“We would not have been satisfied with anything less and we couldn’t be more excited to be on the podium like that and going to Paris!” said Foster.Ĭanada lost its show jumping team berth for Tokyo's Olympic Games in 2021 over coca tea. ![]() The top three countries in the team event not already qualified for Paris earned those spots in Santiago at Grenadier Regiment Riding School.Ĭanada will send full equestrian teams to Paris in dressage, eventing and jumping after qualifying in all three disciplines in Santiago. "We got a silver medal and we are off to the Paris Olympics.” “These are four top horse and rider combinations, and they know how to function under pressure and they got the job done," said Ian Millar. Mario Deslauriers (Emerson), Tiffany Foster (Figor), Amy Millar (Truman) and Beth Underhill (Nikka vd Bisschop) finished behind victor United States and ahead of bronze medallist Brazil. "There were a few little things that happened in the first round, and I must tell you that I was absolutely confident that they would all get cleaned up in the second round, and sure enough, it did.”Ĭanada has 116 medals after 12 days of competition - 35 golds, 34 silvers and 47 bronze - and ranks third behind the United States (191) and Brazil (136). ![]() “It was tough sport today, and I could not be more proud of the team," said Chef D’Equipe Ian Millar. SANTIAGO - Canada will return to Olympic team show jumping next year in Paris.Ĭanada's riders and horses earned the team silver medal Wednesday at the Pan American Games to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games.
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