At the end of the first set on Thursday, the Americans were in the lead with a perfect score, but behind the Belgians, the Germans and the Swedes were credited with four points. For its part, France was then in fifth position with already eight points.
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Suffice it to say that everything was still very uncertain, especially for the Blues who had just recorded the elimination of Laurent Goffinet, the latter having suffered two refusals from his horse Etisses atom. Suddenly, the rider preferred not to start in the second round.
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Fortunately, Marc Dilasser with under his saddle Arioto du Gevres achieved a first flawless, before doubling the bet on his second pass. The same goes for the young American prodigy Brian Moggre and the Swede Jens Fredricson.
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First blue couple to start again in the second round, Kevin Staut and Visconti du Telman came off the track with a fault, as in their previous passage. Last French to pass, Nicolas Delmotte, with under his saddle Holly v., then managed to secure the podium thanks to an extremely welcome clear round. In the end, the Americans were ahead of the Swedes and the French after a long uncertain Nations Cup.
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1. United States (J. Springsteen, L. Deslauriers, Moggre, Kraut), 4 pts (0 pt in 1st round, 4 pts in 2nd round); 2. Sweden, 8 (4 + 4); 3. France, 12 (8 + 4).
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