{"id":7113,"date":"2024-08-07T08:48:38","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T13:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equestrianinfluence.com\/horsehappenings\/?p=7113"},"modified":"2024-08-07T08:48:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T13:48:38","slug":"kukuk-claims-olympic-individual-jumping-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/equestrianinfluence.com\/horsehappenings\/kukuk-claims-olympic-individual-jumping-crown\/","title":{"rendered":"Kukuk claims Olympic Individual Jumping crown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Photo: \u00a0Christian Kukuk (GER) and Checker 47, Jumping Individual gold medal winners at the Chateau de Versailles (FRA) during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. \u00a9 FEI\/Benjamin Clark<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Paris, France, August 8, 2024<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0With the only double-clear performance on the final day of equestrian sport at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games equestrian venue in Versailles (FRA) today, Germany\u2019s Christian Kukuk definitively claimed the Individual Jumping title with Checker 47, while Switzerland\u2019s Steve Guerdat took silver on Dynamix de Belheme and The Netherlands\u2019 Maikel van der Vleuten clinched bronze with Beauville Z.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Things didn\u2019t go Germany\u2019s way in last week\u2019s Team competition, but that never threw the new Olympic champion off his stride. In yesterday\u2019s qualifier for the Individual medals, 34-year-old Kukuk and his 14-year-old grey gelding left a fence on the floor, but their fast time assured them of a place in today\u2019s top-30 showdown.<\/p>\n<p>And this time there was no mistake. On an afternoon filled with drama, excitement and gripping sport, their two foot-perfect rounds simply could not be matched.<\/p>\n<p>The scale of today\u2019s track was like nothing any of the riders had seen before. The fence measurements were colossal, with five of them standing at a massive 1.65cms and spreads as wide as 190cms. There were 15 obstacles in total with 19 big jumping efforts before they would cross the finish line.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top step<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kukuk\u2019s rise to the top step of the podium began when he posted the first clear in today\u2019s opening round.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s the toughest course I have ever jumped, the toughest course I have ever seen and Checker made it feel like just another Grand Prix!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Christian Kukuk<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(GER)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>he said after leaving the ring when eighth to go.<\/p>\n<p>Maikel van der Vleuten quickly followed suit with Beauville Z, but for many just a single frustrating four faults would deny them a jump-off spot, several making it all the way to the final LA28 oxer before hearing that hit the ground, including America\u2019s Laura Kraut\/Baloutinue and Austria\u2019s Max K\u0171hner\/Elektric Blue P. The double at fence five also proved a major challenge, horses having to stretch wide across the spread at the second element, although it was the first-element vertical there that put paid to the chances of defending individual champion Ben Maher from Great Britain with Dallas Vegas Batilly.<\/p>\n<p>As it came down to the final seven horse\/rider partnerships there were still only two clears on the board, so the packed stadium of spectators were on the edges of their seats when longtime world number one, Sweden\u2019s Henrik von Eckermann, set off with the living legend that is King Edward. And things were going perfectly until they turned to the open water at fence six.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sensational<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the man whose sensational record with the little 14-year-old chestnut gelding includes team gold in Tokyo three years ago explained, \u201cwe got a bit close to the water, got a high jump on that and I didn\u2019t see the six (strides to the next) because I landed a bit steep at the water, so I really had to get him back for the seven (strides). And that made a short jump over the Paris jump and then I had to really go for the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It all became a bit chaotic when they landed after the next oxer at fence eight, and in a flurry of confusion between horse and rider the pair parted company for elimination. The line of the track should have taken them right but they went in different directions when the horse dived to the left to avoid the start-sign at the edge of the arena.<\/p>\n<p>Tearfully von Eckermann explained afterwards, \u201che\u2019s easy to the right and I followed too much to go with him and somehow in one second he went a bit left and I lost my balance to the right. And then he got a bit upset from that and went a bit left again and I really tried to get him right but then the start stands were there and I couldn\u2019t get him in front of that and he turned left and I went right\u201d. It was the most unexpected departure for the multiple champions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Third clear<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But Switzerland\u2019s Guerdat hadn\u2019t seen all that because he was on his way into the ring to produce the third clear of the day with the smoothest of rounds from his individual European Championship winning mare, Dynamix de Belheme.<\/p>\n<p>There was nothing smooth for his compatriot Martin Fuchs immediately afterwards however, because he lost his left stirrup after jumping the second element of the double at five and couldn\u2019t get it back, somehow managing to make it all the way to the massive last oxer before Leone Jei hit that to take them out of medal contention.<\/p>\n<p>The final four all faulted, including the last man into the ring, Frenchman Julien Epaillard. He was looking well on his way to making it a four-way contest in the jump-off until, to gasps of despair from the home crowd, his mare Dubai du Cedre hit the second element of the double at fence 12.<\/p>\n<p>Now it was down to the final three-way face-off in which Kukuk and Checker 47 would lead the way. And they didn\u2019t flinch, galloping home quick and clear in 38.34 seconds to put it up to the remaining two.<\/p>\n<p>Van der Vleuten and Beauville Z were next in, but with a fence down in 39.12 seconds they left it open for Guerdat and Dynamix de Belheme to steal it with their last run of these Games. The Swiss star didn\u2019t succeed however, lowering the second-last in 38.38 seconds which pushed the Dutchman down to bronze and settled him into silver medal spot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Content<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Guerdat, the 2012 individual Olympic champion with Nino des Buissonnets, said he was content with his Versailles result.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWe all aim for gold but to have to the second one (silver) is also very special! My mare has been spectacular today and of course I\u2019m upset about my jump-off, it wasn\u2019t what I wanted, but I want to focus with pride about our second Olympic medal!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Steve Guerdat<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(SUI)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cJump-offs are still our weakness with Dynamix, for the last year I\u2019m trying to train that as much as possible but you don\u2019t get too many tries. Today I was kind of confident because it was doable, the time wasn\u2019t crazy, but it was a mess, my jump-off wasn\u2019t good enough, but I really don\u2019t mind. I\u2019ll have enough time to think about it in the future, but right now I just want to enjoy the medal I have won &#8211; not the one I have lost!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to enjoy this because I have a few regrets after London (where he won gold). I feel I didn\u2019t enjoy it enough, running from show to show, when I look back, I think this medal is so hard to have but now I have the chance to get another one. I have an amazing family, especially my wife and my daughter, so I\u2019m definitely going to spend more time in the coming months with them\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n<p>Van der Vleuten talked about the challenge horses and riders faced today. \u201cWhen I walked the course I thought I haven\u2019t seen anything like it, so tough in every way, it was big, the jumps were difficult, it was technical, the time-allowed (84 seconds) was ok, it was very long with 15 fences including a triple combination and two doubles so it was hard for the horses. When I came through the finish I thought the way my horse did this round was unbelievable, it\u2019s a world-class horse and he deserved this medal today\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p>This was the Dutchman\u2019s second successive Olympic bronze medal with his incredibly consistent horse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emotional<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Newly-crowned individual gold medallist Kukuk said, \u201cthis is the most emotional day in my life! This is the highest you can achieve in our sport, I&#8217;m one of only a few ones calling myself Olympic champion &#8211; Olympic gold medallist &#8211; this is something that will last forever!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the next days there probably is also a lot coming up for me, but in this moment I&#8217;m just really, really proud and happy for my horse, my family, my staff, my groom, my whole team. I know that this is very lucky, and I really will enjoy this day!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He went into that three-way jump-off full of confidence. \u201cWe only had three clear rounds so I knew I had a medal so I felt zero pressure going in the ring. I really enjoyed every single moment when I went in. I told myself, you will try your best like always and whatever happens you will accept it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also I knew what my horse is able to do and what I&#8217;m able to do. We won already two Grand Prix this year, so we are very competitive. I tried to find the balance, to not overdo it and to not take the last risk. But still I was that quick that I knew the other two would have to take some risk here and there and then they might have one down. That happened to both of them. They had to try and they had one down. So, I was the only double clear and it makes me very proud!\u201d, Kukuk said.<\/p>\n<p>He is the sixth German Individual Olympic Jumping gold medallist and has now placed his name amongst the giants of the sport, including iconic compatriots Hans G\u0171nter Winkler, who came out on top with Halla at the 1956 Stockholm Games, Alwin Schockem\u00f6hle, winner with Warwick Rex in Montreal in 1976, and his boss Ludger Beerbaum, who claimed the title in 1992 in Barcelona partnering Classic Touch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was a very wonderful day\u201d, the new champion concluded.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tracking.fei.org\/tracking\/click?d=i2rfgDhIpT5PYuXKlb_Pc6q5dvn-mvjAxoGgOhNkF6bJ1ITJGrAjZkfgjtzU-9t2L_PM36DUncUHK6xihmbCaKrtEW0rlhRvMNUrtXVMg1rbj9W79SlifXjdHakeQdjkxne5WxEf2fHMCRetzOW3T36-DxougzuyT93fNZyET9Bou5w9OUfatFgUWFjzZxGFxi_q6rbXKS21AByWGy-wV6s1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><strong>FULL RESULTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tracking.fei.org\/tracking\/click?d=i2rfgDhIpT5PYuXKlb_Pc6q5dvn-mvjAxoGgOhNkF6bJ1ITJGrAjZkfgjtzU-9t2L_PM36DUncUHK6xihmbCaKrtEW0rlhRvMNUrtXVMg1pfniDkYn8Jilqw8KAOQJITxmukWE1eHIRzF5IecM6GzH7qmds6z9KR9GKflx2sLN3cv2O7eyMXjfGHr6v4ftTmhbPluz_1-AS_BLABd5IpZuI1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">JUMP-OFF RESULTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo: &nbsp;Christian Kukuk (GER) and Checker 47, Jumping Individual gold medal winners at the Chateau de Versailles (FRA) during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. &copy; FEI\/Benjamin Clark &nbsp; Paris, France, August 8, 2024. &nbsp;With the only double-clear performance on the final day of equestrian sport at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games equestrian venue in Versailles (FRA) today, Germany&rsquo;s Christian Kukuk definitively claimed the Individual Jumping title with Checker 47, while Switzerland&rsquo;s Steve Guerdat took silver on Dynamix de Belheme and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7114,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[97,52,2044],"tags":[2435,2432,2407,2433,2434,2406,2405,834,533,2410,2411],"class_list":["post-7113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english-events-magazine","category-events-magazine","category-magazine","tag-beauville-z","tag-checker-47","tag-christian-kukuk","tag-dynamix-de-belheme","tag-maikel-van-der-vleuten","tag-olympics-2024","tag-paris-2024","tag-show-jumping","tag-steve-guerdat","tag-team-germany","tag-team-usa"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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