Team Jumping
After a day off, horses returned for the team competition. The usual European powerhouses were in action, with Sweden looking to stay perfect and France hoping to defend the team gold title it won at the Rio Games.
The Tokyo Games debuted a reformatted team show jumping competition where three, and only three, riders would complete jumping rounds, with each and every score mattering. Previously, four riders would go for each team, and the worst time would be dropped.
While Kent Farrington rode for the U.S. in the individual competition, Team USA subbed him out for five-time Olympian McLain Ward and his horse Contagious. The Americans had one rail down each and qualified for the final in fifth place with 12 jumping penalties and one time penalty. Ten of the 19 teams advanced to the final the following day.
In the team final, Sweden picked up its first penalties in four days of Olympic competition—one downed jump each for Baryard-Johnsson and Fredricson.
France was in the driver's seat heading into the final rotation until anchor rider Penelope Leprevost had a shocking elimination, which brought Belgium back onto the podium for bronze.
Sweden and the U.S. headed to a jump-off for gold. All six horse and rider pairs went clear over the eight-jump course, but in the final rotation, a blistering trip from Fredricson lifted Sweden to gold by just 1.3 seconds for the country's first team show jumping title since 1924.
Medalists
Gold: Sweden
Silver: United States
Bronze: Belgium
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