) was the highest-placed US rider at 9th position. If you'd like to look at spills and falls from the Cross-Country phase, they may be viewed at:
http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/equestrian/highlights-crashes-in-cross-country-eventing.html
   Grand Prix Dressage competition begins tomorrow.

Michael Jung on Sam in the Dressage phase - German team

Sara Algotsson Osthost on Wega going Cross-Counrty - Swedish team

Sandra Auffarth on Opgun Louvo in Stadium Jumping - German team

Zara Phillips and High Kingdom going Cross-Country - Great Britain's team

Karen O'Connor and Mr. Medicott going Cross-Country - Team USA

Olympic Standings - Individual Eventing

The official results for both individual and team Eventing dressage rides have been posted. As my earlier post reported, the team standings are: 1st place - Australia; 2nd Place - Germany; 3rd Place - United States.

For individuals:
1st place - Lucinda Fredericks, of Russia, on Headley Brittania
2nd place - Karin Donckers, of Belarus, on Gazelle de la Brasserie
3rd place - Ingrid Klimke, of Germany, on Abraxxas
4th place - Megan Jones, of Australia, on Irish Jester
5th place - Rebecca Holder, USA, on Courageous Comet

Karen O'Connor, whom Jeff and I met at Events in Virginia, is currently in 16th place on Mandiba; and former champion Mark Todd of New Zealand is in 30th place with Gandalf.