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Once again the two great dressage riders of the world battled it out for Gold in Hong Kong, at the 2008 Olympics. After Isabell Werth (GER) and Satchmo had posted the best score in the Grand Prix, it was not surprising that she would also come out top in the Grand Prix Special but Anky Van Grunsven (NED) is not the reigning Olympic, World Cup and European Champion for nothing. After Satchmo made an unexpected mistake Germany lost their invincibility to the Netherlands in the 2007 FEI European Championships, so all eyes were on these two teams for the Gold and Silver with the USA, Denmark, Sweden and Great Britain battling for Bronze at the 2008 Olympics in Hong Kong. With only 3 riders allowed in each team, this gave added drama to the competition as no scores could be discarded.
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Once again the two great dressage riders of the world battled it out for Gold in Hong Kong, at the 2008 Olympics. After Isabell Werth (GER) and Satchmo had posted the best score in the Grand Prix, it was not surprising that she would also come out top in the Grand Prix Special but Anky Van Grunsven (NED) is not the reigning Olympic, World Cup and European Champion for nothing. After Satchmo made an unexpected mistake in the special, the margin was never enough to hold the "Queen of the Kur", Anky Van Grunsven, as she showed all of her magic with Salinero to retain her Olympic title in style. All the top tests are shown in full with viewers being given the option of watching the Kur tests without commentary.
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History was made in Hong Kong when the USA defended their Athens team title, winning the first ever jump off for Gold at an Olympic Games, against Canada. "To build a course which causes a jump off for Gold is beyond a dream come true", enthused course designer Leopoldo Palacios. In the individual competition, 10 horses jumped clear in the first round but only two would do the double. Comprehensive highlights of both the team and individual competitions are shown on this DVD.
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22 nations were represented in Hong Kong for this Eventing competition, with 11 competing for a team prize. Each country could be represented by a maximum of 5 riders with the 3 best scores counting. As expected, in the dressage phase, Australia and Germany dominated with both countries getting 3 riders under 40 penalties. 15 riders are featured. In the cross country and show jumping phases, Germany took the lead and was the winner of the Olympic Gold medal, with Australia taking Silver and Great Britain taking the team Bronze.
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In the team competition Germany once again swept all before them to take Gold. In the individual competition only 2 jumped clear in the first round out of the 45 qualifiers, with the final round all changing as Cian O'Connor jumped a clear to remain on his 4 fault score and clinch Gold. Comprehensive highlights of all the rounds.
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