Swiss rider Steve Guerdat wins silver in Paris

Steve Guerdat wins the silver medal in the individual competition at the Games in Paris with the mare Dynamix. The Olympic champion is the German Christian Kukuk on the gelding Checker. Guerdat was one of only three riders to clear the normal course. It was a prelude to the final day, which placed higher demands on horse and rider in the park of the Palace of Versailles than almost ever before in a championship. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Only one trio out of 30 finalists completed the course—a testament to the challenging task that demanded the utmost from horse and rider, overtaxing some of the duos. In the jump-off, Guerdat was the last rider to fail at the second-to-last obstacle, a steep jump—securing victory for Kukuk. The rider from the stable of compatriot Ludger Beerbaum, also an Olympic champion, was the only one to complete the shortened course without faults. The third rider in the group, Dutch rider Maikel van der Vleuten, also had one ...