Medal missed
Will Max Kühner ride Elektric Blue to a medal?
How bitter! The last jump was Max Kühner and his horse Elektric Blue's undoing on Tuesday. He had to bury his medal hopes in the Olympic show jumping final due to the knockdown. Without this, a lot would have been possible.
A down at the final obstacle cost Max Kühner and Elektric Blue the chance of a medal in the Olympic show jumping final. The duo put in a flawless performance on the 15-obstacle course in the Palace Park of Versailles on Tuesday until shortly before the end, and their time of 81.29 seconds was also fast. Kühner finished in seventh place. Christian Kukuk (D) on Checker 47 took gold in the jump-off ahead of Steve Guerdat (SUI) and Maikel van der Vleuten (NED).
The wait for precious metal continues
After all 30 duos have completed their first attempt, all riders without a knockdown will compete for the medals in a jump-off. World number three Kühner and Elektric Blue almost joined them. "I don't know what the problem was. There were a lot of jumps, maybe I ran out of energy a bit," Kühner explained the bitter drop on ORF. "One of my main goals was to bring home a medal. Unfortunately, that didn't work out." For Austria's show jumping team, the wait for the first medal since 1992 (silver in the team) continues. There has never been an individual medal.
"I have a clear conscience"
Immediately before the start of the Olympic Games, accusations against the show jumper that had been known for some time resurfaced. Criminal proceedings are underway against the Paris participant for a violation of the Animal Welfare Act. Kühner once again rejected all accusations as completely unfounded. "I have a clear conscience. It is incriminating because I feel it is unjust," he clarified.
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