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OCALA, Florida, May 24, 2024–Naïma Moreira Laliberté on her 17-year-old Statesman won the World Eqestrian Center CDI3* Grand Prix Friday on the highest score in two years for the Canadian partnership.

Naïma and the  Hanoverian gelding were awarded 70.370% for the victory and the only pair of 10 starting combinations at 70% in one of the last competitions in North America before the June 9 deadline for Canadians seeking to earn a start on the team of three for the Paris Olympics. However, Ryan Torkkeli pn Sternenwanderer, a contender for a place on the team, is competing in Europe this weekend.

At Ocala, Naïma led a Canadian sweep of the top three places.

She returned to North America after more than a year training in Spain.

Her successes include the 2019 team gold medal performance at the Pan American Games in Peru and bronze at the 2023 Pan Ams in Chile.

Jill Irving on Genesis, 13-year-old KWPN stallion, was runner-up on 68.261%.

The Tokyo Olympic teams combination of Chris von Martels on Eclips, 15-year-old KWPN gelding, were third on 67.348%.

Results:

CDI3* Grand Prix (Qual. for GPS)

Rank	Competitor	Score	E	H	C	M	B
1.	Naïma Moreira Laliberté (CAN) Statesman	70.370%	69.130	70.435	70.435	70.652	71.196
2.	Jill Irving (CAN) Genesis	68.261%	67.717	68.043	68.261	68.043	69.239
3.	Chris von Martels (CAN) Eclips	67.348%	67.717	70.543	65.000	67.935	65.543
4.	Karen Lipp (USA) Infinity	66.804%	67.065	65.217	67.174	66.739	67.826
5.	Christopher Hickey (USA) Stenagers Wyatt Earp	64.870%	65.109	62.717	63.478	64.457	68.587
6.	Lindsay Kellock (CAN) Tu le Merite	64.717%	63.587	65.217	63.804	66.304	64.674
7.	Evi Strasser (CAN) Hemingway	64.130%	64.130	66.087	63.913	63.370	63.152
8.	Austin Webster (USA) Indiana R	64.000%	63.326	67.891	64.848	60.500	63.435
9.	Evi Strasser (CAN) Déjà Vu Tyme	63.326%	64.348	63.370	62.174	63.913	62.826
EL	Tanya Strasser-Shostak (CAN) Fidelis Tyme	eliminated
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