The German champion in eventing, Julia Krajewski, in a single just ahead of the competition – however, on your second horse. In the team standings, the favored Germans, however, disappoint.
Despite the best initial position prior to the final site audit, the German eventers have missed at the CHIO in Aachen, Germany, for their tenth victory in the Nations Cup. After dressage and show Jumping in the lead, dropped back, the team of the German champion Julia Krajewski on Samourai du Thot, European champion Ingrid Klimke on Hale Bob, Andreas Dibowski on Corrida and Kai Rüder on Colani Sunrise in the grounds on the fifth place. The defending champion was at the end with 206,60 error points, far behind winner new Zealand (112,90). Second was France (130,50) Sweden (146,30). The German Team had a short term need for the three-time Olympic champion Michael Jung and world champion Sandra Auffarth without.
While in the team standings, not a lot delivery, triumphed Krajewski in the individual, however, on your second horse Chipmunk, which was not counted in the Team competition. Krajewski and Chipmunk had at the end 26,10 faults and won just before the Australian Christopher Burton on Quality Purdey (26,70) and new Zealander Tim Price on Cekatinka (30,30). Defending champion Klimke (54,50) was only on rank 19.
asz/mrl (sid, dpa)