The starters list for the Grand Prix Special at the 2024 Olympic Games has been published.
Ten out of 15 teams qualified through the Grand Prix for the Team competition, which will be contested in the Grand Prix Special. All riders start with a clean slate and the scores in the Special are added up to determine the team total and ranking.
Order of Go
At the 2021 Tokyo Olympics the draw for the Grand Prix Special caused much confusion: In Tokyo after Group 1 and Group 2 have competed there will be a break (45-60mins). and an Intermediate team standing will be established. Group 3 will start in reverse order of the intermediate team standing. In Tokyo there were 8 teams, in Paris there will be 10.
This system has been removed for Paris and the teams have reverted to a more traditional draw with the chef d'equipes deciding the order of go for their country (see FEI rule, page 35). The teams go by reverse order as they qualified in the Grand Prix: so the lowest scoring, qualified team goes first (Australia) and the highest scoring goes last (Germany).
Substitutions can only be made between today’s Grand Prix and up to two hours before the start of FEI Grand Prix Special (3 August). An Athlete/Reserve Horse that is substituted in cannot compete in the Grand Prix Freestyle.
Ground Jury
The ground jury members will be positioned at the following letters:
K - Saleh Raphael (Fra)
E - Ringmark Magnus (Swe)
C - Lehrmann Henning (Ger), President
H - Sanders Mariette (Ned)
B - Wessels Isobel (Gbr)
F - Baarup Susanne (Den)
M - Osinski Michael (Usa)
Starters List
Related Link
Eurodressage Coverage of the Olympic Games