Netherlands Wins Rotterdam CDIO5* Nations Cup Gold, USA Silver, Sweden Bronze
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By KENNETH J. BRADDICK
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, June 25, 2022–The Netherlands won the CDIO5* Nations Cup gold Saturday with the United States taking silver and Sweden bronze. Home town favorite Dinja van Liere and Hermès won the Grand Prix Special while Patrik Kittel on Blue Hors Zepter captured the Freestyle.
Dinja and the 10-year-old stallion Hermès scored 77.957% to finish atop the Special Grand Prix standings. The score for Patrik Kittel and Blue Hors Zepter in the Freestyle was 80.465%.
Top placing Americans were Alice Tarjan on Serenade MF third on 71.191% in the Special and Ashley Holzer on Valentine scoring 76.420% for fifth in the Freestyle.
Final team standings after the Grand Prix, Special and Freestyle: 1. Netherlands 25 points; 2. USA 39; 3. Sweden 39; 4. France 54; 5. Great Britain 61; Belgium 71, and Switzerland 77. The tie on 39 points between USA and Sweden was broken in favor of the Americans based on results in the Grand Prix.
Dinja van Liere and Hermès, the hometown favorites, won the Grand Prix Special on 77.957% in drizzling rain that did not dampen the enthusiasm of the Dutch crowd. Dinja and the 10-year-old KWPN stallion led the Netherlands to the top of the standings along with the United States after the Grand Prix.
Nicole Wego-Engelmeyer riding Saphira Royal as an individual after Germany withdrew from the competition was second on 72.553%.
Alice Tarjan of Oldwick, New Jersey and the American-bred Serenade MF, a nine-year-old mare, were third on 71.191%.
Katie Duerrhammer of Greenwood Village, Colorado who placed seventh in the Grand Prix on Paxton had difficulties in the Special and placed 14th on 66.064%.
Results:
CDIO5* Grand Prix Special
Judges: | Mariette Sanders – Van Gansewinkel | Raphaël Saleh | Peter Storr | Elke Ebert | Susanne Baarup | ||||||||
Place | Score | Nation | Athlete | Horse | E | H | C | M | B | Spectators | |||
1. | 77.957 | NED | Dinja van Liere | Hermès | 76.489 | 76.383 | 81.596 | 77.340 | 77.979 | 78.371 (1) | |||
2. | 72.553 | GER | Nicole Wego-Engelmeyer | Saphira Royal 2 | 71.489 | 72.660 | 74.362 | 71.809 | 72.447 | 73.270 (2) | |||
3. | 71.191 | USA | Alice Tarjan | Serenade MF | 69.468 | 70.000 | 71.702 | 71.915 | 72.872 | 72.941 (3) | |||
4. | 70.298 | GBR | Gareth Hughes | KK Dominant | 70.319 | 70.213 | 70.638 | 70.745 | 69.574 | 69.934 (10) | |||
5. | 70.170 | SWE | Jeanna Hogberg | Astoria | 71.170 | 70.000 | 70.000 | 70.106 | 69.574 | 70.239 (8) | |||
6. | 70.085 | SWE | Tinne Vilhelmson Silfvén | Devanto | 69.043 | 69.574 | 72.660 | 68.936 | 70.213 | 71.498 (4) | |||
7. | 69.979 | FRA | Corentin Pottier | Gotilas du Feuillard | 69.362 | 70.106 | 69.894 | 70.957 | 69.574 | 71.336 (6) | |||
8. | 68.979 | GBR | Charlotte Fry | Dark Legend | 69.362 | 69.574 | 70.000 | 67.553 | 68.404 | 71.351 (5) | |||
9. | 68.915 | BEL | Lore Vandeborne | Ikke-Pia V/D Bergerhoeve | 68.723 | 68.191 | 68.936 | 69.043 | 69.681 | 70.214 (9) | |||
10. | 68.894 | FRA | Pauline Basquin | Sertorius de Rima Z IFCE | 68.511 | 70.213 | 69.362 | 66.277 | 70.106 | 70.298 (7) | |||
11. | 67.808 | NED | Lynne Maas | Eastpoint | 66.702 | 67.766 | 67.872 | 68.617 | 68.085 | 69.124 (12) | |||
12. | 67.255 | SUI | Charlotta Rogerson | Famora | 65.957 | 66.809 | 69.574 | 67.128 | 66.809 | 68.754 (13) | |||
13. | 66.553 | SUI | Delia Eggenberger | Fairtrade | 65.532 | 66.702 | 67.553 | 66.064 | 66.915 | 67.000 (14) | |||
14. | 66.064 | USA | Katie Duerrhammer | Paxton | 66.489 | 65.532 | 65.638 | 65.532 | 67.128 | 69.406 (11) | |||
15. | 56.043 | BEL | Laurence Roos | Fil Rouge | 56.915 | 53.723 | 57.766 | 56.596 | 55.213 | 57.544 (15) |
CDIO5* Grand Prix Freestyle
Judges: | Elke Ebert | Susanne Baarup | Mariette Sanders – Van Gansewinkel | Raphaël Saleh | Peter Storr | ||||||||
Place | Score | Nation | Athlete | Horse | E | H | C | M | B | Spectators | |||
1. | 80.465 | SWE | Patrik Kittel | Blue Hors Zepter | 80.650 | 80.150 | 80.550 | 80.900 | 80.075 | 79.546 (2) | |||
2. | 78.590 | NED | Emmelie Scholtens | Indian Rock | 77.225 | 77.000 | 79.700 | 81.550 | 77.475 | 82.539 (1) | |||
3. | 78.085 | NED | Thamar Zweistra | Hexagon’s Ich Weiss | 76.850 | 78.350 | 79.075 | 77.875 | 78.275 | 77.496 (3) | |||
4. | 77.455 | FRA | Morgan Barbançon | Sir Donnerhall II OLD | 76.975 | 76.975 | 77.100 | 77.975 | 78.250 | 76.020 (5) | |||
5. | 76.420 | USA | Ashley Holzer | Valentine | 76.875 | 74.675 | 77.050 | 76.500 | 77.000 | 75.590 (6) | |||
6. | 75.515 | GBR | Richard Davison | Bubblingh | 75.375 | 75.525 | 77.800 | 73.225 | 75.650 | 73.936 (8) | |||
7. | 74.650 | BEL | Charlotte Defalque | Botticelli | 74.675 | 74.375 | 74.925 | 73.750 | 75.525 | 76.716 (4) | |||
8. | 74.635 | SUI | Estelle Wettstein | Great Escape Camelot | 74.450 | 75.100 | 74.800 | 74.900 | 73.925 | 73.071 (9) | |||
9. | 74.340 | BEL | Larissa Pauluis | First-Step Valentin | 74.575 | 71.225 | 75.650 | 74.525 | 75.725 | 70.482 (10) | |||
10. | 73.340 | SWE | Jacob Nørby Sørensen | Sheeran | 73.475 | 74.100 | 74.200 | 71.000 | 73.925 | 74.866 (7) | |||
11. | 70.110 | SUI | Carla Aeberhard | Delioh von Buchmatt CH | 70.650 | 69.650 | 70.925 | 70.325 | 69.000 | 66.628 (12) | |||
12. | 69.420 | GBR | Lisa Marriott | Valucio DH Z | 70.050 | 69.275 | 70.450 | 69.500 | 67.825 | 68.686 (11) | |||
13. | 68.205 | FRA | Charlotte Chalvignac | Icaro Das Figueiras | 68.275 | 67.275 | 68.800 | 68.900 | 67.775 | 66.469 (13) |