FALSTERBO, Sweden, July 11, 2026–Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour on Mount St. John Freestyle led Denmark to an easy victory Saturday in the year’s final Nations Cup while Germany took bronze to claim the trans-Atlantic series for the fourth straight year. The home team of Sweden earned silver.
Results of the team event just a month ahead of the World Championships in Aachen, Germany: 1. Denmark 229.653 points, 2. Sweden 212.609; 3. Germany 211.000, 4. Netherlands 207.457.
This was the sole event in the Nations Cup series of five events in which Denmark participated.
Cathrine on Freestyle, 17-year-old mare, was awarded 83.718% while team mate Daniel Bachmann Andersen on Flash Gordon was second individually on 74.000%.
Sweden’s Patrik Kittel on Touchdown placed third on 73.174% with Therese Nilshagen on Navarro in 4th on 72.065% to lead Sweden to silver.
The series began at the Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida in March with a United States win the the first time in four years with Germany claiming silver.
A month later, Germany won in Fontainebleau, France, while Belgium led by world No. 1 Justin Verboomen on Zonik Plus took Lier, Belgium in May. Germany led by Isabell Werth on her Olympic team gold medal mount Wendy de Fontaine created an uncatchable lead with a win at Hagen, Germany early this month.
Germany won the series in which 12 nations took part, Belgium second, Sweden third, Great Britain fourth, Netherlands fifth, Spain sixth, USA 7th and Portugal 8th.
Individual results:
| Rank | Competitor | Score | E | H | C | M | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour (DEN) Mount St John Freestyle | 83.718% | 83.370 | 83.696 | 81.957 | 83.587 | 85.978 |
| 2. | Daniel Bachmann Andersen (DEN) Flash Gordon 37 | 74.000% | 73.696 | 74.674 | 74.674 | 74.891 | 72.065 |
| 3. | Patrik Kittel (SWE) Touchdown | 73.174% | 71.957 | 75.109 | 73.587 | 72.065 | 73.152 |
| 4. | Therese Nilshagen (SWE) Navarro | 72.065% | 72.609 | 71.522 | 73.043 | 71.522 | 71.630 |
| 5. | Nadja Aaboe Sloth (DEN) Favour Gersdorf | 71.935% | 71.957 | 71.413 | 73.261 | 72.500 | 70.543 |
| 6. | Leonie Richter (GER) Lord Europe | 71.152% | 71.630 | 72.609 | 70.435 | 69.565 | 71.522 |
| 7. | Moritz Treffinger (GER) Fiderdance | 70.565% | 71.304 | 69.674 | 70.870 | 72.283 | 68.696 |
| 8. | Anna Zibrandtsen (DEN) Quel Filou | 70.174% | 68.587 | 71.413 | 71.630 | 71.087 | 68.152 |
| 9. | Robin Bernoski (NED) Jamaica | 69.870% | 69.674 | 70.217 | 68.804 | 70.870 | 69.783 |
| 10. | Marie-José Calis (NED) Limited Edition | 69.609% | 69.565 | 67.935 | 70.109 | 70.870 | 69.565 |
| 11. | Helen Langehanenberg (GER) Daniela | 69.283% | 68.696 | 68.913 | 70.109 | 68.587 | 70.109 |
| 12. | Evelyn Eger (GER) Global Power OLD | 68.522% | 69.239 | 69.022 | 70.217 | 68.152 | 65.978 |
| 13. | Tosca Visser van der Meulen (NED) Jackson | 67.978% | 67.826 | 67.717 | 67.609 | 70.435 | 66.304 |
| 14. | Beata Söderberg (SWE) Talento 4 | 67.370% | 65.435 | 68.370 | 67.826 | 67.174 | 68.043 |
| 15. | Marsja Dijkman (NED) Beaujolais | 66.761% | 68.152 | 66.413 | 65.652 | 66.196 | 67.391 |
| 16. | Anita Roslund (SWE) Fontanell | 60.826% | 59.022 | 61.087 | 60.435 | 61.957 | 61.630 |
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